Family Time

Conor is just 4 days shy of being 5 months old.  I seem to say it a lot but I truly can't believe how quickly time is flying by.  While I intend to continue to supply most of Conor's nutrition it is time to start introducing him to the wonderful world of food.  In order to do that I had to do some thinking about how we would go about this. 

Growing up we always ate dinner as a family at the table.  It was a time to reflect on the day that had passed and talk about things that were coming up.  While there are certain memories of the dinner table that are not fond (like sitting at the table until bedtime because I refused to eat my meatloaf), most of my family dinner memories are good ones.  I specifically remember when Danielle was little and she would sit in her high chair eating while we ate and she just talked and talked as she tried to be apart of our conversations about math class, hockey practice, and reading circles.  Dinner was simply a time when the TV was turned off and we just focused on each other.

I very much want this same experience for Conor.  Currently Josh and I do not sit down at the table and eat together (we usually eat in the living room while working or watching a show).  But, in order to give Conor the best that we can, this habit must change.  But first, Conor needs a place to sit!

I had originally wanted a booster type high chair but after playing around with it a little a realized it is not what I wanted and therefore I returned it and now searching for just the right highchair to meet our needs.  I would like a chair that allows Conor to be apart of our dinner experience and one that will be easily cleaned (so many of the plastic ones have too many places for food to hide!).  I have been looking at wooden high chairs that will be able to grow with Conor as he gets older but is still too small to sit in a regular chair as it is important that Conor always feel apart of dinner time.  I have my eye on a few and can't wait to make the final decision.

Once I do then it will be time to reveal our new dinning room and prepare for Conor's FIRST family dinner!

xoxo
Erin