The "new" duct tape

A friend emailed me the other day to let me know about a recall on this seat (they have one and so do we). Apparently, kids have been falling out of the seats because the straps aren't securely attached to the chair. I wasn't surprised. And I didn't even have to look up the serial number to know that our seat is definitely part of the recall... the straps on our seat are constantly falling out, especially when Littlebat wiggles around. He's never fallen out though. Since it's a feeding seat (you know, like a high chair, where a baby sits to eat), he's always supervised when he's in it. Plus, we usually use the tray.

For months, I just pushed the straps back into the chair and maybe complained a little to Papabat. I never thought to call the company about it. In fact, I had all but forgotten about the problem since Papa fixed it a few weeks ago. I didn't know how he fixed it, but I knew he'd taken care of it since I saw something small and green that he'd stuffed into the end of the strap. A rolled up piece of paper? A small piece of plastic? I wondered, but didn't really care enough to investigate further and didn't remember to ask him... until I found out about the recall.

Papa's ingenuity never ceases to amaze me. But once again I'm stunned by his clever solution to this problem (that even duct tape couldn't fix)...

Spearmint tic-tacs!

Who knew?