TheQueenMother
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I occasionally am asked to take another 4y/o to school from the sitter's house where I drop off my little one. I drive a 2000 model taurus. The kids are
N, almost 2, 28lbs, rides Rfing
L, almost 5, 43lbs, FFing, harnessed
and K, also almost 5, slightly less weight, but same torso maybe a smidge smaller than L, but taller.
The extra 4y/o and the nearly 2y/o will not be in the car at the same time. The trip is less than 5 blocks in town thru school zones, so I drive less than 30 mph for the entire trip. I know K rides in a booster with his parents but they do not lock the belt and he is pretty wiggley. He could be boostered with no problem from them. As a matter of fact, they have no problem with him just in the seat belt for the trip but I would rather keep him harnessed if possible.
Now that we have covered the kids, the seats I have to work with are:
2 Graco Nautiluses
2 Marathons
1 True Fit
1 EFTA
1 Roundabout that is at a friend's but can come back into play if needed. *Note, N can not RF in the RA, he is too tall.
Yesterday when I got the call that I needed to pick up K, I squeezed a FFing MA between a Rfing MA and a GN. It did install but was really hard to shut the door by the GN. I normally keep the 2 littles both outboard to keep down fusses.
Is there a solution that will work that I am missing?
Thanks
amanda
N, almost 2, 28lbs, rides Rfing
L, almost 5, 43lbs, FFing, harnessed
and K, also almost 5, slightly less weight, but same torso maybe a smidge smaller than L, but taller.
The extra 4y/o and the nearly 2y/o will not be in the car at the same time. The trip is less than 5 blocks in town thru school zones, so I drive less than 30 mph for the entire trip. I know K rides in a booster with his parents but they do not lock the belt and he is pretty wiggley. He could be boostered with no problem from them. As a matter of fact, they have no problem with him just in the seat belt for the trip but I would rather keep him harnessed if possible.
Now that we have covered the kids, the seats I have to work with are:
2 Graco Nautiluses
2 Marathons
1 True Fit
1 EFTA
1 Roundabout that is at a friend's but can come back into play if needed. *Note, N can not RF in the RA, he is too tall.
Yesterday when I got the call that I needed to pick up K, I squeezed a FFing MA between a Rfing MA and a GN. It did install but was really hard to shut the door by the GN. I normally keep the 2 littles both outboard to keep down fusses.
Is there a solution that will work that I am missing?
Thanks
amanda