Look who is sitting up like a big boy in his high chair!! We have the OXO Tot Sprout Chair and loved it with Mazen. (It comes in a BIRCH wood now, but alas I will not be buying a new one just to have that.) Now that Birch has passed the four month mark, it’s time to start thinking about solid foods. Our pediatrician said we can introduce them whenever we feel he is ready. He is definitely showing signs of interest in our food, but mommy is not quite ready to jump into solids! I think I will wait a bit longer before trying anything with a spoon involved. But I have given him a few tastes (aka licks) of fresh fruit and watched his face for any sign of enjoyment! For now, he’s getting to sit at the table with us and participate in meals.
You might recall in its original post that the cushions were bright green. Mazen got great use out of it, and I loved the chair. It has a small footprint so it tucks nicely into corners (I can’t believe how large some of the highchair footprints are! I trip over them at rental houses.) I also love the smaller tray – it’s easy to wash in the sink. (Some of the trays they make are way too big for baby food!)
Our high chair took a long journey to the Struckmann house and Sawyer used it for the past few years. Sawyer is quite the active little boy and the cushions were well loved when it came home. YIKES!
But Sarah bought me replacement cushions – and ones in a color I much prefer in 2019 so it was a win-win! And after a good scrub, the chair is good as new.
I’m not sure yet where we’ll store it when B isn’t eating. It needs to be near the kitchen and dining room, but I obviously don’t want it in the walking area. I might just push it up like a chair here. Or we might move our marble table. (Thomas is concerned about moving the Sonos speaker because there’s not another great spot for it to provide surround sound….)
Here we are enjoying some Plenty stuffed peppers and kale caesar with Birch joining in! Doesn’t he look thrilled? I think he still prefers to eat in our laps.
Maybe he will enjoy dinners more when his food is not made of plastic!
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
Haha, I love that the high chair comes in birch wood too! You should totally get one. 😛
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KathEats says
I know!! I almost did but I thought that was a waste of the one I had 🙂
Amy says
We have that same highchair (And have loved it!) and after pulling out of storage for our now 8 month old (his older sis is 4) and saw the pad deteriorated OXO replaced the cushion for free for us!
KathEats says
Oh nice! Ours was so old from use that I didn’t bother asking, but that would have been nice!
Christina @ montessoriishmom.com says
So fun! Introducing solids is one of my favorite milestones – esciting that it’s coming up!
Alissa Stokes says
We have this chair too – it’s been through two kids and I always found it a pain to clean! But really any chair is during the baby food years. I didn’t bother using the cushions for Baby #2. Now that she’s a toddler we use it without the tray and push it under the table. Any way you can store the tray when it’s not in use and slide the chair under the table?
Angie says
My youngest is almost 3 and it’s bittersweet but so nice to be getting rid of those bigger items like high chairs and stuff.
Pam says
We have this chair and after one baby who wasn’t even that active the cushions were totally wrecked – they just don’t hold up to getting wet from wipe downs! Love the chair overall though and we are now using it for baby 2 without the cushions – my mom has instead made us a few bum cushions that can be machine washed and dried.
Ttrockwood says
Solid foods are certainly a new adventure! My favorite one year old became a blueberry monster when she was like six months and still loves them like no other- funny to see what becomes a favorite
I’m becoming more conscientious about repairing and refurbishing where possible, seems to be a lot of fatalistic views on the future of our landfills and the environment so i try where i can- replacing cushions is a great way to give that high chair a new life