We spent it at our friends Klaus and Carrie's house with their two kids, Ani (4) and Elsa (2). Rachel loved being around them. She laughed and crawled and cruised and tried to climb up onto the coffee table. When we directed her to the ottoman, she fell and did a nasty bonk on her head. She cried for about two minutes, cuddled in Drew's arms, cruised along the table to get picked up by mommy, cuddled in her arms for a minute....and then she wanted down to go to Dada again.
We brought over Moroccan stew and chocolate covered toffee bars. We stashed Rached in a booster seat and she did quite well. It was the second time in two days -- last night we shared a pizza with friends of ours three blocks away -- that Rachel has been in a booster seat. So, Drew says he'll try to find one on a shopping expedition with Rachel later this week. A booster seat! I had sort of assumed that she'd go straight from a high chair to sitting at the table like a little lady in, oh, two years or so. Guess not.
It will be great to have her sitting in a grownup chair. We love her high chair and plan to keep it a while, but it's nice to have another dining option, as well. And it means our small eating nook will be (slightly) less crowded, which will make mealtimes a bit easier. Now if we can only get her to eat an all-grownup meal AND drink milk from a sippy cup....
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I let Goldie practice sitting at a "big" table -- big for her; I set up a kiddie table and chairs in the kitchen for some of her snacks/meals. It seems strange to me to just have one child sitting there, though; for years, Cal and Cam ate there together. The other day, though, Cal sat with Goldie, and kept her company while she ate.
ReplyDeleteLisa, if Drew hasn't already purchased one you're welcome to have our booster seat. Rachel used it when she was over a few months ago. It straps onto a regular seat and can either be pushed up to the table or used with the tray that comes with it.
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