Lewis and I have been together for 13 years, and we just bought our first kitchen table. Or as the Swedes say... a matplats. Growing up I always had one. It's where we had our everyday meals. The dining room was for special occasions.
For 13 years we've eaten dinner in front of the TV. Breakfast and lunch have usually been eaten on stools at the kitchen counter. But now we'll be eating our meals with Sophie at the table. We've been trying this solid food thing for a month now and had a big breakthrough last week. It was Sophie's first time sitting in her highchair at the table, and she actually opened her mouth and leaned into the spoon. Lewis and I were jumping up and down, and ran for the camera. It's hysterical that such a small thing makes major news around here.
(The table we got is the IKEA NORDEN table in beech. The chairs are SNILLE office chairs – super comfy and a great deal at $19.99 a pop.)
awwww, what a cute little smile. And matplats is really important here in Sweden. But it's nice I think. We love to sit for hours at ours and talk and drink wine....of course that was before the baby, now we are glad if we get our meals into our stomachs and make it to bed awake :)
Posted by: Nina | August 06, 2008 at 01:34 PM