We are getting to the time to start feeding solid food i think. Ashley is very interested in food when we eat, and she has a hard time keeping milk down anyway. So we are thinking that we are probably gonna start solid very soon. As a result, the high chair now comes into view of money drain. So, hell, why not just go for broke. We are looking at getting the Svan Wooden High Chair. It’s Scandinavian so that will not only make my mom happy, but also means it will probably work great, and not have any extra crap on it that will collect food grime.

Additionally its convertible through a few stages of growth, so it wont be a complete toss-out once Ashley is feeding herself and we won’t need a booster seat. It looks a bit crazy, but hey, that probably means it works. Frankly the horrifically ugly stuff made from metal tubes and and an enormous amount of poofy padded cloth just seems like a petri dish. Why is it that Americans are so convinced that their babies need to be surrounded in a cocoon of fluffy softness at all times?

I think I know the answer to that. Our asses hurt when we sit, therefor the baby-ass must also hurt when it sits, so we must create massive padding to protect that poor little tushy. Oh, but wait, we are all fat… Thats why our butts hurt when we sit… Silliness aside, the over padding of the “mainstream” high chairs is ridiculous. Plus, most of the high chairs come with all the addon parts that are just going to be food traps. Ironic that you have to pay more to get less…

So I think we are going to probably get it, but if anyone has tried the Svan Wooden High Chair, I would love to hear comments.