Leah's Current Favs

I racked my brains this week trying to think of a few products to review for the blog. I realized that most of my top products have already been covered (slings being numero uno). I will give you two new products we are using that I really like and two new products that we bought/had given to us that I don't like so much.

1. Chicco Caddy Hook-On Chair - Our church family shares a meal each week after our meetings and we love to use this chair. It doesn't take up any extra space while in use and stores away really compactly. Samuel loves being able to sit right at the table with everyone else. The weight limit goes up to 37 pounds, so you can get a lot of use out of it.

2. Nursing Cover - Hollie talked about these nursing covers in one of her previous posts. She has even made some of her own covers that are just beautiful! I also sewed up a few of my own - I kept one for myself and gave the other to a friend. It was super easy and I LOVE using this cover. It is so handy for nursing when out in public - church meetings, the library, Starbucks, etc.

And two products I'm not uber-excited about:

1. Graco High Chair - We bought this from a second hand store when we moved to Chicago because we had to leave our previous seat (which I loved) behind in California. We don't have a dinner table in the house we are renting; we eat at the bar in the kitchen. I bought a few barstools for the adults and figured I would just use the high chair to get us through until we buy a house and buy a table. The reason I don't like the high chair is that it is just so big and clunky and always in the way. I much prefered having the seat that strapped onto a dining chair or the hook-on I mentioned above. I have nothing against the Graco brand in particular - just big ol' stand alone high chairs in general.

2. Pack N Play with full size bassinet - My sister in law handed this down to me and, don't get me wrong, I am so thankful to have it. This is the kind of pack n' play that has the bassinet that you suspend from the top that is the same size as the floor of the pack n' play (do you get what I'm saying?). We have it in our bedroom for Joel to sleep. The reason I am listing it here in the products I'm not so hot about is because I would much prefer to have a smaller bassinet (like this one) to put him in. Actually, I would really like a Co-Sleeper, but they are too expensive, even second-hand. The first time I went to lay Joel down in this thing, I thought it seemed way to big for him and I didn't like how unsturdy it seemed (due to the fact that it is suspended from the top rails). I do look forward to using the pack n' play when he is bigger, but for use as a bassinet, I would much prefer an actual bassinet.

Please feel free to share any rants or raves that you all have as well. Thanks!