HBO:The Weight of a Nation

One of my favorite Mommy Blogs is written by three moms on a mission to feed their kids as healthfully as possible. They adhere to a plant based diet, something that I strive to do with my own children, so I find their blog useful in garnering new ideas on how to make healthy food as appealing to my kiddos as a cheeseburger. Whole Foods Mommies posted a few days back about a documentary that HBO has produced called HBO:The Weight of a Nation. It's fabulous! I have watched a few episodes so far and highly recommend taking the time to do so. Episode three addresses obesity and children, which is what I started with, and recommend all mothers watch. It gets you thinking about what you're exposing your children to in a whole new way - and might just inspire you to try a little harder to push that apple as a snack instead of some of the alternatives that commercials suggest. Take a look - let me know what you think!

37 weeks

 My goal all along with this pregnancy has been to break my pattern of going into labor a week earlier than the previous pregnancy,  be healthy, and avoid bed rest. I am thrilled that I have hit all three goals! These pictures were taken on the day I would have delivered my babe, had I kept with the pattern - 36 weeks and 2 days [Darius arrived at 38 weeks and 2 days, and Eli at 37 weeks and 2 days, both incidentally on a Friday evening as well.]

To say we're excited to meet this girl is an understatement, yet I am just so happy that she is growing, healthy, and staying put for a while longer.