Jude the Entertainer

Today in playclass, Jude was the funniest. He didn't want to sit on my lap and insisted on standing in the middle of the playcircle, so i let him be. I knew he wanted to show off, and yeah, he sure did. Jude sure loved the attention. I hope it doesn't get to his head though.

And then there was this activity called Parachute Play - Jude's fave. All the kids get to sit in the middle of a parachute and we mums hold the parachute and turn them ard like this:

(i got this pic from somewhere else)

Jude definitely made sure that everybody knew he was happy. He was laughing and giggling and chuckling throughout the whole parachute play and everyone else found it so funny! I was totally amused myself! I'm so glad he's such a happy boy and very entertaining as well. :)

Oh yah, if you think Rain is a great dancer, Jude is even better. I'm not kidding(or boasting)! He can really shake!

Pacifier - Weaning off Project

I got myself a new topic to worry about - Jude's pacifier addiction. I had wanted to wean him off a few months ago and had actually successfully put him to bed many times without the pacifier. But when we are at my mum's place, he has problems sleeping, so i will let him have it, in order for my parents to rest properly.

and tonight i decided to work on it again. i did not remind him about his pacifier and went on with the storybooks and lullabies. The boy looked happy and didn't seem to miss his tutu.

I was damn wrong. He could hardly get to sleep! After a few minutes of lights-out, he starting crying, then bawling. i was determined not to give in. so i carried him and tried to comfort him. But it didn't help. It went on for 15min and he became hysterical. I gave up and gave him the pacifier, but he didn't stop crying! in fact he was inconsolable, probably becos of the wind that had gathered in his tummy. the crying went on for more than 1 hour before he finally drifted off to slumberland in my going-to-break arms.

that's it. the pacifier is yours, Jude. you win!

i'm finally in a better mood to write. The past week was simply catastrophic. Jude was DOWN with runny nose and cough. then it was my ovulation week; a terrible bout of PMS striked me like that tornado striked at Kansas. Then Jude's constipation problem came back again..

ARRRGGgghhhh... I hate that everything came at the same time and my morale was really low. We couldn't visit the playground, couldn't attend playclass or go anywhere lest Jude got reinfected or pass the virus to other kids. And the weather wasn't nice either. The poor team of mama and son was confined at home for one Long, Gloomy, Miserable week.

but thankfully, he is recovering. I'm reluctant to start him on a stronger dosage of antibiotics, so i told the doctor to prescribe the mildest type, even though it is taking a long time for him to recover. it just scares me that he's been consuming antibiotics every month. no good at all.

best of all, last night and this morning, he did his long awaited poopoo business. Good riddance!! no words can describe how relief i feel now. Can't believe how a malfunction of nature can cause me so much distress.

and about my PMS, well, it happens every month.

To all of Jude's fans and ah yees, thanks for the concern and encouraging words!

While being cooped up at home, the boy must have picked up some cleaning tips from his hardworking and dutiful mama.







Did i mention that piece of cloth he's holding is my Bee Dees hanky???

Anyway, i feel so good today and coincidentally, Jude woke up very early, so i decided to pack the whole family down to Botanical Gardens for a morning walk. It took us one whole hour of continuous walking from the tanglin core to the bt timah core and ending with Macs Breakfast at Serene Centre. Jude wasn't into faunas and floras. He's only interested in jumping into all the mini waterfalls and the lakes. Other than that, the whole walk was just whining.. whining.. whining from the little brat, cos he wanted to be carried all the time.

And when I asked him to point out the Flower, he pointed at the Leaf. aiyah.