Score!
For the last few days, I've been looking for a high chair for Logan. My mommy instincts (is that like having spidey senses?) tell me that he's close to eating solids...that & his Doctor & I talked about starting him at 6 month or later. So, it's almost time.

Before Logan was born, I looked at every piece of baby furniture made. I found really cute bedroom sets that were outrageously priced & decided against buying him something like that since he would only use it for a short period of time. I ended up buying an inexpensive convertible set for a little over $100. The changing table, dresser & crib/toddler bed/twin bed all came together. I was actually very proud of this purchase & it happens that my sister who is due in November is going to get the same set.

Finding a high chair wasn't as easy. A plastic chair just isn't my style, no matter how easy it is to clean. The chair that I found & really wanted was the Svan chair. Just like bedroom sets I found, it would cost an arm & a leg at $235, even on ebay. I've been saving up for this chair for months, justifying the price because of it's style & practicality.

Since the beginning of the week, I've been mulling over this potential purchase in my mind. Is it really worth it? We would be able to use it for a lifetime because it starts out as an infant seat, then a toddler chair & then an adult chair that can hold up to 250 lbs. Plus it looks nice, so I would want to have it around for that long too. But wow. That's one expensive piece of baby furniture. Could we afford it, especially right now?

As I was calling around town doing some price comparison shopping, I hit the jack pot. There was a store way across town that had a 40% off sale & would extend the sale over the weekend for me. We picked it up yesterday morning for the reasonable cost of $129. I still can't believe it. Now Logan can eat his organic rice cereal & home made baby food in Scandinavian style.