obamamama
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So, I love my Monterey, ahem Liberty's Monterey. BUT she hates it. Hates it. I dunno why, but for some reason the kid is always begging to ride in the Turbo or the Big Kid.
I like the Monterey for the LATCH option (which I dont have a car with LATCH now, but hope to have one before it expires LOL) and that it has *IMO* better SIP than the other two I have. More sturdy, that sort of thing too weighs in my mind.
ANYWAYS-- money is tight, we have 3 boosters (see above) and really only need 2. We'd need to sell the Monterey if we're not going to use it.
Liberty is 41.5lbs and 49" tall. She is pretty thin, I don't know if any of you would think she is too narrow for the Monterey. I have seen it mentioned before and I didn't think of it til now. So, would you go back to using the other boosters more regularly and sell the Monterey (9-09)?
Landen is 3 (today) and 33lbs and 40.5" tall. He has a True Fit in my car, ff and on the top freaking slots. The 3rd ones are at his shoulders and a bit tight, so I moved him up. I'd like to move him to a Nautilus or a Symphony65. I could sell the Monterey and fund a new seat for him, then sell the TF and fund the 2nd seat for him. He only has the TF right now. Great seat, but I think we lose too much room due to the recline of the seat, it's as upright as we can get, and he only has a 13.5 " torso, or something like that.
I hate doing the stupid carseat shuffle. I had a Radian 65, sold it and dammit I should have kept it and not bought the TF. I laugh when people say it has the same shell height-- may be but I don't see it.
OK-- so help me, enable me, laugh at me. Something so I don't have to decide. My brain hurts.
I like the Monterey for the LATCH option (which I dont have a car with LATCH now, but hope to have one before it expires LOL) and that it has *IMO* better SIP than the other two I have. More sturdy, that sort of thing too weighs in my mind.
ANYWAYS-- money is tight, we have 3 boosters (see above) and really only need 2. We'd need to sell the Monterey if we're not going to use it.
Liberty is 41.5lbs and 49" tall. She is pretty thin, I don't know if any of you would think she is too narrow for the Monterey. I have seen it mentioned before and I didn't think of it til now. So, would you go back to using the other boosters more regularly and sell the Monterey (9-09)?
Landen is 3 (today) and 33lbs and 40.5" tall. He has a True Fit in my car, ff and on the top freaking slots. The 3rd ones are at his shoulders and a bit tight, so I moved him up. I'd like to move him to a Nautilus or a Symphony65. I could sell the Monterey and fund a new seat for him, then sell the TF and fund the 2nd seat for him. He only has the TF right now. Great seat, but I think we lose too much room due to the recline of the seat, it's as upright as we can get, and he only has a 13.5 " torso, or something like that.
I hate doing the stupid carseat shuffle. I had a Radian 65, sold it and dammit I should have kept it and not bought the TF. I laugh when people say it has the same shell height-- may be but I don't see it.
OK-- so help me, enable me, laugh at me. Something so I don't have to decide. My brain hurts.
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