We went to Friendly’s for lunch today, and although I packed everything Carrie needed to eat (oatmeal and applesauce, bibs, spoons and wet wipes) I forgot to put her sippy cup in the diaper bag. It’s not as though she ever drinks very much water anyway, but I do like to give her some water to drink after eating because I think it’s a healthy habit to get into.
So I asked for a children’s cup of water (no ice) with a straw. I figured it was worth a try. She got it on the first attempt. It was kind of a big straw, so she got way more water than she could swallow and ended up spitting it out everywhere, but then she managed to get another couple of sips in. She took to it like drinking from a straw was the most natural thing ever.
We went grocery shopping after and I bought her a straw cup meant for 2+ years. She can drink from that so much easier than her sippy cup I’m not sure we’ll bother with the sippies from now on. At least I know if I get stuck in a restaurant without her cup she’ll be able to drink from a straw.
And I think she’s finally grasping the concept of games. She now hides for peek-a-boo. I had her in her high chair with her bib on and she pulled the bottom up so it covered her face for a couple of seconds then lowered it, and when she did it a second time I caught on and said “peek-a-boo!” and she started giggling and did it again. Definitely genius material, don’t you think?
Definitely. :D