christineka
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We went on vacation and returned. I rearranged the car seats in an attempt for perfection. It wasn't perfection, but it was close enough. Dd3 had been riding around in a forward facing seat. I turned her rear-facing for vacation. I stuck her in the radian and it is a lot thinner rear-facing. She was really quite comfortable and was able to sleep well in the van as well as be able to keep ahold on her stuff. I don't understand the people who want to turn kids forward facing for trips. Dd saw better out the windows than the forward facing people. (Oh, maybe other people have dvd players. :shrug-shoulders: ) Dd1 who is 10.5 years old rode in the middle-most seat, pushed all the way forward in the regent. I was surprised that she liked the seat. She moved to a booster on her fifth birthday. She has motion sickness issues, but had no problems on this vacation. I think we've found a great spot for her. She was also able to hand things to the littles kiddos and that was a big help. She just had to climb in and out through the front seats.
We went to a camp in California. People from the big city of Oakland were the majority. The camp was originally intended as a low cost vacation site (in 1920), but it is still rather costly. (Less so than Disneyland or a cruise, but a lot more expensive than tent camping.) I saw a lot of britax car seats. I don't know about the kids in them. I saw a little girl in a parkway. I saw the cowbay chaperone. I drooled over it. The shade was really nice. The baby inside was very loosely buckled and in a bundle me. (Why bother with the pretty cow print if you're just going to cover it up?) On the opposite, I saw quite a few kids (probably 6-8 years of age) riding in nothing. I did see a couple regents, but didn't see which kids were in them. The chaperone was the only rear-facing seat among all the car seats I saw. (And all but one was a britax.) I suppose it goes to show that while people with more money are willing to buy more expensive seats, they still will not intrinsically know how to use them properly or according to the latest recommendations. I initially thought it was neat to see the britax seats, but I think it is even neater to see rear-facing sceneras. (I saw one a few weeks ago with the harness in the second from the top slots!)
I didn't see very many car seats for the rest of the trip and I admit to amusing myself by peering into other vehicles on the highway.
We went to a camp in California. People from the big city of Oakland were the majority. The camp was originally intended as a low cost vacation site (in 1920), but it is still rather costly. (Less so than Disneyland or a cruise, but a lot more expensive than tent camping.) I saw a lot of britax car seats. I don't know about the kids in them. I saw a little girl in a parkway. I saw the cowbay chaperone. I drooled over it. The shade was really nice. The baby inside was very loosely buckled and in a bundle me. (Why bother with the pretty cow print if you're just going to cover it up?) On the opposite, I saw quite a few kids (probably 6-8 years of age) riding in nothing. I did see a couple regents, but didn't see which kids were in them. The chaperone was the only rear-facing seat among all the car seats I saw. (And all but one was a britax.) I suppose it goes to show that while people with more money are willing to buy more expensive seats, they still will not intrinsically know how to use them properly or according to the latest recommendations. I initially thought it was neat to see the britax seats, but I think it is even neater to see rear-facing sceneras. (I saw one a few weeks ago with the harness in the second from the top slots!)
I didn't see very many car seats for the rest of the trip and I admit to amusing myself by peering into other vehicles on the highway.
