Why Do I Want This?

Who knew a high chair could excite someone so much!!  I want one of these. 

I hate traditional high chairs.  My number one reason for hating them is that, in my opinion, an infant should be joining his family at the table.  Not a foot or two away (or more).  At it. We're a nation of pushing our infants away from us.  Many use a stroller solely, never even thinking of wearing an infant or toddler up nice and close.  We move our infants out of our rooms very quickly so as to avoid that newborn grunting and odd breathing or just because we think we should.  Then, we introduce food and baby gets to watch mom and dad from afar or (it's far to him), even worse, not even at the same time as them at all.

With the girls, I did not feed either of them before they could sit up, unassisted, on their own (6-6.5 months).  So, we didn't need anything that leaned back to support them.  We used a booster that attached to a chair.  With Olivia, still learning about attachment parenting, I used the tray for a brief period of time (very brief) before I got sick of spaying it down in the sink.  Easier to just wash the table.  I did use the tray at restaurants because you just never know how clean those tables are!  I still have that booster and will be using it again when we eat out (and at friends who don't have children) - though, it's easy to find Stokke's at many restaurants here and I now know to just bring my own wipes and wipe the table down myself.

Lila used that booster until she was three, I believe.  Then, we switched to a bigger, squishy booster.  But, now she doesn't like it and could still use some height.  As soon as I find a Stokke on sale (they are much cheaper here than in the States  - the States have their own versions.  Or, there is a Swedish version of the Stokke that is more affordable), I am grabbing one!  I like this because it will last years and years due to the fact that it can be adjusted. If I were to buy one tomorrow, Lila would slide right into it and use it until the boy starts solids somewhere between six and seven months - or when he's sitting up on his own, not yet eating solids, but wants to join us when we eat.  I have friends here who have these and they. just. rock.  Lila recently used one and loved it.  So, while I'm enjoying my comfort zone, I'll be keeping my eye out for one of these...