My daughter is close to 4 1/2. She weighs about 33 pounds and is about 39 1/4 inches tall. Her "butt to shoulder" measurement is 14".
She's about to outgrow her Graco ComfortSport, as she's (finally) getting too tall for it. I know people complain about these seats, but we've had her in this since she outgrew her infant seat, and have gotten a lot of use out of it. Don't get me started on the straps, but this lasted a long time. (I did want a Britax, but we were too broke at the time.)
So we need a new seat, and here are some factors:
I'd appreciate any input. I've been going nuts trying to come up with something. At this point, the Radian is looking good; I would love to see it first, but the nearest store with one seems to be several hours away in Brooklyn.
She's about to outgrow her Graco ComfortSport, as she's (finally) getting too tall for it. I know people complain about these seats, but we've had her in this since she outgrew her infant seat, and have gotten a lot of use out of it. Don't get me started on the straps, but this lasted a long time. (I did want a Britax, but we were too broke at the time.)
So we need a new seat, and here are some factors:
- I'm not sure if there are still seats with puzzle locks out there, but I just canNOT handle the puzzle locks. They make me crazy.
- I'd like something that can keep her in a 5-point for a while, but I also know that she's more likely to outgrow something height-wise LONG before she outgrows it weight-wise, so the height of those top straps are important.
- We don't have headrests in our back seat.
- We do have LATCH.
- She's an only kid, so car-seat size is not a factor.
- My husband is not wanting to spend a lot of money if there are less expensive options that meet our needs.
- My daughter would prefer "pretty", though that's the least of the factors.
- I would kind of prefer something that could convert to a booster, preferably with a back, but I'm not sure if there's a booster that has a 5-point weight limit of more than 40 pounds that we can use in our car.
I'd appreciate any input. I've been going nuts trying to come up with something. At this point, the Radian is looking good; I would love to see it first, but the nearest store with one seems to be several hours away in Brooklyn.