Gear Tuesday: ‘Sprout’ High Chair
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Whoa: It looks like Oxo Tot has a new version of their high chair, and the seat on this one looks like it might stand the test of time better than the original. Now, keep in mind, we’ve had our high chair for almost 5 years at this point, and except for a brief period when J was big enough for a chair and H was too little to sit in the high chair, this thing has had CONSTANT use. Lots of wipedowns, lots of food spills, etc. It’s in remarkably good shape considering — but sometimes food gets stuck in the crevices, and this seat material looks a touch nicer. Wow, and there’s a spot to store the tray on the chair! And a weird reclining position, I guess for when the baby is just starting solids? (I’m going to assume it looks a lot less scary in real life than it does in the picture.) In any event, it does seem like a great option if you’re in the market — it’s $119-$149 at Nordstrom. Ladies, which high chair has been your favorite? Oxo Tot ‘Sprout’ Chair
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And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
I realize this is totally out there, but since this group is pretty well grounded, would be interested to hear anyone else’s experience. My BIL committed suicide in his bedroom in my MIL’s house about a year before my twins were born (they’re now almost 2 1/2). After the boys were born, my MIL decided to re-open the room (she had basically shut off that part of the house, understandably) and turn it into a nursery/playroom. That’s where the boys sleep when they’re at her house and that’s where all their toys are. We haven’t expressly avoided talking about my BIL, but his name just doesn’t come up that much in conversation although I have mentioned him when looking at wedding photos with my kids (just pointing to people in the photos and saying “there’s mama, and there’s daddy, and there’s daddy with Uncle Tim.”) A few days ago, one of my sons said “Uncle Tim plays trumpet.” I knew he’d played guitar but that was it. I asked my husband and he said his brother had played in elementary school. My MIL said she’d never mentioned Tim playing trumpet to the boys. Today he apparently told my MIL that he was going on a long car ride with Uncle Tim. We don’t believe in ghosts (although if my BIL were haunting anyplace, it would be the bedroom that’s the nursery/playroom). Mostly it’s just kind of unsettling. My guess is that in the very few times we’ve mentioned my BIL, my son has picked up on a shift in our voices and body language and is trying to figure out what the deal with Uncle Tim is. Has anyone had a similar experience? My au pair says that many people back home believe that small children see ghosts, so talking about dead people is clearly not weird for toddlers. But it is something we’re puzzling over.
Any recommendations for a good toddler speech therapist in NOVA? We have been seeing one through county early intervention for the last six months, and it hasn’t been a good fit. Kiddo’s developmental specialist said today he is completely meeting the baseline requirements for his chronological age (number of words is good) but she is concerned about how far behind his expressive is lagging behind his receptive. She’s not been one to sound an alarm bell unless something is wrong, and every time she has raised an issue with us, we have been so happy we worked to fix it — so before y’all poo poo me for wanting more speech therapy for my “normal” child, please keep that in mind.
Husband and I have had concerns about the speech therapist for a while, and his specialist (who we love and trust) was also not happy with the tactics she was using with him. In short, the speech therapist thinks that because he meets baseline, there’s not much more we could or should be doing — we generally get the sense she is annoyed our son qualifies for services due to his prematurity, as he is otherwise “caught up” to normal kids his age (though admittedly on the very lowest end of the spectrum of what he “should” be expressing).
We’re also going to work with his specialist to try to find someone new, but figured I would throw it out there to the hive to see if you knew anyone. We’re willing to pay for a private therapist at this point to see some improvement and prevent this from becoming a problem down the road.
My 5yo toddler has been having these recurring nosebleeds at school and at night. We took him to the pediatrician and they said it was normal and that humidity might be the issue.
Any tops/ insight from the mamahive?
Can I just say publically that I love my grandma? She’s pushing 90 and I just saw her this weekend. I’m 9+ months pregnant (due three days ago…ugh) with my second kid. As I was leaving she tells me, “you look decent, considering. But honey. Treat yourself to something nice and burn those maternity clothes as soon as humanly possible.” And hands me $200.
She had me cracking up for the past 24 hours just thinking about it. I am so sick of being pregnant. And these maternity clothes (many of which I was sick of and wanted to burn the FIRST TIME but am too cheap). And my dear grandmother calls it like she sees it.
Happy Tuesday :)
My 18-MO pronounces the “d” sound instead of the “b” sound— consistently. He can say Dog and Dada and other real “d” words but all his “b” words are also pronounced as “d.” So, “bye-bye” and “ball” are “Die-Die” and “dall.”
“Die-Die” in particular scares me because he says it ALL the time, it’s one word he definitely knows how to use.
The pediatrician said not to worry about this. DS has at least 12 different words he uses (most start with “c” or “d”), and that’s the only milestone she is concerned about at 18 months. Still, it would be really comforting to hear that someone has experience with this and the pronunciation changed without intervention?
Does your daycare have screens? DD’s daycare just rolled out an ipad program, where teachers can take pictures and log diaper changes to send parents reports and updates throughout the day. Teachers are also allowed to show kids programming for 5-10 minutes throughout the day. Kiddo is 2 years old.The daycare didn’t really notify the parents about this program, nor do I think there is a clear policy about how much screen time the kids will receive. I understand that technology and screens are unavoidable, but this really bugs me. I don’t need pictures and diaper updates and I don’t want my kid watching an ipad. I am not sure what my options are from here – switch daycares? Ha ya right, that’s pretty much impossible out here.
I used a high chair for a grand total of 8 months. We used a Bumbo seat on the table (shh, don’t tell the mom police) from ages 5-8 months, then a giant Graco high chair (do not recommend, cleaning was a bi-atch) until about 16 months, and then I switched to a cheap molded plastic booster seat. Now we use the booster seat sometimes, and sometimes kiddo wants to stand on the regular dining chair.