The Perfect Sippy Cup: An Update

I revealed to you all a few months ago that, after a long and arduous search, I had found the perfect sippy cup for Adelaida.

I thought I'd give you an update about Adelaida using the sippy cup over the past few months.

First, I'd like to make it clear that Adelaida loves her sippy cup. She gets excited whenever she sees it and loves to pick it up (those handles are just perfect for her!); she knows that she has to tip it back and even generally gets the spout in her mouth (although she also seems to enjoy chewing on the handles). I give her the sippy cup several times a day, both with meals and between meals. Between meals, she loves to walk around with the sippy cup in her hands and really likes to put the lid on it. When I give it to her with a meal, I often have to take it away for a while so she will eat -- Adelaida sometimes forgets about her food when the cup is in front of her.

Here is a video of Adelaida with her sippy cup at a meal. Note the untouched food on her plate and the fact that she barely takes it out of her mouth the entire time.


The fact that Adelaida loves her sippy cup (to the exclusion of food) is a very minor problem. The biggest problem with this (and every other) sippy cup is that Adelaida doesn't suck on it to get water! Instead, she puts the spout in her mouth and blows on it, or chews on it, or puts it in her mouth and babbles. Water occasionally (very occasionally!) falls out of the spout of this cup, but even if it happens to fall out of the spout and into her mouth, Adelaida doesn't swallow the water. Instead, she lets it dribble down her shirt or bib and happily continues blowing/chewing/babbling with the sippy cup in her mouth.

I'm still not ready to give up on the sippy cup -- after all, it is so easy to clean, and has those great handles and soft silicone spout, has a lid to keep it clean in the diaper bag, and has a nonskid bottom so it doesn't fly off tables. Now if only Adelaida would use it as a vehicle for consuming liquids, it really would be perfect!