[I want beer.]
This does not mean I've had a beer. It just means I want one. Or two. I want the bubbles. The foamy head. The cool carbonation sliding down my throat. The bottle sweating in my hand. The buzz. The subtle clinkety clink of the bottle hitting my wedding ring. The white vapor tickling my nose A fine mist rising from the bottle neck like a genie granting me a wish the second I crack the cap. The way one sip brings me home. To my roots. My beer drinkin campfire sittin motorcycle ridin muddy country dandelion roots. I was chatting with a fellow preggo the other day and she mentioned that there's a bar in downtown Sarasota that serves delicious non-alcoholic beer. Clausthaler. It's a German brew. (Like me.) "You walk in with your belly and I promise you, they'll hook you up," she said. "The bartender loves pregnant ladies." --- PS. Happy St.
Patrick'sPug-trick's Day. Guess where I'm going Saturday?
Say the word and I’ll pick up some O’douls on the way home from work. Party like George W. Bush after 40!
Yes! I enjoyed a few non alcoholic beers during my pregnancy too, and Clausthaler is a tasty one! Enjoy!!
Hope you get that brew you are craving. I don’t really like beer all that much … but after reading this post and your refreshing description …I think I’ll have me a Molson later and if a genie appears I may have to drink a beer or two a day from here on out…Let the party begin!!!!! Happy St. Patty’s Day my lil german brew Mama!
You know, having a beer while breastfeeding helps with your milk-flow. Seriously.
“The bartender loves pregnant ladies.”
This may be the best sentence I’ve read all year.
May I put in my request for your next post? How about Cubbie all decked out in his finest, strutting his stuff at the PUG PARADE!!!!!!!! Wish I was joining you and spending Saturday morning surrounded by lots & lots of smoochie faces.
I know we’re in uptight America and all, but if you really want a beer, a few ounces of the fizzy delight that you so gloriously described is not out of the question!
I’m not talking about the non-alcoholic kind, either. A few ounces of a fine wine or a favorite beer, if you’re craving it, is not going to hurt the baby.
From a Feminist Kitchen post last summer (http://thefeministkitchen.com/2010/06/20/in-a-pregnancy-is-full-of-nos-a-little-wine-wont-hurt/): The psychological impact (which we all know manifests itself physically at some point) on pregnant women who spend almost a year in a near constant state of denial can be more dangerous than half a pint of really good beer at the end of a workweek.
Have a great weekend!
FYI Lance-alots: Addie’s post is a great read. 🙂
Great post- too funny.
x
Michelle
http://www.michellesstylefile.blogspot.com
LOL! I think a few sips or even a drink here and there is probably fine. I didn’t drink while pregnant or breastfeeding – but then again I didn’t drink before either. I never really liked alcohol. But if I had, I mean, c’mon, I saw pregnant women in France nursing wine all the time. A beer here and there can’t be any worse than that!