Couple of blogs ago, I wrote about the herculean task of feeding our kid. Since then, it has not become any easier...not in the least. In fact, not only her face and clothes, but our furniture and the clothes of the person feeding her would bear the 'stains of war', i.e. feeding Jenny.
We finally decided that enough was enough. Having to handle a hyperactive toddler is one thing. But having to handle the toddler as well as a plate and a spoon and having to run around the house trying to feed the said toddler, only to have her spray the food back at you, because she just figured out that food makes good spitting material....not a pretty sight afterwards...
To cut a long story short, we bought her a chair. The kind of chair one uses for babies is like this: take an ordinary dining chair. Put the baby chair on top of it and strap it down! Next put the baby in the seat and strap her down! Next fix a tray in front of her onto the chair and voila! Baby is set for dining!
When Jennifer said in her chair for the first time, she couldn't stop giggling. She finally was on eye-level with the rest of us. She could at last see what was on the table. She could sit on her own without anyone of us having to support her.
And feeding has become much easier. Not that it has become less messy...but at least the surroundings are left unblemished! And she seems to get more food into herself now. So, all in all, a very convenient addition to the baby stuff at home. I guess after the pacifier and the rocking seat, this feeding chair comes next to the children-inventions I wouldn't mind promoting. They have been life-savers!!!
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