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  1. TheNimpsGirl

    Need new seats after accident - 2 year old & 7 year old

    Due to an accident today (kids and driver are fine but car will probably be totaled out), my kids will need new seats and I am sadly outside the car seat loop. Both of my kids are on the larger size. My daughter is 27 months old and is 35lbs and wears 3T pants and 3T shirts, with her torso and...
  2. TheNimpsGirl

    Harmony Defender 360 - contacted CS about crotch strap

    I swung by my local Walmart and picked one up to give it a try. I really like this seat, DS is on the 3rd slot from the top in the house (depending on install may have to move him up) and I like how narrow it is. Putting together was a bit more work than normal but nothing major. He does fit...
  3. TheNimpsGirl

    FF harnessed seat for 4 year old?

    My son is 48lbs and 44" tall and turned 4 last month. He is no where near being ready for a booster, even for short rides. I expect that he will need to stay harnessed for, well, I don't know how much longer. He has SPD and actually enjoys his harness (the pressure reassures him I think) as...
  4. TheNimpsGirl

    RF or FF 3yr old in a truck?

    My son just turned 3 and I'm not really sure what to do about seats for him; I'm out of the loop with what's new and fantastic with seats. He is 41" tall, with a 15" torso and has been sitting steadily at 40-41 pounds for the last six months. He wears 4/5T shirts and 4T pants. He still rides...
  5. TheNimpsGirl

    Suggestions for sedans?

    I haven't posted in a while as a lot has been going on but I need some help/advice in picking a new car. DH and DS were in a car accident where DH rear-ended a Jeep with a lift kit that totaled our car, an 06 Impala, about two weeks ago. They are both fine, DH suffered some mild back pain and...
  6. TheNimpsGirl

    Would you buy a new seat now?

    So I know I'm asking the wrong crowd but I just wanted to know, would you buy a new seat in this situation? DS is 32/33lbs fully clothed and nearly 38 inches tall. He rides RF in a TF in DH's grand am/nana's escort and in a MR 95% of the time in my car. He has tons of room above his head in the...
  7. TheNimpsGirl

    Need some more help with car seat for Grandma's car

    I posted a few weeks ago about needing a new car seat for my son for my mom's car but I never bought one cause the husband is away so I'm just using his in my mom's car. Anyways, the details have changed though and I need some different suggestions now. My mom was very recently diagnosed with...
  8. TheNimpsGirl

    Advice about Evenflo Maestro for 2.5 yr old?

    I need some help/opinions for a friend. Tonight after dinner with my friend I noticed that her son is almost about to outgrow his sceneria, as in, tomorrow, due to height. I don't know how tall he is, but he's 2.5 years old, 36lbs and FF (she has no desire to ERF) and his shoulders are even with...
  9. TheNimpsGirl

    Need opinions on a new seat - scenera vs avenue vs ???

    Holy growth spurt! I have the SS1 installed right now for my mom's car and on a whim checked DS to see how he was still fitting. He has almost outgrown it height wise (he is almost at the 1" mark) and on the 3rd harness slots. At his one year appt he weighed just under 24lbs and was 29.5" long...
  10. TheNimpsGirl

    Center latch in Pontiac G6?

    I'm not sure what year my dad's wife's car is (probably 06 or newer cause it's a lease) but does it have center latch? Does it allow borrowing? I can of course install it with the seatbelt and probably will, but I was just wondering. If I asked I'm sure neither would know as their use of car...
  11. TheNimpsGirl

    Someone stole one of our display car seats!

    So everyone at work knows I'm "weird" about car seats and they have accepted that. I mess with the displays, fix the straps, fix the fact tags, make sure the prices are up, etc every time I go in. Well I went into work the other day and noticed that one of our snugrides that snaps into a...
  12. TheNimpsGirl

    I thought TF's had 7 year expirations?

    So I bought a TF from Target and got one that has a DOM on the box of 7/2008 only the sticker on the seat says it expires in 4/2015. I know that's only three months less than seven years and I still have lots of time and for the price ($107) it was a great deal and I'm not upset about it, but I...
  13. TheNimpsGirl

    Can you please check my install(s) - MR and TF?

    So I was having a difficult time choosing between the MR, TF and RN but when I was able to get the MR and TF for good deals ($97.92 for the MR and $107.23 for the TF), I got both! It was like car seat Christmas, I was so excited! I feel fairly confident with the MR install. I installed it...
  14. TheNimpsGirl

    So I keep coming back to the MR - need opinions

    Even though I know DS would probably fit longer in the TFP or RN or even the CA because of shell height and I keep conviencing myself to buy one of those first two because it's a better use of money, I keep thinking back to when I've put him in the MR. The seat seemed to be made just for him and...
  15. TheNimpsGirl

    TFP or RN in an Impala?

    Does anyone have any experience with either of these seats in an impala? I have a 2006 so it has LATCH in all three positions but am wondering about how they both install, if the RN can be installed more upright than 45 degrees and how much room if any is between the front seats and the car...
  16. TheNimpsGirl

    What seat(s) do you suggest for someone who intends to FF at 1yr/20lbs?

    I think this goes in this forum, if not feel free to move it :) What seats do you suggest to parents/caregivers who are aware of the benefits of RFing past the 1 yr/20lb minimium but for whatever their reason (whole seperate thread there) will not and do not intend to RF past one year? Do you...
  17. TheNimpsGirl

    Are additional local fees normal for certification?

    So I think that in the near future I would like to be a tech. I don't know when that will happen due to varouis logistics (DS being little, DH going back to school, etc) but I've been thinking more and more about it. Thinking more and more about it I started looking at the courses in my area...
  18. TheNimpsGirl

    What do you do with end of the LATCH belt with a SS1 base?

    Another post about an install got me thinking... Do you put the tail in the lock off? Do you leave it out? I have looked in the manual and it only addresses what to do with the tail of the seat belt for a lap belt only (you leave the tail out of the lock off). The local CPST that helped me said...
  19. TheNimpsGirl

    Should I move the straps back down?

    So I moved DS's harness up to the second slots on his SS1 a week or so ago because his shoulders are over them when I put him initially in his seat. When I tighten his harness it then makes it look like his shoulders are just even with the slots. However today after a long car ride I noticed...
  20. TheNimpsGirl

    Torso lengths

    Dumb question time :o... so I see all the time people reference how short, average or long their DC's torsos are. Is there a chart I don't know about? I mean, what makes a child's torso one or the other? Is it in relationship to their overall height? Other children's torso lengths at the same...

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