I play this game regularly with little M. She loves hiding and then revealing herself. I guess it’s a fun thing to do, so I shall play my own version of peekaboo with you all and give you little glimpses behind the screen.

I’m on an egg kick.

I want a fried egg atop toast with a bit of cheese for lunch every day right now. With a big, juicy Honeycrisp apple on the side and some other small handful to snack on – blueberries, pretzels, Annie’s Organics bunny mix (pictured).

My sweet cravings are becoming unbearable. I feel the need for something sweet every day. I try to keep things reasonable with smaller treats and things like apples, gum, etc when the sweet tooth strikes, but I worry I’m getting to the “I don’t care, I’m pregnant" stage. I want to eat well, but boy is it getting hard these days. I even picked up some break + bake cookies to make for small groups tonight.

Something sweet sounded good and I knew I wouldn’t have time to make something from scratch. Normally I would have just not made anything instead of buying those. I’m telling you – my cravings are uncontrollable.

When the worry, overanalyzing bug bites me I turn to scalding hot showers and scheduling massages. I don’t know why, but I love just standing under extremely hot water. I also look forward to using my last prenatal massage gift certificate. It can’t come soon enough.

And now a few “peekaboos” you requested with your questions for the Q + A series:

What was the best food you EVER ate and why?
It would have to be the fresh pasta and house wine from a little Italian cafe situated right in front of the Pantheon in Italy. My friend and I ate there while traveling through Europe. It was our one splurge dinner and, even though quite costly for 2 newly graduated college students, incredibly divine. Plus, who wouldn’t love fresh Italian food IN Italy, finishing out the meal and conversation under the stars IN FRONT OF the Pantheon???

You said that you would like to have a mini-van, are you currently looking to buy one before Baby B arrives??
Nope. A certain thing called money gets in the way of that happening.

Of your parents, who do you resemble the most? How about your siblings?
Funnily enough, I most resemble my dad with my facial features. I have my mom’s booty though! My sister & I look a LOT alike. We have actually had people comment to each of us “Are you ___’s sister??” when we aren’t even together.

I once read that you were a teacher. Do you regret not using your degree or not having plans to use it?
I more regret not knowing my true interests earlier on and getting a degree related to nutrition or fitness. I don’t, however, regret not using my degree now because life is too short and I want to fill it with things I truly love. I enjoyed teaching, but it didn’t fulfill me like I have found other things can. I can’t wait to see the path God leads me down that works well for my passions and my family. Once again, that whole trust thing comes into play.

• What is the best meal you have ever eaten?
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Last night certainly ended on a high note.

And you all should have seen Makenzie’s excitement to have her daddy back home. It was such a sweet thing to witness. I love my little family.

It felt amazing to sit down and talk again. I had so many things I had to tell him – about Makenzie, the writing stuff I finished, how much I missed him, excitement over getting things finished and setup for baby B, etc. I also had so many things to ask him about his trip. He went on a church retreat and attendees can’t share specifics, so that way when other people go they can have the full experience. I couldn’t go this past weekend, so I have to be patient for when my time comes and live with the secrets until then. I think I can do that because I can see how much the weekend meant to him.

After talking for a long while, we both felt like snuggling on the couch before heading to bed. So we watched a tiny bit of TV with a sweet treat. I had gotten us some cream cheese brownies to enjoy together. So good and fudgy!

I can hardly believe its already back to Monday since this weekend felt more like weekdays to me. It sure does feel like a Monday though. Of course I woke up feeling tired. And I hurt. A lot today. Groceries, tutoring, mothering, and everything else still must get done. However, that really is not something to complain about. Even though I woke up in quite a bit of pregnancy pain, I still felt this incredible peace and overwhelming sense of blessing.  I love my life and thank God for it today. He does pretty amazing things and loves us so much.

Now that I have spent some time chilling with the little bean and had my oats & coffee, it’s time to tackle the day! Wish me luck. It’s a long one with tutoring.

• What types of weekends make it hard to believe when Monday rolls around? For me, weekends when I don’t have Peter around much. Also, those weekends that go by in a blur but I don’t really know WHAT we did.
• How do you feel blessed or appreciative of something today?