Another Milestone for Genieve

Possible for a 5-month old to drink using a straw? Of Course!

So happy that Genieve is now drinking water using a straw!! Hee... yesterday, she finally was able to suck some water up the straw.

I started letting her drink water through a straw last Saturday. Naturally, she wasn't able to do so at the start. In fact, she was really awkward!!! Haha... she was 'chewing' the straw rather than sucking. I kept encouraging and showing her how to do it by making those 'sucking' sound... Her facial expression was hilarious!

She was learning bit by bit every day. 'Chewing' became ' Blowing air through the straw'.... After repeated demonstration, she was able to suck some water up the straw yesterday!!! Hooray!! When the water gushed into her mouth, she was shocked! haha. Really funny...

When she tasted the goodness of water, she began to drink when the water flowed into her mouth. By dinner time, she was quite happy sucking water through the straw. Wonderful!
Will try to take a photo of her drinking later today. :)

p.s: I learnt from a mother of seven that baby being able to drink through a straw will be very convenient in the future.