6 things we were looking for in a highchair

Yes.... we finally bought a highchair for Damian, somebody will tell that is to early, somebody that is too late... but it is never late or soon if you think it is the right moment for your family.

A highchair has to come into your house to help you and not to bother you. I love Google search as there you can find a lot of useful things for you, and every question that you are aware of, you can find the answer really quick. At the end of my google searches, I made a clear vision about the perfect highchair that has to be bought for our toddler. Here are these 6 things which I really need in a highchair:

1. Safe - this is the most important thing in every toy you buy for a baby and of course in a highchair too.

2. Easy to handle both with a baby ( the weight of highchair is just 4,5 kg). Can you imagine that you are alone with your baby at home. Baby is crying, you need to prepare some food really quickly. The highchair is in the living room, you have to pick up your baby, highchair and of course some toys. If it is a really hard highchair this appears to be mission imposible for you. So, easy to handle is a perfect choice.

3. Easy to storage (we want that this highchair won´t occupy a lot of space after its use). If ypu live in a house it doesn't matter, but once you live in a flat every piece of space is important.

4. Practical - easy in use, you as a mother can manage to put your baby alone without any help. As well your child to find it comfortable and eat there with pleasure.

5. Colourful - perfect for children. Your baby to enjoy the time spending here.

6. Price - it doesn't have to be expensive

Now you understand why I have looked so meticulously for this highchair.

We bought this highchair on Amazon, and I am really happy about this. I think this highchair has all the features that we were looking for. My first impression when we received it was that how great is to eat alltogether, and I don´t have to handle my baby while we are eating. And he feels independent as he has his own place to eat and play.

Below you can see how happy was Damian with his new throne, even if he is little he clearly understands that this toy is new and he has to discover it.

Which of the features you were looking for a highchair?

This highchair was bought on Amazon, below you can see some similar highchairs:

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!!

As I have special guests on these holidays, my parents came from Moldova, I have no time to write a post. So here I leave you a special song from Damian´s nursery. Hope you like it!!!

Damian wish to all of you a Happy New Year!!!

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How many hours is sleeping your baby?

My question is for you dear mums, how much is sleeping your lovely baby?

First days I was thinking that my baby is not sleeping at all, but actually I was not sleeping at all :D. I was reading that newborns have to sleep almost 14-18 hours per day. So, as not sleeping mum (I think that almost all of you passed through these tough days) I've begun to count the hours one by one while he was sleeping. My big surprise was that Damian was sleeping almost 19 hours per day, the only problem was that these hours were not followed, it was like he was sleeping half an hour, then he was waking up por another half an hour, then he could decide to sleep just 20 minutes, so I couldn't even to make some stuff for me. Meanwhile he was sleeping I had to make a shower, to dress up, to eat... and all these just in 20 minutes. It was very interesting, even in the night he wasn't sleeping more than 1,5 hours followed. BUT, this happened just first days of his life, and now I remember it with a smile on my face, and if sincere I'm very happy that I passed through these tough moments as I've begun to appreciate all the moments that I am free.

Each month it becomes easier and easier as Damian began to sleep followed and during the night I had no problems with him to wake up. He woke up just for feeding and nothing more. Till 4 months during the day he was sleeping as much half an hour followed if we were at home, and as much one hour if we were outside. As all this time I was thinking why my baby is not sleeping followed I was calculating his time of sleeping and it were almost 16-17 hours a day, not bad at all, but if you think that it could be followed and you could arrange to do a lot of things during this time... but no.. it wasn't followed, no way :).

Now, he is almost 7 months, just 1 week left to have this big number, Damian is sleeping very well, during the night 10-11 hours, and during the day 3-5 hours, depends on how much he is tired. I am happy, as now he begins to sleep more followed. During the day he can sleep sometimes almost 3 hours followed, it is just WOW... not always, but at least he is sleeping 1,5 hours followed and this is just great.

Nobody and nowere is writing and telling you that babies are not sleeping followed first months. I found this information asking other people with babies and almost all of them are not sleeping followed a lot of hours.

I adore him while he is sleeping, I think that every mum that is reading this understands me very well and not just because you have some time for you, but as well to watch him sleeping. Me and daddy could not resist not to take pictures of him while he is sleepping. Here you have some images from all the times...

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First teeth

Exactly two weeks ago we had seen first 2 teeth that appeared at Damian. We were extremely happy... if you have a baby you know this feeling and if you don´t have for sure you will understand when you will have. In any case all the development that you see on your baby is making you happier as you understand that your baby becomes bigger.

As well it is very difficult, because the child becomes very nervous, always crying and as it was in our case Damian had fever... and this is not so fun. We didn´t understand from the very first moment why he is nervous, because usually he was very happy and enjoying the time passed with us, but that weekend was one of the most difficult for all three of us. We were lucky that he didn´t have diarrhea, that it is one of the very common sign of teething.

Here are the symptoms that we had with teething:

- drooling - these begins from his 4th months birthday and we thought that these happen because of teething, but we didn´t know that teeth will appear just after 2 months, but in any case I was reading that drooling begins earlier than teeth appear. As we were prepared for this we gave him bibs to keep him cleaner and his clothes not to get wet.

- crying - he was very nervous as I mentioned and was unhappy in all the positions that we put him. Even rocking on arms he didn´t like (very unusual for him)

- gnawing- as well he begun gnawing at 4th month and we bought him special teething toy that has to be freezed in the fridge before he is gnawing it. As well we bout special gel that relieves teething, this helps but for a very short time.  As well I gave him my fingers, actually like this I understood that he had 2 teeth, because it hurt so much when he gnawed my fingers.

- fever - this symptom is not very usual on all babies, so in case that you are a lucky mum you won´t know what is this.

Which symptoms did you have with your baby´s teething?

Here are some images that we tried to do with dad, but it was difficult and you won´t see the very well.

 

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CHRISTMAS TREE

Happy 1st of December, first day of winter! I don´t like winter, but I love so much holidays and all the magic things that happen in winter. I am big enough to believe in Santa Claus, but not that big enough to think that there is a magic power that helps our dreams come true.

I think that mine and my husband dream always was to have a really big Christmas Tree and to have a lots of gifts under it. So we decided to buy a natural Christmas tree for Damian in his first year because we wanted that he feels the smell of a natural tree and that he has a habit that on Christmas all need to be natural.. tree, feelings, life. My husband was at special Christmas fair in Barcelona and bought the biggest tree that he found :), I was happier than Damian :D. We don´t have gifts under it yet, but of course these will be (feeling excited). So, I don´t want to bother in this post with a lot of words, I just leave you with photos.

P.S. The tree wasn´t cut, it is natural natural and in January we will have to leave it on the street and there is a special company that colect all the trees and delivers and plant these in mountains. So maybe we will buy our tree and next year :D.  

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