I can’t fathom my belly stretching any more than it is already stretched. And I have twelve weeks left of pregnancy…that’s three months of growing that Baby Cakes has left. Lordy, Lordy.
My stomach can handle about ten bites of food at a time – it’s being squished by a baby. So instead of my meals today – here is what I grazed on all day long.
First Breakfast
Cinnamon toast (made with millet bread and stevia) + an orange – which had far too many seeds for it to be enjoyable.
Second Breakfast
One of Jessica’s 5 ingredient granola bars…so easy, and so delicious.
Meals three, four, and five
Apples, cliff bar, celery, carrots, grapes, sprouted grain tortilla, avocado
I love these tortillas – especially with an avocado squished onto one and sprinkled with garlic salt.
Dinner
Mama Pea’s vegan mac and cheese + roasted green beans
This was so dang good. So good that during the eight bites I managed to stuff into my tiny stomach, I forgot about my throbbing feet. I forgot about the fact that I can no longer touch my toes. And I almost forgot about the ten inches of snow we’re supposed to get tonight.
In the 3rd grade world…
We have CSAP testing tomorrow. That’s our state’s standardized testing – required for all kiddos 3rd – 11th grade. (And it’s far more nerve wracking for teachers than it is for students – at least at my school.)
Being my 3rd graders’ first experience with standardized testing, I asked them how they were feeling about it today. I got a myriad of responses.
Some thought they might puke when the test landed on their desk.
Some wanted to perform well so that I didn’t get fired for being a ‘bad teacher’.
Some thought it would be really fun because they wouldn’t have ‘regular schoolwork’.
But my favorite response…
I’m so ready to show Colorado how my brain works!
I hated standardized tests as a kid…but I loved that we always got half days, or movies to watch once the test was over. Good luck to your kiddos tomorrow!
That is hilarious that a little 3rd grader would have that smartie response! Love that!
Awww I love the kiddos responses to the test – we have ISAT testing the first week of March. But get ready for a national test sometime son. Now that those common core standards are out, the state tests will be a thing of the past!
Sorry your feet are swollen. Get Meeker to rub those babies!
Aww I love that last comment! Did you read them “Hooray for Diffendoofer Day” by Dr. Seuss? It’s my favorite book to read at testing time. My school has been in full-blown test anxiety since January and we don’t test until beginning of March!
Bahahahhahahaha that’s hilarious!! Kids say the funniest things! Your belly stretching will be so worth it when your little one comes home!
I just love reading your blog! Plus your dinner looks amazing
hope the tests go well tomorrow and your feet feel better!
Our music teacher made a rap for our state testing and she performs it for the kids. You know Flava Flav style with a Judy Clock around her neck.
It’s the best.
My kids enjoy testing because they get a water bottle and a snack before hand. It’s the little things.
I bet that rap is hilarious! Last year, the teachers all performed a song for the school before CSAPs…it was to the tune of Simon and Garfunkle’s ‘sound of silence’ – the kiddos went wild! And we also get snacks and special pencils – it really is the small things!
That mac and cheese looks delish–and it’s totally something I’ve been craving lately. I hope the testing goes well for the kiddos and that the snow is not too bad. I think we’re supposed to miss out on this storm, thank goodness. It’s time for spring.
Hahaha I love your students!
Those little guys are SO cute!!! Hehe, the last one is definitely my favorite too.
I hope your belly will be back to normal soon! Twelve weeks is approaching so fast! Baby is gonna be here so soon!!
That mac and cheese looks yummay!
Hate seedy oranges! I gave up on Ezekiel sprouted grain tortillas, too. They always seem to be dry and crumbly for me.
That mac ‘n cheese looks deeelish!
awww…im sorry youre feeling busted at the seams already.
Haha, that’s the PERFECT description. I’m going to be using that a lot in the upcoming months.
Kids say such crazy things – that’s part of why I love your blog! As for baby-cakes – how do you like being pregnant? I know that some women _love_ this time in their life, and for some they can’t stand it. I haven’t been pregnant yet, but what I’ve thought about in the past is how it’s so crazy that you have something growing inside you, eating your nutrients and kicking your organs. Kinda like a parasite. But I think the idea is growing on me. I know I’ll have kids sometime (my mom wanted me to have them 5 years ago… but she’ll just have to wait a couple more years!).
For as much as I joke about how uncomfortable pregnancy is, I actually LOVE it. Every day is so exciting. Something new growing/developing each week is pretty amazing. Yes, it’s uncomfortable, and humbling to not be able to run around like I used to, but amazing nonetheless. I highly recommend it! Whenever that may be…hah.
So sorry you’re not feeling the best and able to eat much girl! I hope things get better! Those three months will go by fast!
YOUR MAc and cheese! MUST make that!
hahaha. Show colorado how my brain works. stinkin’ adorable.
I’m intrigued by these 5 ingredient granola bars. At least you made it through the first 6 months, right?
Ughhg, I can’t even imagine what you must be feeling. I look at my (non-existent) stomach now and I can’t fathom how big it’s going to be in just a few short months. So scary! I’m not looking forward to eating more often than I already have to. Being pregnant is NOT for foodies, that’s for sure!
Seriously, right??! Being pregnant is hilarious – it’s humbling to not be able to (or want to) do normal things like cook, put on my own shoes, and pick up stuff off the floor. It REALLY does get better after 3 months, though…I promise!
It really is amazing how much we stretch during pregnancies…and it feels like you can’t stretch anymore but you do…
LOL thats the cutest response!!!!
I hate the oranges with too many seeds, it really does take away from the enjoyment!
ohhh im so happy you posted cinnamon toast. that was my favorite childhood breakfast food and i even posted it in the kindergarten recipe book the class made when i was 5. i still have the book somewhere and i always get a laugh when i think about how proud i was to submit it…even tho i realize how simple it was at the time “cinnamon and sugar on buttered toast”
mmmmmm
Little miss babycakes is going to start packing on the pounds for her big arrival
Love the kiddos responses to the testing!!!! LOL @ the last one, I love it!
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I need to try that mac and cheese it looks so creamy!