Not by anything I've done, but only by the blood of Jesus Christ am I saved.
God bless and happy Easter.
~jh
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Thoughts on Easter
This is a very special Easter for me. It's my first official one as a mom. Since turning 30 and becoming a mom, I've had a lot of thoughts on where my life is and where I want it to be. Just before I turned 30, I decided I wanted to build my relationship with The Lord and read the bible cover to cover before I turn 31. I only truly let God into my heart when I was 24. I want to raise Henry to know Christ, but first I need to start with myself. I'm happy to announce that I am 45 days in and 12% through the bible! The plan I'm using has me read a little Old Testament, a little New Testament, proverbs and psalms everyday; I really like the way it's organized. Sometimes I miss days, and try to make those up. I do a lot of my reading while nursing Henry which has become such a peaceful time for us both. The great timing about this plan is that I've just finished Matthew, so the crusifiction and resurrection are very fresh in my mind. I've felt overwhelmingly emotional this weekend, reading about the last supper and the events leading up to Jesus' capture this week. I ask Matt a lot of questions like, "how could they [the disciples] just leave him?" and "how could Peter say he didn't even know him when he was ready to die with Jesus?" Matt's beliefs and comments are always very matter-of-fact. "Because, that was the profecy." His faith is so true and undilluted. It's refreshing. This weekend's holiday marks the anniversary of a profecy come true. God sent his son to die for our sins, so that we may live eternally in His kingdom.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
So long to my 20s
As I drove home from drill today, my last drive as a 20 something, I pressed play on my cd player and a funny emo mix I made Matt comes. It's Ohio is for Lovers and it made me giggle and think back to when Matt and I first started dating--trading mix CDs-- and then further to the beginning of my twenties, and so the reminiscing begins....
At 20, I had just transferred to UCM on a huge leap of faith. I didn't know a soul in the whole state of Missouri. The course of my life had changed drastically and I was up for the challenge. I joined Sigma Kappa, making some of the best friends of my life. As my twenties went on, I graduated from college and was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the Army, starting my career. During my mid twenties, I met the love of my life and my best friend, Matt, publicly accepted Christ as my Lord and savior getting baptized, deployed to Iraq, got promoted twice, married my love, and moved 6 times (twice across country--man, I love a good roadtrip). In my late twenties, I commanded the best company in the Army, transferred to the National Guard and grew in ways I didn't know possible when I became a mother.
A few months ago I was sad to be turning 30, but after today's reflection, I couldn't be more at peace. I know God has put me right where I'm supposed to be, and I'm excited for the next decade. I know there will be many moves, hopefully more children, and lots of laughs. I'll be praying for patience and a heart full of love.
~jh
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Adventures in Cloth Diapering
Babies are expensive! Did anyone tell you that yet, or did you figure it out on your own? I read a ton of articles about how to save money with a new child and found out about cloth diapers. These are NOT our parents safety pin cloth diapers that you soak in a bucket with bleach, oh how times have changed. The first time my husband saw a "prefold" diaper, he said he thought that was a dust rag, because so many of our parents used them as rags after we were out of diapers. Then we started looking at ALL the different kinds of cloth diapers and man, there are a lot!! We needed to see them in person, and I highly recommend going somewhere in person to check them out for first time cloth diaperers!
When I was about 6 months pregnant, we decided to go to a cloth diapering store in Olympia, Simple Cloth to check out some different brands in person. From our online research we found that Fuzzibuns and Bungenius were the most popular and we figured we'd end up with one of those. The people at Simple Cloth were extremly helpful and gave us a demo, showing us all the brands the carry, the differences and styles. All of the diaper brands have advantages and disadvantages, but I'll talk a little later on what we picked and why.
The initial reason why we went with cloth diapering was the save money!! It's a lot of upfront investing, but it works out to be less expensive than disposables. And the more babies you get through them, the less expensive it is! After deciding to go cloth, we found out a lot of the other benefits like being "green" and creating a lot less trash. And [knock on wood] but Henry has NEVER had diaper rash! Having his sensitive skin up against soft microfiber has really been beneficial and I think that's why he's never gotten a diaper rash.
