Roundabout

General

Elliott was good all day today. A couple of times he started looking like he might throw a strop because he didn't want to do what I was asking, but a mixture of explanation and incentive managed to move him forward on these occasions. 

Activities

We went to Reading in the morning where we visited Waterstones and the library. We did a lot of reading! We also had a quick look in some other shops with toys and had a go on the roundabout in the middle of town for children which he really enjoyed.

In the afternoon we went to The Look Out where Andrea joined us for about an hour and a half. We did some playing outside in the adventure playgrounds and then went inside for tea. He was really good and didn't seem phased by Andrea at all and they seemed to be getting on really naturally as with any other friend I've introduced to him. Basically it was all really easy and not big dealy. Andrea and I kept any physical affection to a minimum but we did display some when we said hello and goodbye as think it is best for him to know from the start when someone is a bit more than a friend for me - but also think that can be introduced quite slowly and subtly.

To see photos of today visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/elliottsweekends/.