okay - it's 2:28 am - I've looked at every picture and read every little diary entry. I'm hooked! My boss won't understand, my husband would kill me if he knew - I have to get up in 3 hours and be a systems geek - oh NO!! But my soon-to-be-wed daughter will love me when I tell her about the Trixie site. She became an auntie, then a nanny, then got a Master's in Child Psych at Seattle U. We always have our antenna up for "baby-sightings" and now we have one to start each day.
Thank you Ben and Jennifer for being so brave and creative and generous.
Unfortunately now that Kimmie's got your site on her list, I think there may be a lot more Trixies out there than you'd expected...
Love,
Nana of Danielle, Elizabeth, Troy and Nate
Mom to Kristan, Sarah and Caitlin...and everyone they've brought home to stay over the years.

There are these great Rubbermaid 8 oz. juice bottles with built-in straws that you may want to try. Max, my little girl who is almost exactly the same age as Trixie, has been using them since 7 months. Actually, she never took a regular bottle. They are available in the housewares section of drugs stores, etc.

Just discovered your site, and it's wonderful! The straw is pretty cute. I knew a baby who was so fascinated by straws he'd try anything if it had a straw in it. He hated anything carbonated, but if someone was drinking soda through a straw, he'd fuss until he got to sip a bit, then make a horrible face. Within 5 minutes though, he wanted the straw again.

On another note, I was reading through the archives and someone mentioned how the cheapest toys always go over the best. One thing that my mother swore by for me was a big cardboard box, like one from an appliance. Just cut a few holes to make a door and windows and you have an instance toy house.