I discovered, while still in the midst of Jooae’s ‘morning’ sickness, that I have a new job. I am a short order cook. Ding-ding now open for business. With food in general and vitamins in particular causing Jooae such pain, it has been a challenge to find things that appeal to her. Since I am doing all the cooking now (see previous post New Deal on Dishes), I feel it is my responsibility to find something my baby(s) can get down and maybe keep down. Here’s a typical day:
1. Wake up and put an assortment of food in a lunch box that Jooae may or may not eat. The
more variety the better because who knows what will appeal to her at breakfast and at lunch.
2. In the afternoon think of something that will appeal to her and start preparing
3. Jooae gets home and declares that she is in the mood for something else
4. I either make that item or go buy it
Of course I can make something she wants but then after the first bite, her taste may change. Thus the ’short’ in short order.
People have recommended different things to eat to help with the nausea. Let’s see there is sliced granny smith apples -nope; watermelon - negatory; ginger - nada; cherries - nein; and assorted other things that don’t work. Jooae is just special.
The end result is that we have a refrigerator full of food that Jooae can’t eat, so needless to say, I am getting fat. More importantly, I worry about Jooae getting enough calories. Lately kimbob (Korean rice and seaweed rolls - like sushi rolls but no raw fish) seem to be working for her, so we will go with that. Vitamins are another deal. Just the thought of her pre-natal vitamin makes her want to hurl. A friend suggested Flintstones to at least get something and they are a bit better (and finally some advice that works for Jooae!). I at least finally get my childhood dream of eating Flintstones vitamins (’10 million strong and growing’ - but I guess it’s more than that now since that was the 70s).
