sugar, sugar

so i've made the (unfortunate/fortunate) mistake of watching Martha Stewart Cupcake week and Cake Boss and guess what????  a hankering like you wouldn't believe has come over me.  

i must take a moment and digress here for a second...caroline has stopped being as active as she was.  of course my immediate reaction is to be upset and scared...but that is just undo stress as i am beginning to realize that caroline is getting a lot bigger right now (right now she's like 3 1/2 pounds or so) and it is getting harder for her to move around.  over the weekend, though, it seemed like she would only move when i would have phone in hand ready to call doctor.

okay...so back to the cupcakes.  most of you know i have been pretty strict on myself the last month or so because the doctor said i was gaining too much weight (and for those of you who haven't gone through it...it is totally freaky when you step on the scale and you've gained a million pounds...ain't gonna lie! :) )  but these cupcake/cake shows have worn down my will power and i had to have a cupcake.  and a tall cold glass of milk.  so i called 'Aunt Amanda' who knows all the good places in town (she is definitely my go-to girl...if she doesn't know it...she knows someone who does) and she recommended a local bakery.  i had decided if i was going to cheat and eat a cupcake it sure as hell wouldn't be a nasty grocery-store plastic bakery one.

so i set off...find the bakery...walk in...and they have 3 cupcakes in their case.  One vanilla and two chocolate.  buttercream icing.  drizzled with sprinkles.  i bought all three (at least it wasn't a dozen) and a small mini-cake (to share with the beej).  i could hardly get home to eat my treat (and yes, i did have a finger full of icing before i left the parking lot).  so i got home and took the vanilla out of the box and took a huge bite...YUMMMMMMMMM.  I then poured a large glass of cold milk and polished off the rest of the vanilla cupcake.  It was so good, I had to have a small sliver of taste of BJ's mini cake.  

And now, i sit here, completely satisfied...my hankering quenched...some treats for later...with a 3 plus pound baby going absolutely crazy in my stomach.  I think Caroline has a sweet tooth...or i put her in sugar shock...either way, now i know what to do to get her moving!!!! :)  She's doing kart-wheels in my belly!