Abbeylicious
New member
Hello everyone,
I've been doing lots of research on seats but I am still undecided on what to do. This seems like a great place to ask for help!
So, the situation...
Car: 2009 Ford Focus SEL
Kids:
Daughter: 3 y/o, 26-28lbs, 36" tall, 12.5" torso, currently RF in a MyRide65
Son: 15 mos, approx 20lbs, 28.5" tall, 12" torso, currently RF, still in his Snugride32
So, I had kind of planned on getting a Nautilus for DD and getting a new cover for the MR65 and handing that down to DS. However, given that both kiddos are on the small side of average, I have lots of options for keeping DD RF longer. I really liked the idea of the GN being 3-in-1, but after reading reviews of them not making great boosters, I'm back at square one! And the last time I tried for a long-lasting car seat (MR65), it turned out to be a fail. (Doesn't install well FFing in the Focus - grrr!) Otherwise, both myself and my daughter LOVE this seat RFing. I guess we just assumed if it fit RF that it would fit FF!
So now my search had been expanded to include convertible seats again!
Thinking that DS could get the new seat for now and let DD keep her MR? Then when DD gets bigger and is ready to FF, they could switch then.
Looking at the Evenflo Symphony DLX All-in-one, but the straps did seem tight on her neck. And almost all seats seem to push her head forward a bit.
Realistically, DS could probably fit in his bucket for quite some time still - it could take a while for him to grow 3+ inches! lol BUT, my sister is due in October and I said she could have it. So I *SHOULD* have at least another month to decide on our next seat and watch for sales but considering that I'm thee most indecisive person ever, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed!! Sorry for the novel
Anyway, if anyone has some advice on seats, fit, options, etc. I would be extremely grateful!
TIA!
I've been doing lots of research on seats but I am still undecided on what to do. This seems like a great place to ask for help!
So, the situation...
Car: 2009 Ford Focus SEL
Kids:
Daughter: 3 y/o, 26-28lbs, 36" tall, 12.5" torso, currently RF in a MyRide65
Son: 15 mos, approx 20lbs, 28.5" tall, 12" torso, currently RF, still in his Snugride32
So, I had kind of planned on getting a Nautilus for DD and getting a new cover for the MR65 and handing that down to DS. However, given that both kiddos are on the small side of average, I have lots of options for keeping DD RF longer. I really liked the idea of the GN being 3-in-1, but after reading reviews of them not making great boosters, I'm back at square one! And the last time I tried for a long-lasting car seat (MR65), it turned out to be a fail. (Doesn't install well FFing in the Focus - grrr!) Otherwise, both myself and my daughter LOVE this seat RFing. I guess we just assumed if it fit RF that it would fit FF!
So now my search had been expanded to include convertible seats again!
Thinking that DS could get the new seat for now and let DD keep her MR? Then when DD gets bigger and is ready to FF, they could switch then.
Looking at the Evenflo Symphony DLX All-in-one, but the straps did seem tight on her neck. And almost all seats seem to push her head forward a bit.
Realistically, DS could probably fit in his bucket for quite some time still - it could take a while for him to grow 3+ inches! lol BUT, my sister is due in October and I said she could have it. So I *SHOULD* have at least another month to decide on our next seat and watch for sales but considering that I'm thee most indecisive person ever, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed!! Sorry for the novel
Anyway, if anyone has some advice on seats, fit, options, etc. I would be extremely grateful!
TIA!