It was easier than I thought to get started. You have to have a diaper pail liner, or at least it's convenient. We got 2, so that when one's in the wash, you have one to use. If you exclusively breastfeed, you don't have to spray out the diapers before they go in the washer machine! What? Yea, it was easy. You just throw all the diapers straight in the washer and don't ever have to touch anything. We just ended up doing some more laundry than the average person. We washed diapers every other night in the beginning, when our diaper pail got full. Now we wash every 3 days (at 10months old). We do use disposable when we travel. If it's a short trip, we can stay in cloth, but if we got out of town for a few days we'll use disposable so we don't have to travel around a bag of dirty diapers, yuck!
The more inexpensive way to start your cloth diapering journey is with a type of diaper called "prefold." This is a diaper that looks like old-style diapers, except now they're paired with a cover [diaper] made with PUL (polyurethane) which is waterproof. Ok, so these are a little tricky and have a learning curve. To do diaper changes, you have to lay the cover out, lay the prefold on top of it, and fold in the sides and fold up the front and snap it in place on baby. It takes some practice, but once you get the hang of it, it's easy. You can by a 12 pack of prefolds for $27.99. This is recommended for the newborn time period because they pee so little, but so often that there are many, many diaper changes. But with this type you only have to change the insert and can use the cover again, assuming it didn't get wet.
We used the Cover and prefold method during the days, and went with a Thirsties Pocket style diaper for nights. The Thirsties brand diaper has a tunnel, so you can put an insert in through the front or back, and the insert agitates out in the washer easily. The Thirsties insert has 2 pieces that snap together. The layer closest to baby is microfiber and the outer layer is hemp. Hemp is supposed to be a very absorbent fabric. And we've had very good luck at night with these diapers. We only had leaks when we needed to move to the next size up.
The initial reason why we went with cloth diapering was the save money!! It's a lot of upfront investing, but it works out to be less expensive than disposables. And the more babies you get through them, the less expensive it is! After deciding to go cloth, we found out a lot of the other benefits like being "green" and creating a lot less trash. And [knock on wood] but Henry has NEVER had diaper rash! Having his sensitive skin up against soft microfiber has really been beneficial and I think that's why he's never gotten a diaper rash.
It was easier than I thought to get started. You have to have a diaper pail liner, or at least it's convenient. We got 2, so that when one's in the wash, you have one to use. If you exclusively breastfeed, you don't have to spray out the diapers before they go in the washer machine! What? Yea, it was easy. You just throw all the diapers straight in the washer and don't ever have to touch anything. We just ended up doing some more laundry than the average person. We washed diapers every other night in the beginning, when our diaper pail got full. Now we wash every 3 days (at 10months old). We do use disposable when we travel. If it's a short trip, we can stay in cloth, but if we got out of town for a few days we'll use disposable so we don't have to travel around a bag of dirty diapers, yuck!
The more inexpensive way to start your cloth diapering journey is with a type of diaper called "prefold." This is a diaper that looks like old-style diapers, except now they're paired with a cover [diaper] made with PUL (polyurethane) which is waterproof. Ok, so these are a little tricky and have a learning curve. To do diaper changes, you have to lay the cover out, lay the prefold on top of it, and fold in the sides and fold up the front and snap it in place on baby. It takes some practice, but once you get the hang of it, it's easy. You can by a 12 pack of prefolds for $27.99. This is recommended for the newborn time period because they pee so little, but so often that there are many, many diaper changes. But with this type you only have to change the insert and can use the cover again, assuming it didn't get wet.
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| Basic Infant Prefold with a Thirsties Cover (size one: 6-18lbs) |
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| Thirsties Pocket diaper, microfiber insert, hemp insert (size two: 18-40lbs) |
To start out with newborn Henry, we bought 2 dozen prefolds and 6 Thirsties covers (3 snaps and 3 hook and loop "velcro") and 6 Thirsties pocket diapers. We also bought 2 pail liners, a diaper sprayer, some Country Save powder detergent, and were gifted a wet bag for the diaper bag. This was about $340 to start us out. All the Thirsties diapers we bought were Size One which is 0-9 Months, 6-18lbs. We bought the diaper sprayer, but honestly we've only ever used it 3 times! It's just NOT a necessity. To be graphic, we only used it when we started solid foods, before the poop got solid.
