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RobbyRe
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Here's my situation...we have a 2001 Chrysler Town & Country minivan. Our current 4 children fit into it nicely in their appointed safety seats. We are expecting baby #5 this summer, though, and will need to do some shifting.
We will have a 9 yr old, a 6 yr old, a 3 yr old, and a 1 yr old, plus the newborn. Currently the 2 older ones ride in the back, with the 3 yr old and 1 yr old in the middle bucket seat row. I want to move the 3 yr old into the back between the 2 older ones, and need a narrow seat there, and I'd like it to be a 5 pt harness that goes higher than 40 lbs...so far it's looking like the Radian would be the best bet? Any other narrow 5 pt. harness over 40 lbs seats out there that we should look at? I wish I could see a Radian in person before purchasing one, but no stores carry them locally.
I'd also be interested in any recommendations on narrower boosters for the 2 older girls. The 6 yr old is in a Graco TurboBooster, but I fear it will become difficult to buckle with the other seat in the middle. With a narrow booster, 9 yr old could stay in a booster as well, which I'd prefer. I can't put 9 yr old in the center position, as that has only a lap belt...3 yr old and harness seat will go there b/c I can use LATCH in that position.
1 yr old will be moving into 3 yr old's Triumph, which I love and fits like a glove in the van, and new baby will go into a Graco Snugride to start with before moving into a RF convertible.
Anyway, thanks for any thoughts or suggestions! I need to do some buying and switching ASAP, as the almost 1 yr old (will be 1 in three weeks) is still in the Snugride...still within ht/wt. limits, but I've never kept one in an infant seat this long before, and I'm wanting to get her into the convertible seat!
We will have a 9 yr old, a 6 yr old, a 3 yr old, and a 1 yr old, plus the newborn. Currently the 2 older ones ride in the back, with the 3 yr old and 1 yr old in the middle bucket seat row. I want to move the 3 yr old into the back between the 2 older ones, and need a narrow seat there, and I'd like it to be a 5 pt harness that goes higher than 40 lbs...so far it's looking like the Radian would be the best bet? Any other narrow 5 pt. harness over 40 lbs seats out there that we should look at? I wish I could see a Radian in person before purchasing one, but no stores carry them locally.
I'd also be interested in any recommendations on narrower boosters for the 2 older girls. The 6 yr old is in a Graco TurboBooster, but I fear it will become difficult to buckle with the other seat in the middle. With a narrow booster, 9 yr old could stay in a booster as well, which I'd prefer. I can't put 9 yr old in the center position, as that has only a lap belt...3 yr old and harness seat will go there b/c I can use LATCH in that position.
1 yr old will be moving into 3 yr old's Triumph, which I love and fits like a glove in the van, and new baby will go into a Graco Snugride to start with before moving into a RF convertible.
Anyway, thanks for any thoughts or suggestions! I need to do some buying and switching ASAP, as the almost 1 yr old (will be 1 in three weeks) is still in the Snugride...still within ht/wt. limits, but I've never kept one in an infant seat this long before, and I'm wanting to get her into the convertible seat!