Drinking from a cup

A 'crisis' seems to have happened. Ever since the IT family came back from Germany, Iden refused to drink any plain water. Previously, he could finish a few bottles of plain water a day (about 600 ml). But since we were back, he simply didn't want to touch any plain water! We tried changing his bottle, using a straw, and many other ways, but he just would not want. We even made him sit at a naughty corner if he didn't finish his water. Guess what? He rather sat there and stared at the bottle of water, instead of drinking it. I think he takes over Imama's stubbornness :-) I was getting worried. We all know that not enough water intake will cause dehydration and it can be dangerous. As it is, Iden was showing signs that he had not been drinking enough. His poo was hard, his lips were red and he had heat rashes. To make matters worst, he perspires a lot. As a last resort, we gave him a cup to try. To our surprise, he actually drank from the cup! Of course as a start, he didn't know how to sip the water and swallow it. His clothes would be wet after a small cup of water. But practice makes perfect.

After some trying, I can say that Iden has mastered the skill of drinking from a cup (though occasional spillage is still unavoidable). And lately, we introduced Ribena to him (a tiny drop of Ribena with 180ml of water - very very diluted) and he is taking it pretty well. Iden is back to his water drinking days and the 'crisis' has been successfully contained.

Phew, what a relief!