SIX MONTH VISIT, PUREE QUEEN

Today we had our six month visit and it went well. Our doctor and nurse were very pleasant which made for a nice visit. Our offical c-section date is May 25th unless I go into labor earlier. The doctor said this is a possiblity. We are so excited just to know when the little guy will be here. That gives us 14 weeks until our newest addition arrives (three months/two weeks). I am unsure why they say your pregnant for nine months if you do the math its more like ten. I do have to admit I can't imagine my belly getting any bigger it feels so huge and I can definitly tell I carry it differently then I did with Gwynn. My belly is more like a tire then a basketball. I think with girls it's high and all in the front, with boys its more all around your mid section and low.

I didn't get in trouble this time for too much weight gain so that was a plus. I must say I don't recall feeling so nervous about such a small thing as weight with Gwynn...it seems silly when your growing another human in your body. I am so aware after my last visit and paranoyed. I know it's a part of being a women and ninety percent of women have body image issues but you would think the one time it would be acceptable to let up would be when your pregnant??

I was inspired by Jessica's last blog to include my newest experiences with getting Gwynn to eat healthy. She won't eat any vegtables unless its covered in ranch (cholesterol) or hidden. Prior to having a child of my own I never understod how mom's would say my child won't eat vegtables...I would think.. just make them it can't be that hard...needless to say I am eating my own words. It is almost impossible on some days to get Gwynn to eat any vegtables and I find I go to bed feeling like a horrible mom. I decided to do something about this little problem. I recieved a cook book for christmas from my friend Bri called Decepciously Delicious and have been making many recipies from the book..brownies with spinach and carrots, turkey meatballs with all kinds of vegtables and many more. I must say it is a ton of work you have to clean,cut , steam and then puree prior to starting the recipe itself. It is working but it is a lot of work. Gwynn loves the chocolate brownies little does she know its basicly dark chocolate with spinach, carrots and whole wheat. She thinks it's a treat, we both win! I go to bed feeling better and she thinks she has the coolest mom in the world who lets her eat treats everyday! I hope this passes and soon I will be able to put whole vegtables out and she will just eat them but until then I will truck on!