Meal time for HouseofLafond...

Cooking for just Hashim and myself was such bliss and I didn't even know it. I cooked what I knew we liked and we usually agreed. I know what he is allergic to so I avoid that always. For the nights that I wanted something he didn't or couldn't eat, we would go to a restaurant. It was so easy to decide on what to eat when it was just the two of us.

Then, Anaiah came and put a stop to all of that. She came with her own allergies which are different than ours. And she had the nerve to dislike things that we like. Her allergies make it hard for us to just grab food while we are out. Sometimes I have to cook a separate meal just to accommodate her. It wasn't so bad when she was smaller and didn't require much since it was just her.

Now Zariah is in the family and she also has her own preferences. I often wonder is she even old enough to make some of the decisions she does. Thank God she has no allergies that we know of. I thought that was going to be a blessing and life would stay the same. I was so wrong. She actually eats the opposite of her sister.

Anaiah will eat all of her vegetables and Zariah will eat all of her meat. I am then left with an entire meal. For the first time through my daughter Zariah I have met a child that does not like peanut butter and jelly.  How can a person not like it. I understand the allergy but to just not like it and refuse to eat it confuses me. So I often have to make two different sandwiches. Anaiah will eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Zariah will have nothing to do with it.

So much food gets wasted because honestly when children eat, it is kinda gross. I find myself cooking enough food to feed a family of 10 since we all have to eat differently. There are days that there is food in the oven and all four burners on the stove are being used. The house gets so hot it is ridiculous. I am so nervous for Yasir to start eating. Who knows what his eating habits are going to be. I just pray they fit in with mine. There are so many dishes to wash after cooking one meal to feed only four. I start to wonder how does a family with more than three children function and do dinner.