I Love It When We're Cruising Together

Even though we knew I would be pregnant, and we weren't entirely sure how my pregnancy would go, Zach and I booked a 7 day cruise to Mexico.  It was pretty much a last "hurrah" for the two of us before the babies arrive.  But my pregnancy was great, and we go the clearance from my OB/GYN to travel.  I wasn't sick during my pregnancy, but I did have a bad food aversion.  I learned that the smell of food would make me have no appetite.  So if I made something for dinner, all the time it was cooking, and I could smell it, I wouldn't want to eat it by the time it was done.  So I was living off of Snickers bars and Ensure. 

When I was told that that was my problem, I started going to get something to eat at a fast food place, and eat it as fast as possible before I wasn't hungry anymore. I was so paranoid that I wouldn't give the babies enough nutrients, but I was pretty sure I was getting atleast something from the Ensure and my prenatal vitamins.

So on the cruise, I pretty much lived off of french fries and steak! haha That was one of the benefits of  being on a cruise and having food 24/7 available.  It was a great trip for Zach and I.  And something I enjoyed while pregnant.  I never got seasick.  But we never took full advantage of all that the ship had to offer.  I was so tired that I would want to be in bed by 8pm and all the comedy shows or any show started later in the evening.  So I watched a lot of TV or slept.  Zach did go enjoy himself in the casino though.  And made a few friends.

I loved showing off my, very tiny, baby bump.  But more than anything, it just looked like I had too much to eat.  The only time I recognized that I had any issue was walking through Mazatlan.  There wasn't much to do there.  We walked through the town and I was tired quickly.  So we would stop to rest every once in a while.  And I noticed my fingers starting to swell, so I had to chug some water to hydrate myself.  They returned to normal quickly, but it didn't take long for us before we returned to the boat to just hang out by the pool.

We met this cute little couple at dinner one night.  They overheard us talking about how expensive the drinks were.  I usually resorted to drinking lemonade, since it was pretty much all I drank.  But they were avid cruisers and told us that we could bring any amount of drinks or snacks on the ship.  So they usually bring a few cases of soda and snacks to go back to their room and veg.  We also told them how we just found out we were having sweet little twin boys, and they told us they had twin boys too!!  It was pretty exciting to be sharing that with them!  Plus, it's always fun to brag about our babies!!