Today while arranging my daughter's toy rack, I found few of her old Sippy cups. Their lids have been missing and they became her toy things long time ago. They reminded me of that day when we bought the first Sippy cup for her.
About an year ago...
It was time for my baby to try a 'Sippy Cup'. After getting the first hint about that from our pediatrician, we went to the local store and what did we see? There was an aisle full of colorful, vibrant, functional and unique cups. They were in so many different sizes. Some had straws and some had really cute handles. I almost heard them whispering... 'Pick me, pick me'. We scratched our heads, weighed the odds and made our best possible judgment. We finally chose a Sippy cup. But more was yet to come!
The baby sitter informed us that our daughter always prefers a boy’s Sippy cup over hers. We wondered why. So one day we picked up that boy’s cup and carefully investigated. We soon realized our mistake. The boy’s cup had handles and surely it made it very easy for kids to hold it. How could we miss this usability feature earlier? Realizing our parenting slip we rushed to the store again and got a Sippy cup that had handles.
A day later we were told she is still after that boy’s cup. Surprised and challenged, we observed more carefully. My husband came to a conclusion. It is not the handle she really likes. Not the straw or the color of the boy’s cup. It must be the sliding lid which goes on top of the straw that she is crazy for. It appeared true. There was evidence that she tries to bite on it often. So, we went shopping again!
After searching a couple of stores, we finally found the cup with the exact same design. Proud and thrilled with our hard work we waited with crossed fingers. Our daughter accepted the new cup and was observed to be quite satisfied. So that was the ‘End’ for us but for all new parents I just have to say: ‘All things Sippy, can be very Creepy’, so take a deep breath and keep trying until the right cup chooses you:)
About an year ago...
It was time for my baby to try a 'Sippy Cup'. After getting the first hint about that from our pediatrician, we went to the local store and what did we see? There was an aisle full of colorful, vibrant, functional and unique cups. They were in so many different sizes. Some had straws and some had really cute handles. I almost heard them whispering... 'Pick me, pick me'. We scratched our heads, weighed the odds and made our best possible judgment. We finally chose a Sippy cup. But more was yet to come!
The baby sitter informed us that our daughter always prefers a boy’s Sippy cup over hers. We wondered why. So one day we picked up that boy’s cup and carefully investigated. We soon realized our mistake. The boy’s cup had handles and surely it made it very easy for kids to hold it. How could we miss this usability feature earlier? Realizing our parenting slip we rushed to the store again and got a Sippy cup that had handles.
A day later we were told she is still after that boy’s cup. Surprised and challenged, we observed more carefully. My husband came to a conclusion. It is not the handle she really likes. Not the straw or the color of the boy’s cup. It must be the sliding lid which goes on top of the straw that she is crazy for. It appeared true. There was evidence that she tries to bite on it often. So, we went shopping again!
After searching a couple of stores, we finally found the cup with the exact same design. Proud and thrilled with our hard work we waited with crossed fingers. Our daughter accepted the new cup and was observed to be quite satisfied. So that was the ‘End’ for us but for all new parents I just have to say: ‘All things Sippy, can be very Creepy’, so take a deep breath and keep trying until the right cup chooses you:)
nice post !!!
ReplyDeleteHahahah...So true! My rack has Ahaan's 5th sippy cup, yet the cup has so far not chosen us it seems. Good read as always!
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