Bumbo

Bumbo
Originally uploaded by deirdred75.

So Doug and I went browsing for high chairs this weekend and kept seeing this little moulded plastic baby chair, the bumbo. I of course decided that we needed it immediately. Doug, who had asked before starting out on our expedition whether we could make it without buying any toys, said he wasn't sure about it. We returned empty handed (and no new toys either.)

Then I had lunch with my NCT group and several of them raved about the chair. So of course I ran out and bought one the next day, justifying it by saying it allowed us to put off the high chair purchase for at least a month. The bumbo appears to be the coolest accessory for four month olds. The interesting thing about the seat is that helps your baby sit up when he can't quite manage it on his own yet, and then traps your baby into a sitting position when he is a bit more mobile.

Anyway Nathaniel seems to like it. It gives him a whole new perspective on the room. And soon we're going to be using it for Nathaniel's first forays into the world of solids--mmm baby rice here we come.