The last seat you will buy - from birth to toddler
May 19, 2015
When I first found out about my surprise baby #3, I was initially really sad I had gotten rid of the bouncy seat, the rocker, the high chair and the booster after I thought I was done with little kids. But, after using the Sous Chef and seeing all that it can do, I'm actually THRILLED I purged my old gear. Instead of having a high chair, a rocker, and a bouncer that all take up space - even when not being used - I now have one ingenious item that does it all, even better than before. Because it's multi-functional and can last through all the stages from newborn on up to toddler, the Sous Chef Seating System is truly the only product I need for those times I need both hands. With my newborn I use it in two different ways, either on the high chair base so I can have her at eye level while I work at my desk or cook so I can talk with her and interact, or I can use it on the floor so I can have her sleep comfortably while bringing her a little away from the action. The opposite it true when the older kids are being crazy and I need her up off the floor so they don't cover her in toys (which unfortunately has happened numerous times before we got the Sous Chef). Being able to pick up the seat (even while she sleeps) and move her around the house, up onto the base securely, or even out on the deck while I garden has been amazing. While on the high chair base, the whole thing can be wheeled around the house so I can move her from office to kitchen and she can be with me where we can talk and play. If she's not on the base (which isn't very often), the older kids walk with the base and pretend they are grandparents with a walker. Obviously unintended by the design, but cute nonetheless. When my sister's son (7 months) was here, I loved that I could pop him right into the highchair seat and put it on the base and still have my newborn daughter in the infant seat. The high chair seat itself is really awesome and seems very comfortable and I loved that it could recline or sit upright, and that I could wheel it to the table or adjust it to counter height so we could eat at the island in the kitchen with him. When he left and the seat needed cleaning, the leatherette cover was super easy to wipe down and still looks brand new. If it had been really bad, I would have just thrown it into the wash, which is truly awesome. Since we ill be using the high chair seat with multiple kids as we've got lots of friends with babies, I love the one-hand no re-thread harness that is so convenient for quick adjustments. Although we haven't used the seat in its booster function yet on a dining room chair, we love the design of the seat and how easily in converts to bring baby right to the table, so this is definitely going to be a well used function as baby grows. I've never been so happy I purged my baby gear - this is the seat I wish I would have had with the other two! While I received this product for free, the opinions and thoughts included in this review are my own.
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