seating for three please…

I know I talked about our new seating arrangement a while back… but thought I would update!  It’s been a few weeks now and I have to say, I am in LOVE with our T.ripp Trapps.  They are so awesome and worth every penny.  I love that I can customize them to fit each kid. I mean, there’s a major size difference between Little Miss and the boys – what works for them does not work for her.  We have three different colors which is fun as well. The kids seem to approve of them – they don’t fight me to go into them like they were doing with the highchairs.  (We did have the chairs that strap on to your regular chairs, but with those – Little Miss was still too short and they were ruining our chairs.)

I also blogged a while back that we also picked up a table for them to have their snacks on and eat some meals. I prefer to have them at the big mesa (see me busting out my Spanish??) vs. eating at the little mesa.  I like them to be strapped in.  I’ve noticed I have a much higher success rate at actually having them eat if they are stuck at the table. At the little table, they tend to want to just wander around and graze – something I am not a fan of.  When we eat, we sit – at a table. That’s just how it works in my house when I am on meal-duty.  Steph seems to prefer doing breakfast at the little table. It works for her.

I LOVE having family meals with all 5 of us sitting down together.  We’ve been trying to do this on the weekends and it’s be wonderful (Steph gets home too late during the week).  I love the kids being right there and having that interaction.  Plus, the whole food throwing thing has stopped. They just don’t do it since moving to the big table. They are all using forks and spoons too! Their new favorite is eating cereal with milk in a bowl… they do surprisingly well with it!

I really love that I don’t have to wipe down a high chair tray anymore. I hated those things. Esp. since there were three of them! After much research, we did end up with some more substantial placemats for The Trio.  The regular ones were way too much fun for them.  They would slide them around & pick them up, eventually dumping their plate onto the floor.  Since we have a Mexican pine table, our options appeared to be limited.  Suction cups do not stick to our table. I also wanted something that would be heavier in hopes of deterring them from lifting it up or sliding it around.  We ended up with these – Piggy Pla.tter – incredibly stupid name, I agree.  But overall, it’s a decent product.  It’s not perfect for us, but it was the best we could find for our particular table.  I think with a glass table or a finished wood table, it would be even better. (they can still move it around on our table, but not nearly as much as before with the regular placemats)