How To Train Your Dragon 2

David's long expected birthday present of going to the theater for the first time ever and getting to see the sequel to his favorite movie happened this morning. And while it was supposed to just be him and his brother who got to go (we were trying to make a tradition that the kids got to go to the theater for the first time when they were 6), I could not find anyone available to watch Heidi so she ended up coming too.....and was obviously not quite ready for the theater experience as she was super wiggly and did not want to stay in her seat.

And now, fair warning: spoiler alert!!!!! If you have not seen the movie yet and don't want to know details, just skip past this next part to see the cute picture.

So, it was a good movie. Very good. Met and even surpassed my expectations and anticipation.  They did a very good job making a sequel to what is one of my all time favorite animated movies.
Except for one tiny detail which I should have seen coming from the very beginning with all the talk of Hiccup taking over the Chiefhood of Burke.
Stoic dying. Dying saving Hiccup from Toothless.... (just to complete the spoiler: there is this Alpha dragon who can control all the others and he is controled by the bad guy and gets control of Toothless....making Toothless attack Hiccup but Stoic pushes him out of the way and gets hit instead).
I think it would have been less tragic and hard to handle if it had not been Toothless that killed him....even though I get the whole he was being controlled and would never have done it otherwise idea.

So, yeah. Liked the movie. A lot.  Except for that. And not to be wholly down on something I am saying I liked, there were tons of epic flying and battle scenes, Hiccup gets his mom back, and there are bunches of new dragons. All in all a really fun movie and a great sequel.

Cravings, aversions and sensitivities

This pregnancy has ---as usual--- been completely different than the previous three. For one, I had the worst morning sickness ever. For a couple of days all I could keep down were Pedialyte Popsicles (which are super gross by the way) and green apples. It was really no surprise I got dehydrated and had to have an IV to replace fluids in my body. That was a first for me. Over 30 years and I have never had an IV (that I know of)...it is a weird experience. Super cold starting where the IV is and slowly spreading through your whole body. I could not decide if it was pleasant or horrid.

Also, there's been a lot of general achiness. All over. The exhaustion is one of the few things that has been present for every pregnancy...but laying down has its own trials in that I get achy. And hip cramps. Oh the hips cramps. I often get lower leg cramps while pregnant but this is new.

But really....this post was supposed to be about food. Hence the title.

Eating has been......interesting to say the least. In the beginning it was all about survival...eating and drinking whatever would stay down. As time passed that got better....but now I have discovered that my body is super sensitive to grains. Regular bread/pasta gives me a weird empty tummy feeling and more nausea. And if I am not careful with other carby grains it happens with those too. It is a little frustrating.  Take this morning for instance: I really, really, REALLY want a fried egg sandwich. I am really hoping this sensitivity is only pregnancy related.
I am eating a lot of salads and cheese. I am not liking pickles (which is odd for me) but am LOVING peperoncinis. Here's a picture of one of my many salads....I don't remember all that was in this one, but tomatoes, peas, peperoncinis and cottage cheese for sure.

Lots of things sound good until I start eating them. It has all made for a very challenging few months! I will sign off this post with the most recent "belly" picture: