By The Way...I'm Pregnant

Blame the Baby

It was still dark outside when Andy's growling stomach pulled her from sleep. She peeked over her shoulder at her husband and smiled. The duvet and soft, white sheets covered his bottom half leaving his perfectly sculpted abs exposed and in her view. He really was irresistible and normally on a morning like this, she would be snuggling back into his arms, having some morning sex when he finally woke up and enjoying a slow start to their day off, but she was starving. She slipped from bed, threw on shorts and a tank then headed downstairs.

Yawning, Andy hit the button on the coffee pot right away, making a mental note to ask the doctor if she should cut back on her caffeine intake. She was not a morning person, but apparently her body had something different in mind today. Andy opened the fridge and various cabinets in the kitchen as she tried to find something that would satisfy the weird cravings she was having as of late.

A while later, Robert rolled to his side and reached for his wife. He was surprised when he was met by cool sheets. Clearly, Andy had been up a while. That was unusual as it was their day off. They had a routine and it usually started with a lazy morning in bed and a big breakfast. He opened his eyes and let himself adjust to the light before pushing back the covers and sliding out of bed. Robert threw on a pair of joggers before heading downstairs intent on bringing his wife back up to bed. When he finally made it to the kitchen he couldn't believe the sight in front of him. Andy was perched on a barstool, eating something out of a bowl but the kitchen looked like a scene out of the Tasmanian devil cartoon show.

"Uhhh..." Robert said with a mix of sleep and curiosity in his voice. "Good morning?" He placed a kiss on top of her head.

"Morning," Andy said between bites of what appeared to be hot cheetos and chocolate ice cream. "How'd you sleep?"

Robert couldn't help the confused look at the sight in front of him. "Aaahhh, good." He said distractedly as he looked around the kitchen.

Noticing the look on his face Andy said, "Don't worry, I'll clean it up." She motioned to the contents on the island and the bar. It was covered with random items from the fridge, things from the cabinets and junkfood Robert didn't even know they had in the house. Pickles, peanut butter, cottage cheese, pineapple, sriracha, butterfinger minis and last night's chinese take out. There was also a box of donuts on the dining table that appeared to have been delivered.

"You woke up hungry?" Robert finally managed as he looked at his wife. "With some weird cravings...?" He wasn't totally sure what to say.

Andy sat her bowl down, picked up the nearby chopsticks and reached for the take out carton of lo mein noodles in front of her. "Pregnancy cravings I guess. Blame the baby." She said with a grin as she took a bite of food and watched the news land on Robert's face.