Jonah Baby
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I'm sure everyone knows that I over-think and over complicate every scenario - the answer is often simple and in reach, I just stress about it too much to see clearly.
J has precisely one inch in torso height before he is even with the top slots on the MyRide.
It took him about 6 months to gain one inch of torso growth recently, and he is due for a growth spurt ANY DAY NOW.
My kid is LARGE. Proportionately large, but think of a thickly built/SOLID average 5 year old/small 6 year old - that's J.
At Walmart today I tried him in the Nauti again.
He makes this seat look like he's in an infant bucket. His shoulders are kinda turned in from the sides and the crotch buckle, on the out-most setting, is UNDER his rump. He didn't think it was too comfy, either.
I've tried him in the CA - the harness spacing is too close, it leaves nasty red lines on his neck just testing at the store.
I faxed in the receipts for the carseats today (original $300 from Radian and the $150 recent True Fit receipt.) So...I'd expect us to acquire a Radian again shortly.
I CANNOT get the damn Radian to install in my Mother's car. I'm not sure I want to TRY in my Stepmother's (miserable freakin' car...) Nothing installs good in my Father's and my Mother's second car is a Dodge and completely incompatible with most carseats I've owned, including the Radian.
So, having only ONE carseat for J that is a Radian is, well, a problem. Buying a back-up/grandparent/emergency seat is NOT an issue with us. We will find a way to do it if needed (the value to my sanity when my parents take him is just too large to give up.)
Our other Wizard expires March 1st, but he's close to outgrowing that as well if I remember right. He's already sitting OVER the crotch buckle.
My Stepmother and Father WILL NOT correctly use an RSTV. My Mother would and has asked me about it before.
If this was YOUR kid, what would you do?
J has precisely one inch in torso height before he is even with the top slots on the MyRide.
It took him about 6 months to gain one inch of torso growth recently, and he is due for a growth spurt ANY DAY NOW.
My kid is LARGE. Proportionately large, but think of a thickly built/SOLID average 5 year old/small 6 year old - that's J.
At Walmart today I tried him in the Nauti again.
He makes this seat look like he's in an infant bucket. His shoulders are kinda turned in from the sides and the crotch buckle, on the out-most setting, is UNDER his rump. He didn't think it was too comfy, either.
I've tried him in the CA - the harness spacing is too close, it leaves nasty red lines on his neck just testing at the store.
I faxed in the receipts for the carseats today (original $300 from Radian and the $150 recent True Fit receipt.) So...I'd expect us to acquire a Radian again shortly.
I CANNOT get the damn Radian to install in my Mother's car. I'm not sure I want to TRY in my Stepmother's (miserable freakin' car...) Nothing installs good in my Father's and my Mother's second car is a Dodge and completely incompatible with most carseats I've owned, including the Radian.
So, having only ONE carseat for J that is a Radian is, well, a problem. Buying a back-up/grandparent/emergency seat is NOT an issue with us. We will find a way to do it if needed (the value to my sanity when my parents take him is just too large to give up.)
Our other Wizard expires March 1st, but he's close to outgrowing that as well if I remember right. He's already sitting OVER the crotch buckle.
My Stepmother and Father WILL NOT correctly use an RSTV. My Mother would and has asked me about it before.
If this was YOUR kid, what would you do?