AAH had two of her wisdom teeth out on Tuesday and has been moping around the house since then, looking much like a chipmunk with its cheeks full of nuts [poor baby!]. Thus the biggest challenge so far this week has been what to feed her. A fickle eater at the best of times, AAH has turned up her nose at most of my crafty dining solutions, including the ingenious plan I hatched yesterday to feed her baby food. Go figure.
Consequently YT has been expending considerable energy fretting that she’s not getting enough nourishment. So far, AAH’s diet has consisted of a smoothie upon rising [which these days is usually around 1.30 pm] and then nothing else until around 8 pm. Two days out of three, at her behest, I’ve made cauliflower soup that is then put through the food processor, and yesterday she had vanilla skyr with applesauce and heavy cream for dinner, followed by a vanilla milkshake with build-up protein powder mixed in. So far today it’s been the smoothie again [that food processor has not seen so much action since she was an infant] whereas dinner is still an unwritten page. All possible suggestions would be most welcome. MOST welcome. Ta.
I TOOK MY NEW CAMERA FOR A WALK YESTERDAY
And snapped a few birds out by the golf course who are in full-on nesting mode these days. The arctic tern - kría - is notorious for defending its nesting areas with a vengeance and was super-aggressive yesterday, coming out in droves to dive-bomb me within an inch of my head.
Meanwhile, down on the shore I encountered a family of oystercatchers - a mommy and daddy with three baby birds. The mommy was teaching her young how to scrounge for food …
… and they really seemed to be getting the hang of it.
Meanwhile the daddy bird whistled and peeped and jumped up and down to get my attention so that I’d follow him - which I did. But only because I happened to be going that way, natch. I’m not that easily duped.
When he decided he’d strung me along far enough he suddenly took flight and went back to join his family, no doubt congratulating himself on his mighty powers of persuasion.
IT’S EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL TODAY
Although from the window a bit misleading - there’s actually a fairly chilly wind out there. Right now it’s 11°C [52F] and the sun came up bright and early this morning at 2.59 am and will dip down past the horizon at 11.57 pm.
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Beautiful pics! What kind is the new camera?
I’ve been finding that my new Olympus is shooting a little on the underexposed side in full auto mode. I haven’t yet found a way to fix that.
My daughter lived on applesauce and onion bagels through much of her adolescence, and she survived. When AAH is hungry, she will eat. I have never had my wisdom teeth removed, but cold things sound good: gazpacho (or is that too acidic?), yogurt, ice cream, frozen juice bars. Is AAH old enough for alcohol? Maybe a frozen margarita! Probably would not mix well with the pain killers.
How about tofu, jello, and fish oil. Doesn’t that sound delicious? And Abby is right. If she’s hungry enough she will eat. I had my wisdom teeth removed as a teenager and the discomfort passed in a few days.
I agree with the other comments not to sweat it for a few days. Our son had all four at once a number of years ago. I seem to remember feeding him a lot of pudding and applesauce.
I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth and three others taken out in one go when I was 15. I seem to remember getting by on turkey stuffing and McDonald’s milkshakes for a couple of days, but that got old quickly. Of course, then as now, I wasn’t exactly sylph-like, so I had some margin for error.
If AAH isn’t anorexic and this is only for a few days, it will be OK. Well, offer her some lýsi
A milkshake will go a long way…
Marvellous photos, I adore the tern, btw!
Karen - thanks. It’s a Canon EOS 400D. Still learning the ropes, but having fun experimenting.
Abby - no she is definitely not old enough for alcohol, although I’m sure she would beg to differ!
Jon - mmmm. sweet. Especially the fish oil.
Jello never occurred to me, though. Maybe because I’ve been trying to come up with things that have some nourishment.
Cat - yep, a lot of applesauce is going down the hatchet here, too.
Colin - all four at once?! Well, I guess it’s best to get it over with, providing it is a necessity.
Hildigunnur - oh, she’ll be champing at the bit for some Lýsi, no doubt!!
And I’m starting to like the kría more too - especially since I stopped allowing it to intimidate me.
Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog
Hmmm what about a pureed veggie soup with lots of pulses, split peas etc in it to fill her up? Can you tell I am not the cook in our house LOL.
Your pics are lovely, and wow, all that daylight, I thought our days were long down in Australia during summer, but not that long!
Hope that AAH feels better soon.
This is a really good pureed soup that I make quite frequently: Potato and Garlic Soup. Might she like hummus? It’s pureed and high in protein.
Sorry, I seem to have botched the link for the soup. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/POTATO-AND-GARLIC-SOUP-WITH-HERBS-326
Hope your little one is better soon, and remember, she is not going to die of hunger!
Poor AAH! I remember having my wisdom teeth pulled. Not fun and the effects lingered for quite some time. Did you have to slip that protein powder in on the sly?
mary, well, not all that little
Old enough for alcohol, well, I think my 16 year old definitely won’t start to drink because it’s forbidden and exciting, we keep asking her if she’ll have a glass of red or white or champagne with us at dinner and she keeps saying no, though she will have a sip to taste (and to develop a palate)