The Thirsties diapers we decided to go with come in 2 sizes: size one says 0-9 months and 6-18lbs, and size two says 9-36 months and 18-20lbs. We had to move up to size 2 when Henry was about 15lbs at 6-7 months old. So we didn't quite make it to the limits with size one. They started leaking on us ): but once we moved up to the next size, we didn't have any issues. Now Thirsties makes a One size diaper, so you don't have to buy 2 different sizes. A lot of the different brands come in One size.
When we bought our next "stash" we decided to go with a different type of Thirsties diaper for daytime. The type we bought is called an "all-in-one" or AIO. These diapers are one piece, and very similar to using a disposable diaper. We got all snaps in the next size up because we just found that the velcro didn't stay as well as we'd like.
Aren't the patterns adorable?? Shown above is the outside of the "all-in-one" (AIO) diaper we went with. You can see on the outside there are adjustable snaps for height and closing around the waist. The legs holes have elastic to stop leaks, which have been great.
The Thirsties diapers we decided to go with come in 2 sizes: size one says 0-9 months and 6-18lbs, and size two says 9-36 months and 18-20lbs. We had to move up to size 2 when Henry was about 15lbs at 6-7 months old. So we didn't quite make it to the limits with size one. They started leaking on us ): but once we moved up to the next size, we didn't have any issues. Now Thirsties makes a One size diaper, so you don't have to buy 2 different sizes. A lot of the different brands come in One size.
When we bought our next "stash" we decided to go with a different type of Thirsties diaper for daytime. The type we bought is called an "all-in-one" or AIO. These diapers are one piece, and very similar to using a disposable diaper. We got all snaps in the next size up because we just found that the velcro didn't stay as well as we'd like.
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| Thirsties Duo All in One (size two: 18-40lbs) |
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| Inside of the Thirsties Duo All in One (size two 18-40lbs) |
I've only talked about Thirties diapers because the majority of our stash is that brand. Some of the selling points for us were the leg gussets that do a FABULOUS job of preventing leaks, and we liked the "tunnel" design. Most pocket diapers only have an insert that can go in from one side. The Thirsties just seemed a lot easer to get inserts in and out and position them. Caring for cloth diapers has also been relatively easy. We just throw them in the wash, and hang dry the pocket diapers, and throw the "all-in-ones" in the dryer on low. All the different kinds and brands can get a little confusing, so let me know if you need clarification on anything.
Let me know what you think, or if you have questions about cloth diapering. I've been so impressed with local cloth diaper stores. The CD store here in Pittsburgh, has been a great resource too!
Happy Parenting!
~jh
Friday, February 28, 2014
5 Newborn Products to Help Make Life Easier
It's such an incredible time to bring home a little bundle of sleepy joy home for the first time. We set up the crib, got a rocking chair, had a changing pad set up on a little dresser and thought we were ready to bring our baby home. When we came home, we didn't realize I would have a difficult time going up and down our stairs. For the first 2 weeks of Henry's life I lived in our living room. But there are a few products that made our transition much easier. We didn't have all of these things from the start, but we will for the next one! Ok, here it goes...
1. Nursing pillow
Whether you decide to go with a Boppy or a Brest Friend pillow this helped with positioning for breastfeeding. If you decide to nurse, those first few weeks seem like you breastfeed round the clock and it can get tiresome piling up pillows just right. The Boppy pillow can also be used to prop baby up. In an earlier post, I do a full review of the Brest Friend pillow. It's really ideal for shorter mamas. Compared to the Boppy, it's not as tall, helping position the baby. It has a buckle that goes all around your waist so it really stays where you want it. We bought ours off of Amazon for around $35.
