Food Cravings

So, I've always heard the stories of pregnanat women who crave pickles and ice cream and all sorts of fantastic treats at odd times of the day and night. I've also read research on these stories, and the fact that pregnancy might cause a woman to have unusual or unnatural cravings is not scientifically substantiated at all. Still, I'm wondering, why can't I have those cravings? Everyone assures me that it will come in time, but at this point I would just like to crave any food at all! Weird desire, huh?!
Anyway, yesterday I visited the doctor for the first time since finding out I was pregnant and went through a barrage of testing. Through some examination, the doctor realized that I might not be as far along as we thought, and decided to do an ultrasound. That ultrasound was the most fantastic experience I could ever imagine - I saw my little one on the screen at only 9 weeks, 5 days! It is the most perfect little baby - already we can see the little arms and legs and big head. AND - drum roll please!- we could see the little heart beating as well! What a miracle of life! What a testament to God's great design in His creation!
The doctor measured the little one and determined that my due date needed to be changed to February 6, 2006. (Maybe we'll have a Valentines' baby!)
Seeing my baby made me feel truly pregnant for the first time, and I guess I don't need food cravings as further proof!
Many blessings on our little one (which my mom-in-law calls "Bud", my hubby calls "Cletus the Fetus", and I call our little "tadpole.")

Well, here I am!

Why is it that on a Saturday night in the midst of baking cupcakes for a Fourth of July celebration tomorrow I am suddenly compelled to sit down and channel my thoughts into a blog? Perhaps it is the overpowering smell of chocolate (with chocolate icing, naturally) or the inspiring sounds of brutal computer games coming from the living room.
Rather, I think it is because once again I am forced to sit down and wonder how my life got so crazy!
A few years back I kept an online journal on AOL to keep track of the insane activities in which my eighth grade students seemed to constantly get involved. Then last year I got married (who saw that coming?!) and moved to a new area. The eighth grade antics were out of my life - peace and normalcy at last! Right? No, I had to take up teaching again, this time to a rowdy class of fifth graders. Not too bad, I thought, until I discovered that ALL of my students were girls!
Now the school year has ended, and it is time for me to once again find that elusive "normal" life. As usual, God likes to insert His little surprises as well, and a month ago I found out I was pregnant! (no one saw that coming!!) So life, I have finally decided, will never be "normal", but will be deliciously unpredictable and crazy every day! Just like the cupcakes that I will be pulling out of the oven momentarily, life never turns out the same! (Hey, these are taller than the last batch!)
So - temporary insanity - that is what I choose to call MY LIFE.