Sunday, November 16, 2008

Goodbye highchair...

It became apparent this weekend that the boys were trying to tell us something. In the mornings when Tom's at work, Nate has been wanting to sit in "Mommy's chair" at the table. Then all of a sudden Nile was begging to sit in Nate's booster seat for snacks. We decided that, just maybe, it was time to make a change.

So tonight, for dinner, the whole family sat at the table for the first time. It felt strange, but yet felt totally right. Like we hadn't really eaten as a family until now.
I guess it is finally time to put away the highchair. It's going to be bittersweet, now that I will have to accept that my baby is not really a baby any more. But getting the big blue highchair out of the kitchen...well, that will be nice.
Figuring out how to get Nate to stay in his seat for meals, now that will be the next challenge!


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can't believe how big Nile looks!!! Good luck with getting Nate to stay in his chair....Andrew STILL gets up and out of his seat. The most common excuse is, "I HAVE TO GO POTTY."

Chervenka5 said...

If you find a way to keep Nate in his seat, please pass along the advice! We have had the same experience as the comment above. We now limit Caleb to one bathroom trip per meal. We are so mean!