Staycation & Pregnancy Cravings

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and you are enjoying the new year.

The past few months have been typical for us. Tyler stays busy with practice, games and road trips and the days and months are flying away bit by bit. Tyler was able to have about 5 days off at the end of December. It was nice for him to have a little break, although I do wish it would have been a little bit longer so that we could have gone home. It just wouldn't have been easy to spend 2 of those days traveling to and from and quite honestly, I don't think I could have handled sitting all those hours on those flights. I am also probably getting a little too far along in my pregnancy now to be traveling like that anyways. But hey, it was fun to wish for a little bit :) 

We were in the same boat last year when he had some time off. Not enough time to go home but still enough time to do something (that is when we took our trip to Paris). We started considering what we should do around Thanksgiving and talked about going to the French Riviera for a few days. It looks beautiful and we thought that would be a perfect getaway. Well, Tyler started off his break by being sick. He had a fever, chills and a nasty cold (I still don't know how I didn't catch what he had). So by the time he had a couple days to rest and get better, we were already midweek. We ultimately decided that staying closer to Dijon was what we were going to do. While I would have loved a little "babymoon", I was honestly not disappointed. Europe = walking. And lots of it! I get so winded just walking around the city center here in Dijon and have to go to the bathroom every 30 minutes. I was ok with missing out on the walking that our trip would have required. So we ended up having a little "staycation". We did drive a couple hours one day to Lyon, France to do some shopping but other than that we stayed in Dijon. We started to get the baby's room ready, we watched countless hours of Netflix (Yep, we were on the "Making a Murderer" kick too! -- I was obsessed) and just spent time relaxing. Even though we didn't do anything extravagant, it was one of the most fun weeks we have had here and I loved it!

I am now 29 weeks pregnant and so thankful to have made it to the third trimester. It is slowly starting to sink in how quickly he will be here and I can't wait to hold him in my arms. But I am trying to soak up every little kick, punch and roll I feel him make because I know I will miss feeling him move in my belly. I truly believe one of the greatest blessings God gave to expecting mothers is being able to feel your baby move inside of you. The feeling is indescribable. Absolutely incredible.

I really hadn't had any cravings up until about a month or so ago. Early in my pregnancy, I had a week where I ate a bunch of tomato soup and another week or two where I ate Mac and Cheese a lot, but I wouldn't necessarily say they were cravings. Now I have one huge, legit craving that I can not get over. DONUTS!!!! I want a donut all the time! It is so funny to me because I NEVER eat donuts. They are overly sugary and sweet and the thought of consuming them as a breakfast food (or even a snack) almost made me sick to think about. I would never want something so sweet to start off my day but now I drool over the thought. Heck, it doesn't matter what time of day it is. Someone just get me a donut! I have indulged a few times but I still try to limit myself. Tyler bought me some a couple of weeks ago and I tried just eating half of one. He immediately brought over the second half and I didn't even hesitate to accept. I was like "you're so mean!" because I was trying to have a little bit of control and I can't deny it when it is in front of my face! I don't know what it is about them now but they taste like heaven. I literally sit and daydream about donuts. Dear Lord, someone help me!

I have been going to the doctor every three weeks (that's the norm here in France.. or at least with my doctor!) and I get an ultrasound every time I go (also the norm). I have decided that I am totally ok with seeing our little guy that often ;) Some appointments are very quick and some are longer but it is nice to see him at least for a few minutes every time. I feel like if there are any other babies in the future, it is going to be hard for me if where ever I am at in the this world only does 2-3 ultrasounds the entire pregnancy like in the US! It is so reassuring seeing him on that screen every few weeks knowing that he is growing like he is supposed to. Definitely a plus I will take and now after having several ultrasounds, I don't know how women in the US can go so long without seeing their baby!

Now that the holiday season is over, we are getting into the second half of the season. Tyler's team is continuing to do well and have stayed in the top 8 throughout the first half. I hope that they continue to play well and it would be awesome if they were a playoff team at the end of the season!

That is pretty much what our life is like these days. Basketball and Baby. I can't wait to see what life will be like once Baby Cain is actually here! I think it will be good :)