Cravings and Emotions

I am ashamed to admit that my most FAVORITE food during my pregnancy thus far has been something that I would normally never eat on a regular basis - Pizza Hut cheese sticks.

I know they are probably not good for the child, and Lord knows I am not helping my figure with more cheese and bread. In addition, it's not even LOCAL pizza or GOOD pizza. But I can't help it - almost nothing makes me happier.

I keep telling Scott that the child really loves cheese sticks. I am confident of this. Aside from the pizza, the good news is that most healthy things are starting to sound decent again. Perhaps the baby will have more, as Nacho Libre would say, nutrients.

I never would have guessed.

Another thing that many people talk about is emotion during pregnancy. I've noticed myself being much more affected by small things. At first, I was very moody and irritable. While I can't deny that I am still like that on occasion (after all, Scott will read this and call me on it), the big thing has been the crying. Sometimes I get teary in court when my clients get reductions in their bonds. Sometimes I cry when I get a text message from Scott during the day that comments on his excitement about the baby.

The most egregious example was last night. I was sitting on the couch with our cat, and we were watching "Hogan Knows Best." Scott was in the adjacent room, working on the computer. For those of you who are not well-versed in fine art, like reality TV, Hulk Hogan and his family. The show (supposedly) details their daily lives - real Cinéma vérité. The episode last night showed Hulk and his wife in the midst of marital problems. At her request, he wrote her a poem. The poem was surprisingly sweet and lamented the fact that their marriage was crumbling. As Hulk Hogan was reading it to his wife, Scott called in from the other room: "Please tell me you are not crying!"

Of course, I was bawling. Not one of my prouder moments, but par for the course the past three months.

This man moved me to tears.