My Baby is Making me Weird

Or, weirder I should say.

I've gone my whole pregnancy without any weird cravings or food aversions. I eat Indian food 2-3 times a week, but that's not unusual for me.

That was before I was a certified huffer. Now, I feel an intense desire to pollute my lungs with the following smells:

Exhaust-I discovered this a few weeks ago when I was driving behind a huge semi that was spitting out noxious exhaust. I couldn't get enough of the smell!

Freon and Coolant--I can't be trusted at Costco or 7-11 alone. I will pretend to look over eggs and ice-cream so I can keep my mug buried in the freezer. Shameful.

And, worst of all, I cannot get enough cigarette smoke! Totally gross, completely sick...but it smells SO GOOD!! Thankfully, everything in California is smoke-free, so Mini hasn't become addicted to cancer sticks while in utero.

Not to be outdone in the smell department, my weird body has also decided that chalk looks like a good snack.

Not "rob an Office Max in the middle of the night" good, but enough of a craving that it became annoying at school while teaching. I must admit I gave in and took a teeny, tiny nibble of chalk to see what the fuss was about before spitting it out. It turns out I'm craving the gritty, chalky texture--not the chalk itself. Now I pop a few Tums every day, and this makes it all better.

My mom waited until I was 8 to tell me I was making her crazy, but Mini totally has me beaten to the punch. I'm already crazy--thanks, kid!