Feeling sorry for my boys

This pregnancy I have had much more nausea than I ever did with Josiah. And it's not just in the morning, it's on and off all day long. Unfortunately, my sense of smell has turned into some sort of new special power that I have. I can smell any little thing. All of the little smells inside of the pantry or fridge just make me so sick! I dread going into the kitchen or even thinking about food. But my sweet men have to eat.... so this is my dilemma.  If I didn't have to stand in the kitchen and smell the food the whole time I'm cooking it, I'd be OK, but after I smell it for so long, by the time it's ready I am so nauseous I can't eat anything. Man oh man!!  

If only Josiah were old enough to cook. He LOVES to "help" me cook in the kitchen.  I give him spoons, cans, bottles, pots and bowls and he will play and pretend he is pouring things in the pots, stir it around, sip it, and will say, "Mmmmm".  It's the cutest thing in the world! Maybe he'll become a chef.  

So, meals around our house are sparse, lots of peanut butter and jelly and grilled cheese for them. I can't eat it because bread makes me gag. I also cannot even think about mushrooms or cream of mushroom soup. I had to turn all of the cream of mushroom/chicken soup cans around in the pantry so I couldn't see the word 'mushroom'.  I have instantaneous nausea when I see, hear, or think about mushrooms. Weird.. huh?! 

Wanna know what else is on my 'Do Not Eat List'.... scrambled eggs (boiled eggs are ok though), pizza, bread of any sort, milk, yogurt, vegetables (except green beans and corn), any other thing that has the slightest strong smell, and the list is growing by the day. 

I've pretty much just been eating peppermints, cheez nips, animal crackers, malt-o-meal, and jello.  I can't wait for this part of pregnancy to be over, I am ready to EAT again!! I love eating!! 

Ooh and if anyone can overnight me some Chick-Fil-A nuggets or chicken sandwich (minus the pickle), I would LOVE you FOREVER! That is the ONLY thing that sounds good to me right now. 

It is truly amazing that babies survive in the womb when the mothers can hardly eat food or keep anything down. 

God's creation of life is truly a masterpiece. 

This picture of Josiah makes me laugh ---> 

He is concentrating so hard on cooking up something wonderful. He makes us laugh every day! Especially now that he is having a vocabulary explosion. Wow, he amazes me with the amount of words he is learning. He tries to say anything that we tell him.  He is also becoming an expert climber and dare-devil. Jumping off of things is becoming a new (and scary!) fascination for him.  He can get on the kitchen table in seconds.... ahh! He loves to read books, sit on his new potty and say 'pee pee' a lot while he's sitting there, sing to music, dance a funky white boy dance to any music, and give kisses and hugs.  For some reason he has started using signs that I taught him way back a long time ago! He will use the one for drink, more, airplane, and potty. I need to teach him some more since he is picking up on them so fast now.

Ok, I have just rambled on this post, I'll stop typing now. Sorry for the novel!  :)