Ickle Bubba Orb Highchair

As Miss DL is 4 months now, weaning will begin in the next few months. We tend to do Baby Led Weaning (BLW for short) and I have done that with both boys so far. Its fun, very messy, but great fun.

This would mean we would need a highchair. This time I was going to go for an IKEA Antilop highchair with a lovely little supporting cushion. This is the best highchair when doing BLW, as trust me when I say food goes everywhere.

But then I saw the Ickle Bubba Orb highchair for sale at Costco for around £80. It came in two choices for the frame colour - white or black, and an array of colours for the seat - navy, lime, pink, plum, yellow and more. We chose the white frame and the plum seat colour. I was very excited to get this delivered.

It arrived today, and came in this HUGE box. Inside the box was two more boxes. My boys were having a ball playing with all the packaging!

 

 

After getting everything out of the boxes and bubble wrap, we set out the parts and opened the instructions. It was fairly simple to put together. First up, you get the base which is flat and you pull the middle bar up and towards you until it clicks into place.

 

 

You then need to assemble the seat unit and tray. This is very straightforward. There is a set of "bars" with the footrest attached, which slide through to holes on either side of the tray. There are two buttons that you lift so the bars slide through and then lock into place.

 

 

 

 

This then slides and clicks into place on the seat unit. Like below.

 

The seat unit itself comes ready with the plum liner and the harness attached, you just need to attach the tray, and once that is done, you simply lift the seat onto the base unit until you hear the click.

 

 

 

The highchair itself is a great design, it comes in lovely colours and although it is foldable for storing, it isn't something I wouldn't necessarily pack and fold away. I personally think its a nice statement piece in the dining area, its stylish and the colours aren't too "in your face" like some highchairs are. I also like the fact the seat can be reclined and is one of the reasons we went for this chair. Miss DL isn't old enough or ready for weaning yet, but I still like her to join us at the table for meals. She can sit in this, but should she fall asleep there is no major rush to move her to somewhere comfier.

 

This highchair states it is from birth, but I don't think I would put my new born in this. It needs a little more padding or cushioning for a new born in my opinion. I also think the foot rest is a little flimsy. From having older children who tend to kick and play whilst waiting for their food, I could imagine the footrest breaking or possibly coming loose after a little while.

 

All in all, it is a lovely highchair, a great design with some lovely colours to choose from. It has a sturdy frame and a futuristic look to it. A great buy for the parent who likes style and practicality.

 

H.x





 



Am I doing this right?

As you all probably know, this whole process of blogging is new to me. I don't even know if I am doing it right for one thing, and then how do I know if I am writing about stuff that people want to read? Is my life interesting enough? who knows - answers on a postcard always welcome - but I'm willing to give it a go anyway.

Im sat here all old school with pen and paper writing out my next post (this post in fact). Is that what you even do? Or are you supposed to type-as-you-go? I have no idea, but I think I prefer doing it this way. I feel too pressured into publishing the post straight after I 'think' ive finished, and then a few moments later, I remember; I wanted to add another note on that point or I needed to reword a sentence in this section. Baby brain is 100% real by the way. I have probably forgotten more since having my three than I will ever know or learn. Do you ever walk into a room and completely forget what you went in there for? Well the other evening I came downstairs to get the charger for my laptop, only when I had it plugged in I couldn't for the life of me remember why I needed the laptop in the first place. J thought I was a complete loon - I mean who forgets what they need a laptop for? Me. That's who. And don't even ask how old I am, I'll have to start counting back to my year of birth.

Anyway, I digress, back to the point. I have been doing a little reading up on how to blog. Its amazing what one can find, simply by googling 'blogging for beginners'. I landed on a post on a website called bloggingbasics101 which was awesome in the respect it told you how to set up your own blog, but as I have already set mine up, I needed more info on the ins and outs, the nitty gritty, of blogging. I found "5 beginning blogging mistakes you can fix" and "5 MORE mistakes to avoid" really useful - and what's more, I've already avoided most of them! GO ME!

Blogging is a lot harder than it seems! I know I talk a lot in real life, I have my own opinions on pretty much everything - I mean my stepmum bought me a cup that says 'everyone is entitled to MY opinion' on it - but this is completely different. I want people to read my blog and I want people to like it!!

Another thing I have noticed is everyones posts seem to be really long! Is there some unwritten rule or something set in stone for how many words you should aim for in each post? I find when I want to write a post about something, I dismiss the idea as it doesn't seem to go anywhere, or it doesn't seem long enough and is pretty pointless. Do you do short posts from time to time? Is this something that, in time, will come naturally? At this moment in time I am feeling some kind of vibe and cant seem to stop writing, so this one, for me, is verging on 'long'. Does how much you write depend on how passionate you are on a subject?

My last question mark on blogging is reviews. Am I 'allowed' to write a review on something I have bought, a place I have visited with family, or something I simply like, even if the owner/designer/person who runs the place hasn't asked me to review it? What is classed as a review anyway? What if I just want to write about a lovely day I have had with my family - is that a review or am I just sharing a lovely memory? - Definitely send answers on a postcard please!!

And then I stumbled across a fab post on tots100, about writing your first post. It was such a good read, and that's when I realised; it doesn't matter if the thing I am writing about isn't the 'correct' thing to write about, or if I'm doing it properly, or even if my posts are interesting. I started this blog for me, to write down my life as a mummy to 3 gorgeous children, so one day I can look back and remember how chaotic life once was when they were tiny.

So if, like me, you are new to the world of blogging and are worried you are doing it all wrong, fear not - I am here, no doubt doing it all wrong too! Just write what you want to write, something your interested in, but most importantly enjoy it!

H.x