(One of several letters written to the baby – this one clearly while I was still consuming food.)
Dear Baby, 10/27/09
Today I’ve been reading up on all the things that I can and cannot do, now that you are living in my belly. Most of them involve the things I put into my body, and most of them I am okay with. No alcohol, no blue cheese, no raw fish… But then I read one line I was not happy about: no deli meat. There is a sandwich restaurant that your dad and I love called Jimmy John’s that has the best salami sandwich I’ve ever had. Well, little did I know when we ate there last week, it would be the last time for another nine months. I am happy to oblige though, as much as I do love a quick and yummy dinner drive-through, because it’s my job to keep you healthy. I want you to make sure and mark this letter though, and refer to it whenever I request you clean your room before leaving the house. Because even though you have relieved me from any litter-box duties for a while, I am going without my salami sandwich. And that, baby, is a BIG DEAL.
-Mama
Sher Bailey is a writer in the Midwest who believes the power of humor, Mod Podge, and grandkids can fix most problems in life. You can find her at SherBailey.com.
Krystal says
Wait. . . You cant eat deli meat? I ate it all the way thru both my pregnancys!
Or. .
Maybe thats why my kids are so strange?
d.a.r. says
too funny!!
d.a.r. says
too funny!!
Lucy Marie says
This is interesting. I never knew until a few weeks ago that preggos weren’t supposed to eat deli meat.
devin's mom says
I ate deli meat too my docs never told me otherwise….hmm…that explains it!
Laura says
I heard that too. I ate deli meat occasionally anyway. I could not live without Subway. 🙂
Kristen says
I ate deli meat through my pregnancies and both babies are normal… sorta…. and thank God for no more kitty litter duties right! 🙂