The influence of moms

This week has been a successful cooking/eating week, I would say. Lots of Soymilk, oranges, bananas, green smoothes, healthy grains, water... Visiting home was a very good reminder of eating healthy. I guess nausea was a good thing because it made me eat lots of fruit, cereal and yogurt. Sugars didn't phase me much. Chocolate made me sick. Now that I can eat chocolate again, I am beginning to remember the principle of self-discipline. However, thinking about the baby though really motivates me to stick to healthy choices. I've been trying to get my veggies in recently... last night I made stuffed peppers! It reminded me of dad because the recipe called for ginger. Its funny how food brings our family close together :)

Well I do have a confession. Mom, years and years of advice has paid off. You thought you didn't get through.... but I was listening the whole time! ;) Thanks for instilling in me good eating habits. It makes the self-discipline thing so much easier because I have a good example to follow. Your good example doesn't just extend to healthy living, but I think of you often when I think of my baby. I want to be in her classroom as a homeroom mom, to be the mom that all her friends love too, to be the one she confesses her bad actions to. I remember one time when I said something bad with my friends and I could only tell you because I was so ashamed. But I only told you because you noticed something was wrong. And the times when you text or call exactly when I need you. You have a mother's intuition that I really aspire to. I know that I will be my own kind of mom with my own kind of quirks, but I can go into motherhood with a kind of confidence that comes from watching and observing your good example. Your influence runs deep in my thoughts. 

Motherhood: An Eternal Partnership With God, Mormon Message http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WbYLKVgwztY#!