Girl time

Kiersten and momma has spent a lot of time this week together.  On Tuesday I had lunch with one of my best friends, we had a good time and chatted then went to Bath & Body works.  I turn to my amazing girlfriend about parenting advice, she makes me feel so much better after we chat.  I always think I am not doing a good job, and what's wrong with my child.  But she always seems to say the right things, that we are just "normal". I have been struggling with feeding Kiersten and finding healthy and nutrious foods.  It seems all she wants is to eat ice cream and cookies all day long.  In helping Kiersten have "healthy" bowel movements, the doctor recommended a high fiber diet, including lots of fruits and veggies.  Yea, that's not going to happen, or least that easy.  There are a handful of items Kiersten will eat, some fruits and no veggies.  I have been giving her Benefiber in her milk at night to get her "regular", until she does eat more veggies.  So now I have been looking at the foods I serve to her and see how much Fiber it has in it.  If it does not have any fiber I try to incorporate a fruit that she does not like or a vegetable in it.  There's this book, deceptively delicious by Jessica Seinfeld, and she gives you recipes and instruction on how to incorporate veggies into meals.  So I thought I'd try this for now.  It's a lot of work, but worth the try.  Today I just wanted to give up and just give her cake to eat all the time.  She frustrates me!  She did not want to eat dinner and what she did eat was only half eaten mostly by playing with her.  I know I am not the only one that has food struggles but I feel like throwing in the towel!
On a more happier note, she did great at school this week.  She waved bye to me on Tuesday when I left.  On Tuesday we were getting our roof done, so I decided to spend the afternoon at the mall looking for luggage for our trip.  Kiersten was so good, I could not have been prouder.  She sat nicely in the stroller, after I was done, I let her play for a whle, then she got her favorite treat...ice cream!  Thursday when I dropped her off at school, I was talking to the teacher and she said bye bye to me, as if she was throwing me out....that was too funny!  
It's almost time for our trip, and it will be a busy few days, we are going to Lubbock this weekend, then I have to wash clothes when we get back, pack, get last minute stuff, and clean the house.  It will be exhausting.  But I know once I am on my trip, there will be no responsibilities.  I finished her felt book and picture book...yay!  I just pray now for nice weather in Florida.