LOL, funny that you asked ...
i GAVE UP!
my son takes brown rice at my MIL's house for breakfast. So on weekends when he comes home to me, i just give him plain white rice porridge with other ingredients. I'm so lazy right?
now that you've mentioned it, maybe i should give Dean a mixture of white rice and brown rice cooked in the slow cooker. maybe he'd be more receptive to it.
UPDATE
Dean had a runny nose from sunday. It cont'd till monday; the mucus was watery, so it dripped continuously. Dean was progressively getting irritated by our constant wiping; i suspect the skin ard the nostrils were also getting sore from all that friction. We resorted to using damp facial cotton to wipe off the mucus. Dean took to this much better.
By tues morning, the mucus got somewhat thicker. I used a nasal aspirator to suck out the thick mucus. Very effective!!! Dean was very uncomfortable with the thick mucus.
During the period that he had a runny nose, he woke up many times at night! i could hear that his nose was blocked, so i administered Illadin (a nasal decongester). I could see he was breathing alot easier after that.
Luckily the runny nose dried up by yesterday. PHEW!!!
Conclusion:
(A) don't wait for your kid to have the runny nose to buy a nasal aspirator. Buy it first! keep it on standby, its really v good at removing mucus! The one i got is fr Safety 1st.
(B) on your next visit to your PD, ask for a bottle of Illadin. Its a nasal decongester for infants only; it clears blocked noses and helps baby breath better. Again, have it on standby if you can. It's v simple to use, just drip into baby's nostril when he / she's asleep.
On top of the runny nose, dean has been chomping on his finger cos he's teething.
Another 2 teeth has cut thru the gums, 2 still in the process.
Now dean has a total of 4 teeth on top, 2 at the bottom. Another 2 on the top, should be emerging soon.
I have a crocodile on hand! Tis true!
i used cotton wool to clean dean's mouth after he fell asleep at the bottle on sunday night .... he was already asleep and wasn't aware of his actions, but my dear son BIT me.
His teeth sank into my index finger, at the most sensitive part just where the cuticle is at the bottom of the nail. YOWZERS!!!
I couldn't scream in case i arouse him; i tickled his chin hoping to release his grip, instead he bit harder!!! I ended up prying open his mouth with my other hand; at that point, i didn't care i'd wake him or not!
Perils of motherhood...