2. Rock and Play
3. Changing Pad
This is just a basic changing pad that we put strong velcro on the bottom of to attach it to a dresser. It's curved up on the edges to keep baby from rolling. We had this changing pad up in his room, and one that attached to the pack n' play downstairs. It worked out perfectly for us. I'm glad we didn't get a changing table, because we had a perfectly good dresser that will work fine for Henry for a few years. We got this one off Amazon. It was around $20, and we got 2 covers which were each around $9. Trust me, you'll need extra ones. We were lucky enough to get some hand me down covers from friends--so I think we have 5 in total. They get peed on a lot in the beginning (:
4. Woombie Original
This little gadget is AWESOME! I wish we had it when we brought Henry home from the hospital. We didn't get it until Henry was about 3 months old. The woombie was designed by nurses, and they call it the "safest, most natural way to swaddle your baby." It is made of really stretchy, breathable material (kinda like a yoga pant). It has a long zipper, and a snap over the top like a sleeper. Henry could move his arms around easily. It swaddles the baby in a way that allows them to move around easily. I seriously could not get the hang of swaddling. My husband was the only one who could do it in a way that Henry actually stayed wrapped up. He could break out of my sad-attempt-for-a-swaddle in seconds. So for me, this was Mommy-proof---which I desperately needed. We stopped swaddling him around the time he started to roll 4-5 months, so we didn't get a ton of use out of this, but we will keep it on hand for the next one! The Woombie Original was $26 from this site.
5. Moby Wrap
My doula is the first person who introduced me to the Moby Wrap. It's essentially a really long piece of semi-stretchy fabric that you wrap around yourself to carry baby. It definitely has a learning curve. We had to watch youtube a few times to really get the hang of it. When we first came home, I wasn't allowed to carry anything heavier than the baby, which meant I wasn't able to carry Henry in his car seat. This was so so so useful, and much easier than lugging around the car seat every time you have to run errands. It cost around $50. We bought ours from Simple Cloth, a cloth diaper store in Olympia, WA where we were living. (And yes, we cloth diaper!! We love it!!!! I'm planning on writing a post on that in the future) I've heard of people using this carrier through toddlerhood, but that just wasn't the case for us. Because the fabric is kind of stretchy, Henry really weighed it down after he reached 15lbs. But he didn't reach that until 6 months. So this was my primary carrier for the first half a year. If I had to run to the grocery store, I would put the wrap on at home, carry Henry to the car, buckle him in his car seat, then when I got to the store I would slip Henry in the wrap already on my body. It worked really well for us. I would also put him in the wrap to go on walks.
These are just a few items that really improved our lifestyle in the beginning. I'm all for making things easier, and these items really helped.
1. Nursing pillow
Whether you decide to go with a Boppy or a Brest Friend pillow this helped with positioning for breastfeeding. If you decide to nurse, those first few weeks seem like you breastfeed round the clock and it can get tiresome piling up pillows just right. The Boppy pillow can also be used to prop baby up. In an earlier post, I do a full review of the Brest Friend pillow. It's really ideal for shorter mamas. Compared to the Boppy, it's not as tall, helping position the baby. It has a buckle that goes all around your waist so it really stays where you want it. We bought ours off of Amazon for around $35.
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| Skittles, our dog thinks it's just right for her (: |
2. Rock and Play
We called ours a taco, because that's what it reminded my sister of, and well--- it just stuck. Henry slept in this for the first 4 months! We moved across the country when Henry was 6 weeks old, stayed with family, in hotels and just in transit for awhile. The "taco" has been incredibly easy to pack in and out. It folds in half really easy. It keeps baby on an angle which I know is a concern for parents of baby with reflux. We would just swaddle Henry and put him to nap and sleep at night. He did grow out of it around 4-5 months when he wanted to roll around. We got ours at Babies R Us for around $50.
3. Changing Pad
This is just a basic changing pad that we put strong velcro on the bottom of to attach it to a dresser. It's curved up on the edges to keep baby from rolling. We had this changing pad up in his room, and one that attached to the pack n' play downstairs. It worked out perfectly for us. I'm glad we didn't get a changing table, because we had a perfectly good dresser that will work fine for Henry for a few years. We got this one off Amazon. It was around $20, and we got 2 covers which were each around $9. Trust me, you'll need extra ones. We were lucky enough to get some hand me down covers from friends--so I think we have 5 in total. They get peed on a lot in the beginning (:
4. Woombie Original
This little gadget is AWESOME! I wish we had it when we brought Henry home from the hospital. We didn't get it until Henry was about 3 months old. The woombie was designed by nurses, and they call it the "safest, most natural way to swaddle your baby." It is made of really stretchy, breathable material (kinda like a yoga pant). It has a long zipper, and a snap over the top like a sleeper. Henry could move his arms around easily. It swaddles the baby in a way that allows them to move around easily. I seriously could not get the hang of swaddling. My husband was the only one who could do it in a way that Henry actually stayed wrapped up. He could break out of my sad-attempt-for-a-swaddle in seconds. So for me, this was Mommy-proof---which I desperately needed. We stopped swaddling him around the time he started to roll 4-5 months, so we didn't get a ton of use out of this, but we will keep it on hand for the next one! The Woombie Original was $26 from this site.
