Food. Yes, that's right. And you are probably thinking that you know EXACTLY what I mean. But let me expound, cuz you might be surprised.
See, since we came to California, I have developed an incredible disdain for all things food!
I hate mealtime -- hate, hate, hate it! Mealtime around here consists of me sitting at the table for . . . sometimes an hour and a half . . . trying to get my twins to eat something . . . anything . . . just a few bites . . . no, no, focus, yes, I know there's a fly on the table, and that is STILL a bird out the window . . . no, we aren't eating (____), we are eating THIS right now . . . Daddy isn't here . . . yep, he's at work . . . you don't need milk right now because then you won't eat anything, so just take a bite . . . ooh, that IS an airplane, yes very cool, but . . . wait, stop, don't hit her . . . we do NOT throw food on the floor . . . please just sit down and EAT!!!
Three or four or five or six times a day. Depends on the day. And what I'm eating/what my food schedule is.
Add in heartburn, stage left. I don't remember having heartburn this bad the last time around . . . or this frequently! I basically LIVE on tum, tum, tum, tum . . . . TUMS!!!! Extra strength, sugar free -- thanks, Dave!!! I don't get through the night without them. And it seems whenever I try to eat to feed the heartburn with something besides antacids, it just makes things worse!
Add in Dave's summer diet, stage right. I love that he is getting into his diet, and I am so proud of him. He has had a tough last few years, and we plan on growing old together VERY GRACEFULLY! But it's been hard to find things that he can/should eat and the twins WILL eat (albeit with much prodding) and my body won't completely turn on me if I eat. So preparing for mealtime is almost as exhausting as mealtime itself.
And somehow in the midst of all of that, I have developed this inability to eat! Like I have to force myself to eat things (even things that are horrible for me that I SHOULD be craving . . . like cinnamon rolls, for example). And most of the time, I finish and feel really nautious, wishing I hadn't indulged for even a second.
The things that have managed to escape the "odiousness" list are a whole wheat english muffin with an egg on it (just salt and pepper, nothing else, please!), sugar-free root beer floats, lightly-sweetened rice pudding (made with brown rice), oatmeal . . . and right now, that's really all that comes to mind when I try to think of something I enjoy eating.
Add in nights like tonight -- when my kids (Isaac), who have not eaten all day, even though they have taken PLENTY of mom's time and energy stores to NOT do it, wake up at midnight, sobbing like they have just had their hearts wripped out because . . . "I hungee! Cee-wee-al! Momma! Ceeweeal! Hungee . . . hungee (sob, sob, sob)!"
And I get them (Isaac) cereal . . . still going through much of the same routine . . . cursing the day and the things I couldn't get them to touch with a ten-foot pole . . . and wishing I had bought more Quaker Oatmeal Squares last week when they were on sale because I can't afford them at regular price and my kids . . . well, they are LOVIN' THEM SOME OATMEAL SQUARES CEREAL . . . even at midnight!
Oh food that I used to LOVE and struggled to walk away from, when will this HATE subside so we can have a RELATIONSHIP again? Cuz to be perfectly honest, I don't know how many more days of THIS NONSENSE I can handle.
7 years ago
3 comments:
No real help here except to recommend some Crystal Light for the heartburn. Don't know why it works, and I know the stuff isn't cheap. But you might want to get one pack and see if it makes any difference for you. The trick is, though, it's got to be all Crystal Light -- no water. How water gives me heartburn when pregnant I'll never understand, but it always does. ALWAYS.
I don't really have any words of wisdom, but thanks for making your blog public...I loved Crystal light when I was pregnant, but used the offbrand, since it's 1/2 price.
Do you let the kids feed themselves? We had a nutritionist come in Moscow as an enrichment group and someone asked about kids' food and eating habits - she said that a serving is only 2 Tbls, which is hardly anything.
And I hear you with the tums...I'm just glad I don't need them between pregnancies because by the time the baby comes, I am so SICK of them I don't even want to think about them anymore.
I enjoyed drinking Strawberry flavored milk - it's really the only way I will drink milk when pregnant. Chocolate doesn't taste so good, and I'm not the biggest fan of plain, but strawberry seems to hit the spot. AND they add some extra vitamins so moms can feel better about giving it to their kids.
Which I had better advice...
I have been told that children know what they need. There are times that I question Ardell's diet choices and eating at the table has some really creative meanings some days. However despite the scientific effidence to the contrary, Children can and will sometimes survive on saltines and air molicules. Don't stress. While it is not an ideal situation, your energetic children will not starve themselves.
Ardell has really stretched out meal time this summer. he eats about 10 am (even though he is up at 6) the first time, maybe a snack about 3 and then won't eat dinner until after 8 when the house has cooled off. I have attributed most of it to the heat.
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