A NEW toy, or at least NEW to Carly!

This morning I ventured out in the cloudy weather (instead of staying in my nice cozy bed) to meet another LKN mom. On Thursday morning I posted an opinion question about Bumbos on the LKN Mommies Forum and immediately responses began piling in about how great they were or how their children hadn't been able to use a Bumbo because their legs were to pudgy or the kids were to squirmy. But in addition to opinions about these special foam chairs came offers from other moms who were willing to sell me their chair for 1/4 of the retail price. Because my biggest concern was not would Carly use it but rather the asking price for a chair she would only potentially use for a short period, I jumped on these offers. This morning I became the proud owner of a slightly used Bumbo! Best of all Carly has used the chair 3 times today. Once to watch the train, once to play with her toys, and once to read books with me. I absolutely love being able to play with Carly sitting in my lap, but being supported by this chair (especially since she is starting to wiggle a lot more).



Our big morning was followed with a car ride up to the mountains. The weather today was warm and cloudy, so Dave decided a ride to the mountains would be fun. Carly and I both love car rides so he had no objections from us. So after lunch and Carly's nap we piled into the truck and began our trip. While en route Dave remembered that there was a Mellow Mushroom (one of his favorite restaurants that isn't in the Charlotte area) and offered to take me out to dinner (another thing I seldom object to). We shared and enjoyed some warm yummy pretzels and a calzone before Carly woke up for her dinner. Once we were all nice and full we loaded ourselves back into the truck and had a cozy ride home.