It All Comes Full Circle

I now see where Robert gets his love for boxes!

26 Days to Left

Ok, so here are a few pictures of me finally. Robert is also taking my picture with his digital camera. I figure with less than four weeks to go I am probably not going to get any smaller (hopefully not larger either). I went to the doctor this morning and everything seems fine. I am scheduled for an ultrasound in the morning. I will keep you all posted.

Popsicles for Dinner?

I know it is bad to trick your children into eating healthy but sometimes one just has to do what ever works. Robert loves sweets and not too much else so we have been trying to get him to try new foods. He is just as stubborn as his parents so he has only had dinner 2 nights since last Monday. One was a night out and the other we had spicy food so we made it an exception. Anyhow, last week Robert and I bought popsicle molds. This was a desperate attempt to get him to try juice, he drinks only milk and water, this is his choice. We washed the molds and poured 100% grape juice in them. He watched me pour it from the bottle into the molds but would not try a glass of juice. That night after dinner we tried our popsicles and guess what, Robert LOVED it.

I received the Jessica Seinfeld cookbook this year and decided that I would try to make the fruit punch that is in the book to make more popsicles. It contains raspberry, carrot, and pineapple purees mixed with a little sugar and water. He helped me make the juice and then I poured it into the molds. I was concerned about Robert not liking it because of the seeds from the raspberries. Much to my surprise tonight, (Robert begged for a popsicle) thanked me for making more and ate the whole thing. He did eat more than a popsicle for dinner but not much more. I am ok with that because the joke is on him! Terrible I know, but hey at least he is eating some form of fruit!

Dentist Visit

Today Robert went to the dentist for his 6 month check up. Robert goes to a pediatric dentist on the west side of Indy, I highly recommend that everyone take their child to a pediatric dentist. Robert's dentist has a basketball court and a coloring corner to make the visit a lot more relaxing for the kids. It works, until it is time to see the hygienist! He was not interested in letting her brush his teeth but was much better for the dentist. He has no cavities and the dentist said his teeth look good, but we discussed his bite and "The Marshall Gap." The Marshall Gap is from my side of the family and is a large gap between the upper front teeth. It will require him to have a muscle clipped when he is 7 or 8. As far as his bite, his lower jaw is shifted to the left and will require a retainer. Who would have thought that at age 4, we would already be discussing retainers! Thank goodness for dental insurance!

Like Father, Like Son

Lucas is in Phoenix tonight working on trucks so Robert has decided to work on "trucks" in the living room. As I have said before, it doesn't take much to entertain our son. I believe that the vacuum attachment is being used as a jack!

(He did not want me to take this picture)

Just a Few Pictures

Robert has more love to give Mary than she probably wants!


Baking cookies and then decorating them with dad
after dinner on a cold night.

Hottest Toy for 2008

Well we have found the hot toy for 2008, a cardboard box! (or two) Who needs those expensive educational toys when you can simply use that thing attached to shoulders to create your own fun! Robert has such a great imagination. We got these boxes yesterday and he is still entertained with them.

Baby update . . . I am 32 weeks and things are going well. My blood pressure is great but the doctor still wants to see me every week just in case. Earlier this week a Fetal Fibronectin test was run to see if I was at risk for pre-term labor but that came back negative. Thank goodness. Maybe I will get brave enough to post a picture soon.