When babies move from an exclusive diet of breast or bottled milk to pureed and solid foods, high chairs become a kitchen staple. Most high chairs take up a bit of space, which can be tough for families who are tight on it. While many of the newer high-end high chairs come in a palette of pleasing colors, they don't do much space saving. Check out some of our favorite high chair alternatives - some will even save you a few bucks!
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Life's not all sunshine and rainbows, but dinner can be! Take a few items from the fridge, dice them up, and mama's got a delish, balanced meal in no time! Pull out a boiled egg, fresh blueberries, red bell peppers, carrots, and zucchini. Chop up the red and orange ingredients and cook the zucchini if it's not already in the fridge with some other leftovers. Make a small amount of couscous to provide a little weight to the meal. Arrange the red peppers in an arch and place the carrots below them. Add the couscous for a ray of yellow light and layer the last row of veggies with zucchini. Complete the brilliant hues with plump blueberries for a sweet tooth. Polish off the pretty picture with white, cloudlike hard-boiled egg slices and then watch the masterpiece disappear right before your very eyes.
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Good conversation with girlfriends is something lots of women take for granted. Before kids, gabbing and hanging out with the gals happened on a whim. When one friend becomes a mama and the others aren't quite there, the chitchat doesn't have to end. With a bit of advanced planning, there are a number of ideal locales for entertaining your kiddos and spending time with childless friends. To see my ideas, click here.
We've discussed the things mama take for granted in their pre-baby days, but one that stood out was indulging in a few drinks and sleeping it off the next day. Watching the trailer for the upcoming film The Hangover may make parents a bit nostalgic for those cocktailing days, but as any mum who has suffered through a morning after knows, hangovers and motherhood don't mix. To see why, click here
A crib may be the centerpiece of the nursery, but when space and money are an issue, a sleigh crib isn't an option. With much of the nation still uncomfortable with where this recession will take them, many expectant families are postponing moves to new abodes and planning on their tots double or triple bunking. For those mamas looking for a way to fit an additional sleeping space in a room, these mini - or portable - cribs may be the way to go. See my mini crib picks here.
I can't imagine life without my kids because no matter how many women say otherwise, they are my life. But when I think back to my pre-baby days, I took a lot of the freedoms of being childless for granted. There are many little luxuries like lounging, only having to pick up after myself and taking leisurely showers that I never fully appreciated. See my list of what I took for granted before children here.