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| Henry in the Woombie around 3 months, also in the taco (: |
5. Moby Wrap
My doula is the first person who introduced me to the Moby Wrap. It's essentially a really long piece of semi-stretchy fabric that you wrap around yourself to carry baby. It definitely has a learning curve. We had to watch youtube a few times to really get the hang of it. When we first came home, I wasn't allowed to carry anything heavier than the baby, which meant I wasn't able to carry Henry in his car seat. This was so so so useful, and much easier than lugging around the car seat every time you have to run errands. It cost around $50. We bought ours from Simple Cloth, a cloth diaper store in Olympia, WA where we were living. (And yes, we cloth diaper!! We love it!!!! I'm planning on writing a post on that in the future) I've heard of people using this carrier through toddlerhood, but that just wasn't the case for us. Because the fabric is kind of stretchy, Henry really weighed it down after he reached 15lbs. But he didn't reach that until 6 months. So this was my primary carrier for the first half a year. If I had to run to the grocery store, I would put the wrap on at home, carry Henry to the car, buckle him in his car seat, then when I got to the store I would slip Henry in the wrap already on my body. It worked really well for us. I would also put him in the wrap to go on walks.
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| Henry in the Moby doing a hip carry around 4-5 months old |
**Please let me know what you think of this product and/or my review!! Leave me a comment and let me know if you want me to review a specific parenting product!!
Happy Parenting!!
~jh
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Pumping: Medela Harmony Manual Breast Pump
The Medela Harmony Manual Breast Pump
Purpose: Milk expression
Price: $39 at Target & $32 on Amazon
I know what you're thinking, a hand pump?! Aren't those from the old days of pumping? Me too. I was highly skeptical of this. I started out using an electric Medela hospital grade pump (see past posts), and I would pump for 30-40 minutes when I couldn't feed Henry----which I thought was normal and I didn't have any issue with it---UNTIL I purchased the Medela hand pump! This thing has changed my life. I pump for 10 minutes and get the same, if not MORE, milk out!!! It's insane.
So the hand pump has 2 directions to press the lever, one way to get your milk to letdown, short quick pulses. And the other way is longer pulses once your milk has letdown. The kit comes with a flange, the filter piece, a bottle, stand, and the lever.
I CAN'T stress enough how simple and easy this has made pumping for me. Now, I must say I'm a part-time pumper so it may not be ideal if you're a dull time pumper. But for me, it's perfect. I'm even thinking about selling my Medela Lactina Select!!
I bought mine at target for $39 but I just saw it on amazon for $32. Although I have it pictured below with the small 2.5oz container, it fits a 5 oz bottle and all medela bottles.
**Please let me know what you think of this product and/or my review!! Leave me a comment and let me know if you want me to review a specific parenting product!!
~jh
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
The Bumbo Floor Seat Review
The Bumbo Floor Seat
Ages: 1 month+
Purpose: Seat babies who can't sit up on their own
Price: $39.99 on Amazon
I'm sure most people have hear of or seen the Bumbo seat. It's a very popular item. Target claims that it is a parenting essential. I don't exactly agree with that opinion. I was very surprised to see the recommended age as young as 1 month. We put Henry in it at about 3 months when he had good sturdy neck control and we weren't worried about him flopping over. I've heard of accidents when parents put baby in this seat on a table. I cannot stress this enough---if you decide to purchase this seat, NEVER put the seat on top of anything. It is meant for the floor only.
