TechnoGranola
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All right, so DD tried out the Monterey yesterday and she'll be fine in a booster. Not sure if I'll be fine though! :ROTFLMAO:
I've got a Nauti coming for our vehicle and the Oobr was for my parents vehicle, although the Monterey works nicely there so they could use either and I could just save the Oobr for our vehicle if it doesn't work in theirs. She's at their house everyday but only goes out a couple times per week. The drive would be anywhere from 5 mins. to 15 mins. then some time at the destination, then the same ride back to my parents. There's 2-4 weeks in July where she'll be home with us while we have vacation from work.
Once fall hits she'll be in Kindergarten 2 days per week. We'll drop her off and she'll walk home with my parents since the school is only 2 blocks from their house. They might need to drive at lunch if lunch time is too short for her to walk back and forth and eat lunch. They will also drive her home once the weather is snowy and serious windchill. The drive is maybe 1 minute; the school is that close.
Sometime in December the new baby will be here and I'll have her stay home one or two days with me likely. Then she'll have Kindy 2 days and maybe one fun day at my parents.
Now that the logistics are out of the way, you can see that she doesn't drive a ton with them. But, I am freaked out that the seat belt won't lock soon enough or at all in an accident because it was designed for an adult, not a 40# child in a booster seat. Or that she'll be fluttering her legs and loosen the lap belt so there is slack and she gets ejected (okay, I guess I could resolve that by telling her she can't flutter legs) but maybe it gets loose for some other reason. Or the buckle sounded like it clicked but it didn't and she's really not buckled. And then I'm freaked out about extra head excursion and head injuries. Ya, I've got many more scenarios in my head!
So should I just relax about the Oobr? Or see if I can swap the order before it ships for a Frontier?
I've got a Nauti coming for our vehicle and the Oobr was for my parents vehicle, although the Monterey works nicely there so they could use either and I could just save the Oobr for our vehicle if it doesn't work in theirs. She's at their house everyday but only goes out a couple times per week. The drive would be anywhere from 5 mins. to 15 mins. then some time at the destination, then the same ride back to my parents. There's 2-4 weeks in July where she'll be home with us while we have vacation from work.
Once fall hits she'll be in Kindergarten 2 days per week. We'll drop her off and she'll walk home with my parents since the school is only 2 blocks from their house. They might need to drive at lunch if lunch time is too short for her to walk back and forth and eat lunch. They will also drive her home once the weather is snowy and serious windchill. The drive is maybe 1 minute; the school is that close.
Sometime in December the new baby will be here and I'll have her stay home one or two days with me likely. Then she'll have Kindy 2 days and maybe one fun day at my parents.
Now that the logistics are out of the way, you can see that she doesn't drive a ton with them. But, I am freaked out that the seat belt won't lock soon enough or at all in an accident because it was designed for an adult, not a 40# child in a booster seat. Or that she'll be fluttering her legs and loosen the lap belt so there is slack and she gets ejected (okay, I guess I could resolve that by telling her she can't flutter legs) but maybe it gets loose for some other reason. Or the buckle sounded like it clicked but it didn't and she's really not buckled. And then I'm freaked out about extra head excursion and head injuries. Ya, I've got many more scenarios in my head!
So should I just relax about the Oobr? Or see if I can swap the order before it ships for a Frontier?
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