Okay, my title is a little misleading. There really was no great adventure. It all went about how I expected it to go. But, an adventure just makes it sound so much better!
This morning, I woke up and thought: "this is the day we introduce the sippy cup." I asked Ava's pediatrician about it at the last appointment and she said it was fine to go ahead and give it to her. She did give me several good tips:
- Give the sippy cup during a mealtime so that Ava makes the connection that she is supposed to use it while eating.
- Take the plastic plug out so that Ava can learn how to use it. She won't automatically know how to extract water if the plug is in.
- Give water in it at first and when she is about 11 months old, start diluting whole milk so that she can transition from formula to whole milk.
- Prepare for her to be soaked!! (and she was!)
I wanted to do it on a day when Jeremy was home. He is very sentimental about all of Ava's firsts. In fact, I still have not taken Ava swimming because he couldn't be there for it! So, today was the day!! I have two different beginner sippy cups, but I decided that this little one with the handles would be a great one to begin with.
She loves her sippy cup. I think that she will understand how to use it more and more as the days go by. Jeremy and I both thought that she did a great job with it on her first day!
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