Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s lunches with Grace and playdates with Rosie

The View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck did a Q&A in the latest issue of People and talked about her daughter Grace Elisabeth, how many kids she wants to have and why she’s jealous of her husband, New York Giants quarterback Tim Hasselbeck.

Grace will turn 2 on April 6, which is her dad’s as well, posing a slight problem for Elisabeth.

She shares a with Tim, which is bad. I keep forgetting him. I’m blinded by her ice-cream cake and can’t see through to the presents I want to get him!

She says Tim is a great dad and the two often fight over who gets to hold Grace, who does have a favorite.

She totally prefers him, which is annoying sometimes when I’m having a bad day. The other night she wanted only him to read her a story. She essentially kicked me out of the room. I was like, ‘No! I birthed you!’ But I wouldn’t trade it for the world. They’re totally in love.

The couple want to have more children – Elisabeth says, "If I could have five kids right now, I’d love that!" – and hope to get pregnant in the next year. But first, the former Survivor contestant must prep her body for pregnancy.

I just need to get to a place where my body is ready to have another child. I think I’m the only TV person who’s trying to put on 10 lbs.! I tend to train really hard. That lifestyle, combined with my celiac disease (an immune-system reaction to gluten), sometimes makes for an environment that’s not the best for holding a child.

As for those rumors that she and Rosie O’Donnell are enemies, Elisabeth say there’s no truth to that and the two, plus their families, are close.

I’ve been to Rosie’s house. We went swimming with the kids (Rose has four children with partner Kelli Carpenter, sons Parker Jaren, 11 and Blake Christopher, 7, and daughters Chelsea Belle, 9, and Vivienne Rose, 4). We hang out. It’s a nice friendship, and it’s one that no one would have expected – even us.

Elisabeth hopes they both return next season because of that and because "it’s a mom’s job."

I can go home after the show, be a mom, clean the closet…Some days I can be home for lunch with Grace. She spits out her grilled cheese and we talk about our day.

Source: People, April 9 issue, pg 73-74