Mira's new chair arrived today! While it is technically the same chair (a Quickie Iris) and only slightly larger to accommodate her future growth, it feels like it it so much bigger. Perhaps it is our tiny house with narrow doorways, or the new tray attachment, but it just feels enormous. Her tray and easel are certainly wider than her current chair and they barely fit through the doorway to her room. Her easel has adjustable knobs on each side, which allow it to tilt on the tray, but unfortunately, they protrude out much farther than her old tray, and they nearly hit the door jambs and the narrow hallway to her room. The new headrest feels more secure and has more of a curve to it, for better head support on the sides. The footrests are also very stout and did not come with foot pads. Mira kicks with her heels so much on the footrests, that she has destroyed her last set, so we figured it didn't make sense to get any on her new chair. She kicks with the heels of her feet just for sensory input, so the pads weren't necessarily providing any real protection. The biggest change is perhaps, the color - it is dark purple in color, much darker than her current pink chair, which we couldn't get because they no longer supply the Quickie in that particular color. The process with the seating company went very smoothly this time, a far cry from our last interaction with her previous chair, over 4 years ago. The company has since changed names and ownership, all for the better. While we met with the same sales rep before, however the communication and exchange was fairly painless this time.
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