Ode to "THE Chair"

Anyone who knows me well, knows that I have been known to be cheap... er I mean 'frugalistic'...

Seriously - I am a bargain hunter to the core... finding furnishings for either cheep or free (have you ever tried freecycle.com?? The best free-exchange website ever!! We have found kids beds, bikes, baby swings, shelves, coffee tables, our dishwasher, microwave, and yes, even our piano... all for FREE!! You have to give it a try for your community! But I digress...) is quite a passion of mine. In fact, most of our furnishings have either been given to us, or bought at deep discounts....

So, when hubby brought up the idea of purchasing a brand new recliner for baby #5, I hesitated just a bit, and looked around at the local thrift stores. I also wondered if it really was "all that" to have a recliner for a baby - if it really did make a big difference during the long nights of nursing. After all, I had made it through 4 babies without one... should we really splurge and go for it? (And from a 'real' furniture store to boot??!)

True to his nature, Jerry set off one Saturday and sat in what I'm sure was every single recliner in the store before I arrived to try out the two he had narrowed it down to...

And after sitting in them, I was hooked. We looked around a bit more, and then I held my breath as we decided to just go for it and get it... (oh, and it did help that it was not only on a big sale itself... but it was also on a big promotion that was a 'buy one get one free' promotion.... yes, in a flash we became the owners of not one but TWO of these little baby's).

... And OH HOW I LOVE THEE, my dear, sweet, all night nursing companion!!!

In the few short weeks that Elizabeth has been with us, I have seldom left your cozy, cushy softness. Through a weekend of utter sickness, you cushioned me through fevers, sweats, chills, and pain. Through our all night parties, you surround Elizabeth, myself, as well as an occasional visit from snuggling siblings, with the warmth of a velvety hug.

Oh, my new favorite chair in the house, how I sing this ode to you, and to my dear, sweet hubby who sat in, tested, purchased, and transported you to my sweet little home :).