Hello...My daughter will be 3.5 at Christmas, and I'm trying to get her to like Bitty, but she's very into Manhattan Toy's Baby Stella. She refers to Stella as the "soft" baby. I think she doesn't like the hard vinyl of Bitty (her older sister has one - who got hers at 4 yrs.) I worry about her growing out of Stella too fast and think that Bitty will have more play longevity. Does anyone out there have a Baby Stella or any experience with a 3 yr. old and liking/disliking of Bitty? THANKS SO MUCH!!!