Nearly 4 months

Wow has it really been nearly 2 weeks since I last wrote?
I have been very busy in my kitchen. My dehydrator is happily buzzing with my first batch of fruit leather made from apricots. And sweet potato chips. I’ll let you know how they come out.
I also tried Kate Woods Buckwheat porridge for the first time, with a few minor adjustments it is delicious and most recently I made raw granola which has been getting me through the morning. Dairy is officially off the menu. Hooray. Even my husband has been joining me for a raw breakfast when he is around at that time of the morning. I love it when he enjoys my raw food, not so much when he eats it all and leaves me nothing, but there is definitely something satisfying about discovering a recipe that we both can enjoy together.
I also made sesame milk, which was very nice and tasted massively like pasteli (the sesame and honey bars that you are likely to break your teeth on), but disappointingly I had to throw half of it away because it soured quicker then almond milk and I didn’t drink it all in time.
Thankfully there is nothing I am particularly craving, apart from loads of watermelon which sends me to the loo a thousand times a day, so I am now able to get back to my normal eating habits.
Here is something I read recently in a pregnancy newsletter I subscribe to:

Healthy Eating for a Healthy PregnancyHi Gina,It's important that you eat enough of the right nutrients to ensure you and your baby stay healthy. Every day, you should have:
· 6 or more servings of bread, cereal, rice, or pasta (WHAT!?!?!?!?! Are you kidding me!!!!!)
· 3 to 5 servings of vegetables (no problems, make mine double)
· 2 to 4 servings of fruit (easy peasy, 8 servings is my average intake)
· 2 to 3 servings of meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, or nuts (forget everything except the dry beans and nuts. I am averaging a serving of nut milk a day and a portion of raw granola and with sprouts, and cooked grains a portion of dry beans too.
· At least 8 glasses of water (in this heat I’ve been getting through no less than 2 litres)

I am probably managing everything except the 6 or more servings of bread, cereal, rice or pasta. That is a hell of a lot of carbs, and starchy foods. And what for?????
As a soon to be qualified nutritional therapist I am shocked that it doesn’t mention that those items should be wholegrain where possible. But that is not the point, I can’t see what someone can gain from all those starchy foods apart from a few extra kilos that are often not needed during pregnancy.
According to my recent calculation on fit day I eat about 2000 calories a day.
I met a girl over the weekend who gained 20KG during her pregnancy, that is 44lb’s, over 3 stones for those on UK soil. OMG is all I could say. Well I’m not surprised if she sat on her back side all day eating 6 servings of bread a day on top of the rest. So far I have gained 3kg (about 6lbs) which is less then a kilo a month. A kilo a month sounds like a good plan, but as I always say nothing is guaranteed, so I guess we’ll see.

We went to the Dr today to take him the huge list of test results he had sent me for. I got tested for my iron levels, various STD’s, the risk of having a Downs syndrome baby, parasites, toxoplasma and various other things. The test results were all perfect, as I thought they would be. I doubt I will be doing them again the next time I am pregnant. My iron levels are fine, and I have a 1 in 2 million chance of having a baby with Downs Syndrome. It all shocked the pants off of my Dr. I love proving people wrong. I initially told him that there was no point doing the tests because there was nothing wrong with me, but of course he told me it was standard procedure. Now his and my husband’s mind can rest at ease knowing that we are fine.

Other observations I have made include becoming quite clumsy. I’ve burnt myself twice with the iron. Broken plates, bashed my elbow on several occasions and spilt food down my clothes 2-3 times. All of this in the space of 2 weeks. I can assure you this is not standard behaviour for me. I hope it passes soon.
I also took my belly ring out this week too. It was starting to rub on my clothes and feel uncomfortable. Boo hoo. I loved it, I have had it for exactly 10 years now.