Next phase: Sippy Cup and Finger Foods

Today River finally started sipping from his sippy cup. We have tried 3 different kinds and been working with the straw kind most recently. He has never shown any interest in "sipping" just chewing. Today, I handed him the straw sippy cup just to let him play with it and see if he would drink from it. Well, as always, he wanted to chew on the straw. I decided to sip from it while he watched to see if he would mimic me (he has been doing a lot of mimicking lately!). I was shocked when I handed him the cup back and he went to sucking on the straw instead of chewing! Then he drank from it several more times. I am so proud of him!

We have also upgraded to the high chair at restaurants and he loves it! He feels like he is part of the group sitting at the table. Last Saturday night we went to Logan's Roadhouse with MaMa and PaPa. River sat in the high chair and had the best time. We tied a toy to his high chair cover because he likes to play the game of "I drop it and you pick it up". He couldn't figure out why when he dropped his toy it didn't hit the ground and it just dangled from his chair. He would lean over and look at it and pick it up and try to drop it again. Then he would just stare at it and look at us. He is so cute! I also bought some puffs cereal that he can eat at the table. He liked playing with them and could pick them up. He couldn't quite figure out how to open up his hand to place it in his mouth. The puffs we placed in his mouth though he really liked.

My baby boy is growing fast.