Under normal circumstances, I try to avoid cereal like the bubonic plague.
(I don’t know what the bubonic plague is exactly, but I do know that I like that word “bubonic”.)
I had a coupon for a box of this stuff and it looked good, so I went for it.
Except “normal circumstances” no longer applies, at least not for a while here. You see, I am in the first trimester of pregnancy with our third child.
(Surprised? Yeah, me too!)
(Surprised, but ultimately delighted!)
That little tidbit actually plays the biggest role of all as to why I’m craving cold cereal. I’m plagued with morning sickness and cereal is one of the few foods that help. Now if I can just figure out what to do about the strong desire to take an afternoon nap every time I look at a basket of laundry that needs to be folded or a dishwasher that needs to be unloaded.
So I figure if I’m going to eat cereal, as it’s one of the few foods that appeals to me right now, I’m going to do everything in my power to load it up with fresh food too. Frozen blueberries (just awesome on cereal!), slightly under-ripe sliced banana (so perfect in texture!), ground flax seed and hemp seeds as well.
Cold almond milk. Gloriously cold, cold, almond milk.
I expected this to be more shredded wheat like, the cereal that is least at risk for late night cupboard rummaging.
But Barbara’s Vanilla Almond Shredded Oats are not at all like shredded wheat. “Shredded Oats” are apparently something very different. Something a lot more like the exact opposite of the bubonic plague in a bowl. Something so perfectly crunchy and sweet that I want to spoon this cereal in bed under the down comforter with my head resting on a deliciously soft pillow on a sunny autumn day.
Please consider “pregnancy” my official explanation for the sporadic posting lately. It’s been hard to keep up and write about how awesome real food makes you feel and how much energy it gives you when that’s the exact opposite of how I’ve been feeling for a number of weeks now.
It’s my hope that sharing this news will make it easier for me to post and easier for you to understand why I’ve been eating the most random things over and over again, only to find that the mere thought of it a couple of days later makes me feel like I’m seasick and need to find a bucket STAT, matey.
Congratulations! So exciting
I’m quite intrigued based on the new turn I’ve begun to take with my professional life … I hope you post lots about it!
Congratulations. I am so happy for you yet so jealous. Can’t wait to read how everything goes.
Congratulations!! So excited for you. I just became a mom in Sept and I love reading other mom/pregnancy posts. Enjoy your cereal! For me it was bagels and cream cheese, oh and crappy frozen burritos…?
OK, now I want a bagel and cream cheese. And a burrito!
Congratulations!!
Holy crap! (classy, eh?) I read this post three times before it sunk in. I am totally happy for you guys. I can’t talk Pea D into adding another pea. How did you do it? (not literally)
He’s been the one trying to talk me into it! And yet it still caught us both by surprise…
Congratulations! That’s wonderful news – and the cereal looks delicious!
Congratulations! So happy and excited for you. I’m currently pregnant with my third as well – due in May. I think our kids are the same ages. 7, 4 and now one more! Hope the sickness passes soon.
Wow Katheryn, congrats to you too! Yes, the girls are 7 and (newly) 5, our age gaps are quite similar!
Congrats!!!! You and Zac make beautiful children!!! So excited for you and your family
Congrats on the 3rd weed!! Are you guys hoping it is a boy?
I’m impartial, but there is certain someone here who has his fingers crossed for a son!
Yay!!! congrats!!! its been a long time sine ive commented but im still here! so happy for you! xoxo
EIGH!!! Congrats!!!! This is so exciting! Can’t wait to hear all about it!! (I hope this encourages you to keep blogging no matter how you feel! =P)
yay! i’ve been a hidden reader for a while but who can resist commenting on something this awesome? congratulations!
Hi Emily! Thank you!
You’ve probably gotten this a lot, but congrats on your new child on the way! Cereal is a wonderful craving, it’s delicious, and there are certainly worse things out there. 😉
By the way, I think your blog header is great.
Thank you Kelly!
Not to get your hubby’s hopes up, but all I craved while I was pregnant with my son was cereal! Congrats!
ha! Thanks Cathy!
Congrats honey!!! I read the title and said “OMG!” I had HORRIBLE morning (afternoon, evening) sickness for the first 25 weeks with the twins, so I can empathize. For me…it was peanut butter toast, peanut butter and celery, peanut butter and crackers, noticing a theme yet? And, of course, sipping ginger ale! I hope that you are feeling less queasy soon and I’m excited to follow you on your journey!
25 weeks!!? Oy!
OMG, congratulations!!! I assumed as much just based on your title (what ELSE could it mean, right?). Very exciting!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You make coleslaw, I want coleslaw. You make chocolate zucchini muffins, I make muffins. You get knocked up . . . you get the picture
B! No freaking way!!? Congrats to you too!!
Congratulations!!!!
Congratulations! I am so happy and excited for you and your family. I thought the title was going to be a tease!
I am so excited for you! I’m sure that sounds stalker crazy but it’s true lol. My last one was a ‘surprise’ also (more than 22 years ago!) but he’s been my buddy for sure.
Hope you share every single detail!
Hey Alison, have you ever heard of bulk herb store? The lady who owns it has made a video about health during pregnancy. Its expensive but it looks pretty neat. She is really spunky like you! =D
http://www.bulkherbstore.com/Making-Babies
Alysia
I haven’t, but I checked out her site and like what she has to offer! Thanks for the link!
Hello dearest, As I was swimming today I thought of you and my GRAND nieces! I miss running into you at the pool. We didn’t get much of a chance to talk at Granny’s but I will call soon. I just had to comment about this whole craving thing!! Isn’t it really weird and amazing all at the same time? What IS IT that makes our womanly pregnant bodies do this?! If you’ve never been prego, or you are a guy, you couldn’t possibly get it, but it’s SO REAL! Mine was McDonald’s Egg Mcmuffins! It’s a wonder your cousin, Charlie, didn’t come out looking like RONALD, hmmmm…come to think of it, he DOES have red hair acts REALLY goofy most to the time.! I love you and can’t wait til the little bugger starts moving all around.