Drinking from a cup

We had read that Abigail could start drinking water with her solids to help her digest, so we dutifully went out and bought a basic starter sippy cup for her.

She was somewhat interested in chewing on the end but rarely actually got any liquid out of it.  We even tried juice in the sippy cup in an effort to treat constipation but even the extra sugar did not get her to like it.

Then last week, while my Mom was here (I was too busy to get pictures!), Abigail was eating something starchy, like a piece of tortilla or pizza crust, so we tried having her drink a little from an open plastic cup.

She seemed a little confused when the water kept coming out, and a lot ended up on her bib and chair, but she definitely reached out for more, and got the hang of it little by little.

At the end of the week, Abigail came back from a walk with my Mom and seemed a little sweaty so we decided to try giving her some water in the cup.  She liked that, then tried some water from my water bottle, then we decided to try a straw cup--and she liked it!

So we now have a straw-sipping, water-drinking baby!