Monday, February 27, 2012
Meatless???? You have to be kidding!!!!
I had heard about people having cravings while pregnant, and even kind of expected a few food aversions while I am pregnant. But I had never heard of anyone being pregnant and not being able to eat hardly anything in the way of meat, however low and behold the Minion is keeping me from some of my most favourite foods. I haven't been able to enjoy a good steak or pork chop in about 2 months and as for sandwiches, if it has meat on it forget about it. This child, this blessing growing inside me is giving me fits just about every time I eat meat (or even smell it sometimes). It is very hard for a gal who is used to eating her meat and potatoes to all of a sudden have to find alternatives to getting her protein and give up her cow and pig. I am slowly figuring out other things I can eat, such as Campbell's Cheddar and Bacon Potato Soup. The bacon pieces in that are just small enough that they sneak past the Minion I believe. Life has been an adventure and even with this little hiccup of not being able to eat meat much I wouldn't want to miss a moment of this pregnancy. God has truly blessed me.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
A bit about this Country Gal
Well I though it might help me to get through life in general to start a blog and give me an outlet to show my pictures to my family once the baby is born. Let me use this post to share a little about myself.
I was born in Southern California in a suburb of Los Angeles but moved from there when I was 5 years old to the small country/military town of Mountain Home, ID. I don't really have any recollections of ever living in California just vague impressions.
I am an only child and the youngest of 5 children. At this point you are probably questioning that statement but it is wholly true. I am my mother's only child and my daddy's youngest child, the product of a second marriage. I have 3 older half-brothers and an older half-sister. I love them dearly and typically we don't use that little 4 letter word "half" when speaking because we think of each other as brothers and sisters. I have 7 nieces and nephews ranging in age from 35 year to 5 years. I also have 3 great-nieces, a great-nephew, and one on the way as my niece Sarah is pregnant right now.
Currently I am still residing in my hometown of Mountain Home, Idaho (remember I don't recall life in California) courtesy of the United States Air Force. My husband, who is a Tech Sergeant in the USAF, is stationed at Mountain Home AFB and we are buying a house in Mountain Home about a mile from where I grew up. There are worse places to live in this country so I can't really complain.
Life as a Military Spouse has been an eye opener to say the least. Not sure how others deal with it but for me there has been a lot of tears, yelling and prayer. The first 2 don't really do much except help me get the emotional part out of me, but PRAYER has been the most helpful. While I don't feel like God is answering the way I want Him to answer I know He is answering me. He gave me this wonderful gift of a child growing inside me and a handsome husband who loves me very much. God also is providing for our needs even tho I haven't been able to work due to the typical annoyances of the first trimester. God is great in so many ways and He is always there for us.
I was born in Southern California in a suburb of Los Angeles but moved from there when I was 5 years old to the small country/military town of Mountain Home, ID. I don't really have any recollections of ever living in California just vague impressions.
I am an only child and the youngest of 5 children. At this point you are probably questioning that statement but it is wholly true. I am my mother's only child and my daddy's youngest child, the product of a second marriage. I have 3 older half-brothers and an older half-sister. I love them dearly and typically we don't use that little 4 letter word "half" when speaking because we think of each other as brothers and sisters. I have 7 nieces and nephews ranging in age from 35 year to 5 years. I also have 3 great-nieces, a great-nephew, and one on the way as my niece Sarah is pregnant right now.
Currently I am still residing in my hometown of Mountain Home, Idaho (remember I don't recall life in California) courtesy of the United States Air Force. My husband, who is a Tech Sergeant in the USAF, is stationed at Mountain Home AFB and we are buying a house in Mountain Home about a mile from where I grew up. There are worse places to live in this country so I can't really complain.
Life as a Military Spouse has been an eye opener to say the least. Not sure how others deal with it but for me there has been a lot of tears, yelling and prayer. The first 2 don't really do much except help me get the emotional part out of me, but PRAYER has been the most helpful. While I don't feel like God is answering the way I want Him to answer I know He is answering me. He gave me this wonderful gift of a child growing inside me and a handsome husband who loves me very much. God also is providing for our needs even tho I haven't been able to work due to the typical annoyances of the first trimester. God is great in so many ways and He is always there for us.
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