Austen’s first attempt at drinking from a Poland Spring water bottle showed an amazing capacity for learning. Mommy forgot to bring a sippy cup, so she emptied most of the water from an adult-sized water bottle and put the mouth of the bottle to Austen’s lips. Austen was eager to chew on it and drank a sip of water as Mommy slowly raised the base of the bottle then quickly lowered it. After repeating this process a half dozen times, Austen took hold of the bottle and lifted it herself. As the water started to flow into her mouth, she lowered the bottle before too much came out. She did NOT drop or throw the bottle as she sometimes does with her toys. There was some spilling but about half the water ended up inside Austen. She enjoyed it so much that she complained when the bottle became empty.