The seat is made of polyurethane and has a very sturdy base. It's easy to clean and has a 3 point seat belt to keep baby secure. It is contoured especially to hold babies in.
This was a good starting point for sitting. It got Henry excited about sitting up. Although in the beginning he wouldn't last very long in the bumbo. My biggest complaint about this product is that because the leg holes are so contoured to hold baby in, they aren't very big for chubby legs! Baby's legs outgrew the holes rather quickly. His thighs couldn't fit easily in this chair after 6 months or so.
I recommend this product, but I don't consider it a "must have."
The Bumbo Floor Seat gets 4 STARS. It lost one for the small leg holes.
UPDATE: Our formerly stationary baby has transformed into an incredibly mobile babe after just about everything---including his favorite blue bumbo! Once your babe is mobile, I recommend moving the bumbo out of sight because it tips easy when they try to pull up on it.
**Please let me know what you think of this product and/or my review!! Leave me a comment and let me know if you want me to review a specific parenting product!!
~jh
Ages: 1 month+
Purpose: Seat babies who can't sit up on their own
Price: $39.99 on Amazon
I'm sure most people have hear of or seen the Bumbo seat. It's a very popular item. Target claims that it is a parenting essential. I don't exactly agree with that opinion. I was very surprised to see the recommended age as young as 1 month. We put Henry in it at about 3 months when he had good sturdy neck control and we weren't worried about him flopping over. I've heard of accidents when parents put baby in this seat on a table. I cannot stress this enough---if you decide to purchase this seat, NEVER put the seat on top of anything. It is meant for the floor only.
The seat is made of polyurethane and has a very sturdy base. It's easy to clean and has a 3 point seat belt to keep baby secure. It is contoured especially to hold babies in.
This was a good starting point for sitting. It got Henry excited about sitting up. Although in the beginning he wouldn't last very long in the bumbo. My biggest complaint about this product is that because the leg holes are so contoured to hold baby in, they aren't very big for chubby legs! Baby's legs outgrew the holes rather quickly. His thighs couldn't fit easily in this chair after 6 months or so.
I recommend this product, but I don't consider it a "must have."
The Bumbo Floor Seat gets 4 STARS. It lost one for the small leg holes.
UPDATE: Our formerly stationary baby has transformed into an incredibly mobile babe after just about everything---including his favorite blue bumbo! Once your babe is mobile, I recommend moving the bumbo out of sight because it tips easy when they try to pull up on it.
**Please let me know what you think of this product and/or my review!! Leave me a comment and let me know if you want me to review a specific parenting product!!
~jh
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| Henry at 5 months |
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| Internal Straps |
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Inglesina Fast Table Chair Review (an alternative to the high chair)
Inglesina Fast Table Chair
Max Weight: 37 lbs
Purpose: To attach to dinning table at home and/or out at restaurants
Price: $47.45 on Amazon
We were introduced to this seat by my husband's cousin, who owned one for her then 11 month old. The had the lime green one, and we loved how convenient it looked. Once we started thinking about solid foods for Henry (around 6 months) we watched the video and decided to get one (in red---Go Buckeyes).
The Inglesina Fast Table Chair is a padded seat with internal straps that can be screwed on to most tables, and folded up into a drawstring bag for easy carry. Henry was only about 15 lbs when we first put him in this seat, and we had no issues with him slipping or sliding. The internal straps are great for "leaner" babies. The arms have grips on the bottom to aid in security. The chair screws on with the gray arms underneath which really anchor the seat to your table. Now, we have a lip underneath our table so we really have to unscrew the arms all the way to get it on and off, which is a little time consuming. But we bring this with us whenever we go out to a restaurant or to the grandparents so there is a good secure place to feed baby.
I'm not sure if I would call this chair "fast" but it is a table chair and it is very fitting for my now 18lb baby. I will be interested to see how this grows with my son and if he can really stay in it until 37lbs. I'll update this review as he gets bigger.
I give this product 4.5 STARS!
This product is a MUST HAVE!!!
Max Weight: 37 lbs
Purpose: To attach to dinning table at home and/or out at restaurants
Price: $47.45 on Amazon
We were introduced to this seat by my husband's cousin, who owned one for her then 11 month old. The had the lime green one, and we loved how convenient it looked. Once we started thinking about solid foods for Henry (around 6 months) we watched the video and decided to get one (in red---Go Buckeyes).
