Maya skipped her morning nap. I tried to convince her it was a good idea, but it just wasn’t happening. We moved on to lunch, and I settled her in her highchair with mac-n-cheese and chopped broccoli — which she started munching right away.

As I ate (and talked to a friend on IM), I realized she was pretttttty quiet behind me. I turned around to see a baby with her head planted in her lunch.

I settled her back and reclined her highchair seat…still kicking myself for not taking a “before” photo.

In the past, I questioned the value of having a real highchair (at one point, I think I told my mom I might as well have gotten a booster seat, but that was pre-self-feeding).

No more questioning. The removable trays have already proved invaluable, and now the reclining seat shows its weight in gold.