Another superpower

I talked about the superpower that I have in an earlier post.  Well, pregnancy brings another one:  I am a Super Smeller.  (Incidentally, this reminds me of the They Might be Giants song Supertaster.  Very amusing.)  There are some drawbacks to this super power.  For instance, if something doesn’t smell appetizing to me, like these crackers that Michael and the kids like, it REALLY stinks.  I can smell them on the breath of someone sitting next to me, even an hour or so after that person ate them.  Suffice it to say that those crackers are banned during pregnancy.  Or Michael can take them to work.  Mint doesn’t smell good to me right now, either.  Bummer.

On the other hand, I’m quite sure that Indian food, which I love, has never smelled this good, even though I’ve always loved it.  And fresh fruit is FANTASTIC!  We got some oranges a couple weeks ago that more than made up for the loss of mint.  They were that good.  And Michael has found that, when he’s baking bread, he just needs to be sure to sit near me so that I can tell him when it’s done…by the “done” smell.  I never knew that baking bread had a “baking” smell and a “done baking” smell – not the burned smell, which also signifies that it’s done, I guess.  The “done baking” smell seems to last for a couple of minutes before the “early burning” smell sets in.  So, as you can see, it’s a useful super power in some ways. 

And when you look at some of the super powers that the X Men have, I find it hard to credit that Potty Ninja or Super Smeller powers couldn’t be somehow worked in.  I mean, wouldn’t it be helpful to have someone who could smell danger approaching, or at least make sure the food isn’t going bad?  Wouldn’t it be helpful to have someone who could remind all the kids at the X Men school to go to the bathroom before their trips on their X Men jet?  That thing can’t be convenient to bring down for a potty break.