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My 5yo DS is skinny - weighs around 35 lbs. He's a little shorter than average, but not especially short. Given his weight, I think we can keep in him a five point harness basically forever, or until he heights out of it. We have two kids (the younger is 3, a little less skinny but shorter (for age)). We just turned the 3 yo front facing (weighs 28 lbs). We currently have the following set ups:
CRV:
3yo Radian front facing (the model w/ 85 lb limit)
5 yo in cheap seat that used to be a spare seat that we need to replace, the Safety First, harness limit to 40 lbs
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3 yo is in Britax Boulevard
5 yo is in Marathon
both of the Britax seats are from late 2008 so we probably will need to replace them next year.
I definitely want to replace the safety first ASAP and keep that as a back up seat for guests or travel. I love the narrow profile of the Radian - right now it is a tight squeeze for an adult to sit between the Radian and the Safety First. But I have not found a similarly narrow seat to the Radian for older kids (harness to booster seat). My husband wants to just get a Radian, but I feel like that is way more seat than a 5 yo needs! Also, will he outgrow it by height (currently 42 inches)? We do need to sit an adult between the kids on a semi-regular basis. Is there any seat that any experts can recommend?
CRV:
3yo Radian front facing (the model w/ 85 lb limit)
5 yo in cheap seat that used to be a spare seat that we need to replace, the Safety First, harness limit to 40 lbs
RAV4
3 yo is in Britax Boulevard
5 yo is in Marathon
both of the Britax seats are from late 2008 so we probably will need to replace them next year.
I definitely want to replace the safety first ASAP and keep that as a back up seat for guests or travel. I love the narrow profile of the Radian - right now it is a tight squeeze for an adult to sit between the Radian and the Safety First. But I have not found a similarly narrow seat to the Radian for older kids (harness to booster seat). My husband wants to just get a Radian, but I feel like that is way more seat than a 5 yo needs! Also, will he outgrow it by height (currently 42 inches)? We do need to sit an adult between the kids on a semi-regular basis. Is there any seat that any experts can recommend?