There is a ton of interest in the Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair, and for good reason. This versatile, attractive and well-made high chair is one of the best baby products on the market. Many parents have questions about the ins and outs of the Stokke Tripp Trapp, and in this post I’ll go over…
Answers to Your Stokke Tripp Trapp Questions

I like to befriend moms who have babies slightly younger than my own. When two babies are the same age there’s the inevitable baby comparison that occurs. (Why is my baby’s head so tiny compared to my friend’s baby?? Does that mean his BRAIN is tiny too??) When you have the older baby you can marvel at how developmentally advanced your baby is compared to your friend’s idiot baby.
When your kids are school aged you’re going to want to choose mom’s exclusively from the town you live in. That way you have a backup to pick your kid up from school when you’re running late from an “appointment”. I currently invest zero energy in making new friends who don’t live in the same zip code. The other day my 4.5 year old was playing so sweetly with a little girl who appeared to be her age. I was hoping the little girl would be a kindergarten classmate come the fall so I dropped the usual “do you guys live in the area?” to her adult caretaker. The caretaker gave me a “actually we’re just in town for the weekend. We’re from…” I never heard where he was from because I walked away before he was finished talking.
All kidding aside, I like to pick mom friends based on whether or not I would seek them out for friendship if they had no offspring. I like the harmless weirdo types, myself.
This is one of my favorite all time comments. I can’t believe I didn’t think of targeting younger babies! Of course! You can even pretend your baby is younger than he/she is, and then act perplexed when your baby is doing things that are super advanced for his/her fake age.
And good point about finding moms from your zip code. I’m not there yet since Nolan is still an infant, and it would be odd for me to start asking random moms to pick him up from his activities, mainly because he doesn’t have any activities. I’ll file this advice away for when I need it in a few years. It will go in a folder entitled “Genius Suggestions”.
No winking!?! I’ve been doing it all wrong!
JKH, you have been doing this wrong in many settings, but it’s part of your charm. If you try it enough at the OBGYN I’m sure it will yield SOME sort of results. What results, I’m not entirely sure.
nice rent reference!
(no tips on making new friends… other than flashing a little boob every now and again).
Hmm I didn’t even know I made a Rent reference! Although I have seen Rent more than once, so probably it was subconscious….what is the reference? It was accidental genius, but pure genius nonetheless. Ha!
‘pretty boy frontman’
Ahhh….
You can write a post about making mom friends that’s so cute/funny/true/poignant that it makes other moms want to be your friend…
Seriously though, I saw your post on bluntmoms today and had to check out your blog! I’m loving it and now (half-sheepishly/half-proud-to-reenact-the-way-friendships-are-made-in-kindergarten) want to be your friend 😉
Thanks Kirsten! That’s so nice! I’d be happy to be your friend, although I don’t know what you look like so I can’t put together a “Best Friends for Life” memento for you at this time.
I’m a total new mom stalker. I’m also new to Vancouver where I live, so even more reason for my aggressive new mom friend collecting. I’ve met a couple gals from prenatal class + mommy groups from meetup.com. I’m pretty good at being able to tell if I’ll click with another mom + I’ll ask for their digits right away!
There is something called meetup.com for moms?? I sincerely hope it works like Tinder, where you can just base your connections on looks. Ha!
So I was at the pool this afternoon trying to encourage my kid to splash around (you know – cuz it’s hot out and it’s something to do) and just as she’s starting to get it down and giggle-splash-giggle, in walks another mom… Seemingly around my age… Pushing a little boy nugget around K’s age in a stroller. K does her part to giggle and wave as they walk by then get in the water. A water baby friendship is born and the whole time I’m chatting it up with this woman I’m thinking about this blog post and how I’m totally trying to put the mommy-moves on her LOL hopefully the groundwork is laid… She lives in my apartment complex and I’ve committed her and her sons’s names to memory… What’s my next move?!
Mer – This is amazing. She lives in your apartment complex?? You’ve got a live one! Now your job is to play it cool enough that you don’t appear stalker-ish, yet warm enough that you appear inviting. I’d text her in two days to see if she wants to go for a walk. Non-threatening. Don’t show up at her door, that is too much. Save that for after the walk. Good luck!
Dammit! I didn’t get her digits! #epicfail I guess I’ll just have to keep my eye out for her around the pool haha thanks!
I think I found this blog through your post on FB, Mer… but Max would be an excellent friend for K — he’s much younger so by comparison, K is going to look super advanced (which I’m sure she is). Be forewarned, he’s a bit of a lady killer – he’s already got 2 baby-ladies on the side… but for this cool cat, there’s always room for one more at the inn. Bonus Activity – We can practice picking up lady mom friends on each other! I liked the winking tip.
Casey… K is totally into being a baby cougar (she told me she likes her boys young) so let’s set up a play date soon… we can stalk other potential mommy-friends together at the playground while she and Max make googly-eyes at each other 🙂
Kewl (now you know that I’m uber online hip because I totes know the lingo)! I’ll try to borrow an iPhone 5S so I will help us attract the “right” kind of moms. HA.
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