So let me break down the blogging gender barrier that has previously existed in the Rogers house with a quick story. Today I was working at an elementary school in one of the wealthier neighborhoods in Orange county. While I was on the playground with my little guy, one of the volunteer mothers approached me. It is pretty common to be approached by parents at this particular school because they are extremely nosey, and always looking for new gossip. This mother, who looked like she was from the cast of Real Desperate Housewives of Orange county, which my father-in-law and I have recently gotten addicted to, hit me with a question that I had never gotten before. She asked me if I had recently been on a reality show. Of course I said no. She went on to say that she thought that she had seen me on one of the shows last night, knowing that they are taped months in advance of airing. In my mind I took a quick inventory of what shows were on last night. I knew The Bachelor was on but even in my most optimistic moment I knew that was a long shot, that guy is like 100 pounds. After that is over there is a show on that is called something like True Beauty, which is about insanely attractive people who are kind of mean. Maybe she was being nice? Nope!! She asked if I was on the Biggest loser. She must have seen the agony in my eyes, which I was desperately trying hide, because she quickly said "Oh well I just wanted to tell you that you are doing great if that was you." I tried to deflect by asking how my character did. She said "I think your guy got eliminated. I don't know, I was kind of tired." Of course I ran to the nearest computer to see who she thought I looked like.
And here I am just before I got eliminated last night.
I am hoping that there is someone else that she had in mind. Needless to say I have fallen in a deep depression that previously would only be cured by food, but know that doesn't seem appropriate. I guess I will be going back to the diet of water and Tylenol that was so successful for me in high school.
At the time I thought that this years Halloween costume was a joke. Now I know it was just my subconscious telling me I need to make some changes.
She is starting to act more protective of Savannah. She likes to lay by Savannah and I while I nurse or while we take naps. It will take Lily a little while to get used to having a baby around, but hopefully she will be just fine.
The last strange thing that happened at the doctor's is that my blood work is really bad (it has been the entire pregnancy). I have an iron deficiency, a B12 deficiency, some other deficiency's and now I have a Vitamin A deficiency. The doctor looked puzzled. She had never seen a Vitamin A deficiency before. Brian and I googled Vitamin A deficiency and found, "Vitamin A deficiency is common in developing countries but rarely seen in developed countries". Here is the map of the world showing the countries that have Vitamin A deficiency... The United States is not one of them. In 2000 the United Nations made a commitment to stamp out Vitamin A deficiency in the world. Apparently Vitamin A deficiency cause: Night blindness; reduced hair growth in children; loss of appetite; dry, rough skin; lowered resistance to infection; dry eyes. It is very important for babies to get Vitamin A so they can develop a good immune system. So, I am am told to eat a lot of... liver, sweet potatoes, carrots, mangoes, spinach, cantaloupe, dried apricots, milk, egg yolks, and mozzarella cheese. Something else that is interesting is that it is a good thing I don't drink alcohol because a combination of Iron deficiency, Vitamin A deficiency and Alcohol is deadly! 
