Eating is turning into a new kind of adventure with R. She no longer wants to have warm cereal for breakfast-- we used to always give her oatmeal or cream of wheat. She now insists on having (usually) whatever kind of cereal J is eating, although lately she's been demanding corn flakes, more corn flakes, please!
The other thing is that she won't sit at her high chair at the big table anymore. Nope. She has to sit at her little chair and table set (a Christmas gift from Grandma and Grandpa-- they got her this one) to eat. The only problem is that the table's still a little bit high for her when she sits with her bottom on the chair, so she likes to sit on her knees, and she's not the best at keeping her spoon--dripping with milk--over the bowl so there's usually drips and flakes everywhere.
I wonder how long she'll be doing this. She even insists on having dinner over there, so while J and I are eating at the big table, she wants to be at her own little table. Maybe if we get her a "regular" type chair for the big table she'll be more interested. I'd love to get her a Stokke Tripp Trapp chair ("the chair that grows with the child") but not at that price tag! I don't particularly want to get her a booster seat because we have guests often enough that I don't want to lose one of our four dinner table chairs. We'll just keep our eyes open on CraigsList and tag sales for other chairs that might work.
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Can you get a seat cushion or pillow that you can somehow tie onto the chair so it won't slip off, but it'll give her a boost so she'll fit the table if she's sitting down?
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Aw...she likes to sit like a big girl. Do you know how she eats at day care?
ReplyDeleteAt our day care, they have these tables that are so short that even infants can sit at them. One the other parents got a similar table and whole family sits around it to eat.
I'm thinking maybe the Japenese have a good thing going by sitting on the floor. I do prefer to sit at the table though.
her day care has those tables, too, and i think she is much more comfortable in them, which is one reason she likes her little table. she can get up/get down more easily. J was able to entice her back into the high chair by moving it down to the very lowest setting, making it much easier for her to get in and out on her own.
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