good day

we had a pleasant day today. to start off, Jude did his poo poo before he went for play-school, with hardly any effort. i am extremely pleased and comforted. just got to keep up the high fibre diet and medications.

i made lunch, something new - shredded roast duck noodles with bean-sprouts. the duck was bought from the market, of course! Jude liked the first mouth, but was soon fussing after 10 minutes. i supposed he was tired. will try this dish again next time. it's important that i continue to persevere and gain his trust in proper food again.

After his nap, i took him to the new Children's Garden. i found the place a bit too artificial, but it's great fun for children. The irony is that the most popular part of the garden 'teaches' children how to waste water. i'm not for it. but still, i shall bring jude more often to make full use of its free entry, before it starts charging!

we decided to eat out at Adam Rd food centre, after Jude had his usual porridge dinner at home. he didn't want to pinch anything from our plates. instead he sat quietly next to us, people watching. after dinner, he walked most of the way home. when home, he fussed a little over cleaning up, but i guessed he must be feeling sleepy from the effects of the cough mixture and the exercise he had. True enough, he didn't want any bedtime stories of Elmo or Oscar and was very soon sound asleep.

now thinking back, i am even more certain Jude's past willfulness was mostly due to lack of my patience and too much of harsh punishment. I know what to expect and what to do now. but as a reminder to myself, it doesn't mean that he can do whatever he wants all the time. i will still need to be firm when necessary.

note to self: take more pics of jude!