The First Years Minnie Mouse Feeding Seat

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The baby is at an age where mealtime is no longer a complete challenge so long as we allow her to do everything herself. And I mean everything. She prefers sitting at the table with us rather than her high chair so when we had the chance to check out The First Years Minnie Mouse Feeding Seat we jumped on it! And I'm glad we did. 

It's the perfect solution between a high chair and sitting in an actual dining chair. The seat straps securely to the chair and it even comes with a tray, which I can see being convienient if you wanted to save space and minimize the number of products you bring into your home. I've been on a minimizing kick the last year or so and the first thing that came to mind when I saw that The First Years Minnie Mouse Feeding Seat came with a tray was: this is perfect because now you don't even need a high chair! Because not only could you use this at the table as a booster with no tray when your child is older but you could also use it as a high chair by popping the tray on. The tray is adjustable as is the safety harness so the seat can easily grow with your child. Ours gets use at mealtime time and at play time as I find this scene often:

We were also sent coordinating dish ware. I really enjoy trying different types of dishware for kids, I feel like that should be a proper job title. You know, like a food critic? Except it'd be a baby/toddler dish ware critic. Okay, now that I typed it out it admittedly sounds a bit ridiculous but humor me, please. 

These forks and spoons are a definite keeper. And the sippy cups are a winner too. There's also a bowl as well as a sectioned place which is nice if you have a picky eater that doesn't like their food touching. *Cough Cough* My littlest. 

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Little miss independent isn't always content in her high chair. And for the last couple of months she'll opt to sit in an actual chair at the dining table with us. She seemed content on her knees but I knew that wouldn't work long term and that I needed to find a booster seat. So when I saw Nuby released their Easy Go Fabric Booster Seat I had to have it! 

Avery thinks it's so cool, she likes to buckle herself in then looks around the table like: yeaaaaaaah, I'm sittin' with the big kids.

The Nuby Easy Go Fabric Booster Seat conveniently collapses for easy travel, wipes clean, and holds up to 50 lbs! One of my girlfriends keeps one in her car at all times and uses it when her family goes out to eat at restaurants or to friends' houses for dinner. So smart! And it folds up so small (about the size of a lunchbox) that it would definitely be a simple item to pack and bring on a trip. 

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Its small foot print is just so ideal. I dreaded getting a high chair because I didn't want a big hunky piece of plastic chilling in my house for years taking up space and looking sooooo not cute. I did finally find a small wooden high chair I adore and still use sporadically when the baby obliges but more often then not she ends up in an actual chair and now in her Nuby Easy Go Booster Seat. Shop the Nuby Easy Go Booster Seat at select Walmart stores and online. It comes in blue (click here) or grey (click here).

And now it's giveaway time! For your chance to win your own Nuby Easy Go Booster Seat head over to my Instagram account and follow the super simple instructions. Good luck!

BBox

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If you have kiddos you likely have kid products galore, but I hope this post can help you pare down  in the area of sippy cups. With my oldest two there weren't many options because they were born in 1810 so there were like two types of cups on the market, not a lot of options. But man, once baby three came along and now baby four...get out of here, there are soooooo many different options out there now. Many look neat in theory but don't end up living up to their promises but today I'm going to show you one that you need want to try. Its that good. Of all the sippy cups we have, I have two favorites. I've even trashed a few because they just didn't do it for me but this one is in my top favorite two (I'll show you the other one next week). 

Its by BBox, now I had never heard of this brand prior to being introduced to this cup and I'm not quite sure why because this cup is amazing. 

A few noteworthy features include:

Flip top: You can easily open and close the top to protect the straw when not in use

Leak proof: This is one cup that truly is leak free, every sippy I've seen claims this but few truly are leak proof, this one lives up to the promise of no mess.

360 use: No matter how your child tilts (or doesn't tilt) this cup it will still work. It has this long flexible weighted straw inside to allow your kiddo to get liquid regardless of the angle they are holding the cup at.

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And its cute! Now go check out BBox (this cup comes in a rainbow of colors!) and let me know what you think of their products when you try them for yourselves! Happy Tuesday, friends. Xx

Mealtime Help

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So at mealtime, Sam is like a ninja - a large dog ninja that observes every member of her pack (AKA us) and decides who is likely to give her (whether willingly or due to not having perfected their utensil-using skills) the most food. That person is typically Avery because, well, she's 14 months old and has a tendency to be buck wild regardless of if she's eating or not. So Sam sits watch and waits ever so patiently for my little girlfriend to drop her bowl or plate from her highchair. But guess what, ya'll? Little Sammy is a little sadder these days and I'm a little happier because the Nuby Miracle Mat suctions to the highchair. Hallelujah Amen.

We use it every. single. day. And have ever since receiving it about a month ago and let me tell you, she rarely even tries to pull her bowls and plates off the table or highchair tray now. So I think of it as a learning tool as well, between the suction preventing her from lifting it and me reinforcing a "Keep your plate on the tray until you're done eating, please" we've been able to teach her some proper table manners. We still have a little work to do in other areas though.

Another learning tool has been Nuby's 

Clik-It™ FlipN'Sip™ Cup with 360° Weighted Straw. When kids are first learning to use sippy cups, they don't understand to tilt ones that needs sucked from, and to keep a straw cup upright, so this 360 cup is perfect because no matter the angle the cup is being held at your child will get the liquid due to the weighted straw. Confused? I didn't understand it either until I physically opened the cup and saw how it was made. And for older babes that have been drinking from sippys for a while like Avery that understand the concept, this 360 cup is still handy during situations like snuggling on mama's lap while watching TV. When she's partially laying and drinking from it the last thing on her mind is to hold it at the proper angle so again, even if she gets lazy and holds it at a less than ideal angle she'll still get liquid from it. And it doesn't leak, just ensure you here the CLICK when putting the lid on and you're all set!

So while I don't have an au pair or a personal chef I do have help at mealtime in the form of some convenient Nuby products. And since I know my fellow parents can also use a little help head on over to my Instagram to find out how you can win Nuby's Miracle Mat!

Happy weekend, friends. Xx