The Inglesina Fast Table Chair is a padded seat with internal straps that can be screwed on to most tables, and folded up into a drawstring bag for easy carry. Henry was only about 15 lbs when we first put him in this seat, and we had no issues with him slipping or sliding. The internal straps are great for "leaner" babies. The arms have grips on the bottom to aid in security. The chair screws on with the gray arms underneath which really anchor the seat to your table. Now, we have a lip underneath our table so we really have to unscrew the arms all the way to get it on and off, which is a little time consuming. But we bring this with us whenever we go out to a restaurant or to the grandparents so there is a good secure place to feed baby.
I'm not sure if I would call this chair "fast" but it is a table chair and it is very fitting for my now 18lb baby. I will be interested to see how this grows with my son and if he can really stay in it until 37lbs. I'll update this review as he gets bigger.
I give this product 4.5 STARS!
This product is a MUST HAVE!!!
**Please let me know what you think of this product and/or my review!! Leave me a comment and let me know if you want me to review a specific parenting product!!
UPDATE: As we have started Henry on finger foods, things have gotten messy! The entire fabric part of this seat is machine washable (we throw it in the dryer too). It isn't terribly hard to get on and off, but it is a task. I love how cushiony this seat is, but I see the advantage in a high chair that can be easily wiped down. I'm changing my rating to 4.0 stars.
~jh
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| Back of seat |
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| Internal Straps |
Nuby The Nibbler Review
Nuby, The Nibbler
Ages: 6 months +
Purpose: Fill with fruits/veggies and baby can feed themselves
Price: 2 pack is $7.99 on Amazon
We received this product as a gift and didn't try it out until Henry was about 7 months. Henry has always been good at feedings. He keeps his arms down and likes to be fed like a king, so we were in search of something to get him inspired to do some work with eating. My sister had used this and gave us two Nuby Nibblers.
It takes apart into 3 pieces; the mesh bucket (2-3 ounce size), the ring, and the handle. This baby hand held feeder is the perfect size and shape for baby's hand. Henry took to it immediately. We put bananas in it, and it was the perfect consistency to mush through the mesh part of the feeder. This has been such a great tool for keeping baby occupied while preparing dinner, etc.
The one con I would give The Nibbler is ease of cleaning. It is next to IMPOSSIBLE to get the mesh part clean on this feeder. Now we've only used banana in it, tried hand washing, tried the dishwasher and it's still not clean.
I give this product 3 STARS! There is a major design flaw in the mesh being difficult to clean, but it gets the seal of approval for occupying baby and allowing him to feed himself!
I do consider this product a MUST HAVE for helping babies stay occupied!
Ages: 6 months +
Purpose: Fill with fruits/veggies and baby can feed themselves
Price: 2 pack is $7.99 on Amazon
We received this product as a gift and didn't try it out until Henry was about 7 months. Henry has always been good at feedings. He keeps his arms down and likes to be fed like a king, so we were in search of something to get him inspired to do some work with eating. My sister had used this and gave us two Nuby Nibblers.
It takes apart into 3 pieces; the mesh bucket (2-3 ounce size), the ring, and the handle. This baby hand held feeder is the perfect size and shape for baby's hand. Henry took to it immediately. We put bananas in it, and it was the perfect consistency to mush through the mesh part of the feeder. This has been such a great tool for keeping baby occupied while preparing dinner, etc.
The one con I would give The Nibbler is ease of cleaning. It is next to IMPOSSIBLE to get the mesh part clean on this feeder. Now we've only used banana in it, tried hand washing, tried the dishwasher and it's still not clean.
I give this product 3 STARS! There is a major design flaw in the mesh being difficult to clean, but it gets the seal of approval for occupying baby and allowing him to feed himself!
I do consider this product a MUST HAVE for helping babies stay occupied!
**Please let me know what you think of this product and/or my review!! Leave me a comment and let me know if you want me to review a specific parenting product!!
~jh
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| Mesh bucket, ring, and handle |
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| Contoured grip |
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