lovemybabybug
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Warning, there's a novel before I get to the point.
I am a nanny/ sitter for two different families.
First family has a 21 month old who rides FF in mom's car. She has been in my car twice and she was RF. mom didn't say anything.
Second family has a 5 year old ( backless booster in mom's car) and a 9 year old ( seatbelt only in mom's car, doesn't 5-step). I would love to put the boy back in a harness in my car, but I don't watch them often enough to justify that, plus 3-across wouldn't work, so I got him a Turbo and put the girl in the backless).
I have baby #1 everyday for 8 hours a day, and then the other older kids 2 to 3 nights a week anywhere between 1 to 5 hours a night. I have 20 minutes to spare between jobs.
My DD rides in a MR which is usually installed in the center ( lap belt only) and I leave the Turbo in the car and put the backless in as needed on the outboard positions.
Now, baby #1's mom is signing both her and my DD for some kiddie classes, which means I will be driving her weekly. Other car seat available is a Scenera, and it doesn't puzzle with the MR. So when I have to drive her I have to take Turbo out, move MR outboard, install Scenera. Then on the same day, take Scenera out, move MR back in center to put boosters in, and do it all over again the next day. I did that little stunt in a parking lot last night when I left baby #1's house and drove to get the other two. No fun! Plus my seatbelts have lightweight locking plates, but the car is old and they don't lock. I have to use locking clips eveytime I put the seats outboard. My car is a 99 Pontiac Sunfire.
I will be watching baby #1 till end of January when mom has another baby, then won't have her till maternity leave is up, which is may, then I have her till end of school year. Not sure yet if I will be nannying for her next september when school starts again.
Soooooooooooooooo, I know the Radian is supposed to puzzle well with the MR. Would it be worth finding an older Radian here in the swap, that has a couple of year's left on it, so I could keep one seat at all times in the center, and just install and uninstall ONE seat when I need it, instead of having to move MR outboard, install the Scenera, then take both out and re-install MR in center all in one day, several times a week?
I so wish I had a van!!!
phewww, sorry if I am too complicated!
I am a nanny/ sitter for two different families.
First family has a 21 month old who rides FF in mom's car. She has been in my car twice and she was RF. mom didn't say anything.
Second family has a 5 year old ( backless booster in mom's car) and a 9 year old ( seatbelt only in mom's car, doesn't 5-step). I would love to put the boy back in a harness in my car, but I don't watch them often enough to justify that, plus 3-across wouldn't work, so I got him a Turbo and put the girl in the backless).
I have baby #1 everyday for 8 hours a day, and then the other older kids 2 to 3 nights a week anywhere between 1 to 5 hours a night. I have 20 minutes to spare between jobs.
My DD rides in a MR which is usually installed in the center ( lap belt only) and I leave the Turbo in the car and put the backless in as needed on the outboard positions.
Now, baby #1's mom is signing both her and my DD for some kiddie classes, which means I will be driving her weekly. Other car seat available is a Scenera, and it doesn't puzzle with the MR. So when I have to drive her I have to take Turbo out, move MR outboard, install Scenera. Then on the same day, take Scenera out, move MR back in center to put boosters in, and do it all over again the next day. I did that little stunt in a parking lot last night when I left baby #1's house and drove to get the other two. No fun! Plus my seatbelts have lightweight locking plates, but the car is old and they don't lock. I have to use locking clips eveytime I put the seats outboard. My car is a 99 Pontiac Sunfire.
I will be watching baby #1 till end of January when mom has another baby, then won't have her till maternity leave is up, which is may, then I have her till end of school year. Not sure yet if I will be nannying for her next september when school starts again.
Soooooooooooooooo, I know the Radian is supposed to puzzle well with the MR. Would it be worth finding an older Radian here in the swap, that has a couple of year's left on it, so I could keep one seat at all times in the center, and just install and uninstall ONE seat when I need it, instead of having to move MR outboard, install the Scenera, then take both out and re-install MR in center all in one day, several times a week?
I so wish I had a van!!!
phewww, sorry if I am too complicated!