So...this is the deal.
How do we know if the angle of recline is 30-45 degrees? We are used to our carseats having level indicators, and the MAs do not. I can tell for sure in my husband's car that the seat is too upright, but in my Grand Caravan, it's a little more iffy. I just don't even know how to figure it and do the math. Am I supposed to just be able to eyeball a 30-45 degree recline? Is there some trick?
Also? My two kids better really like each other, b/c their seats are right up against one another on the 2nd row bench (DS is in a Graco Nautilus, harnessed at almost 5 years old even though my mom thinks that's "treating him like a baby")....
And...I don't think I'm going to be able to convince DH to keep the Claudia rear-facing much past a year old (middle of next month), b/c in order to get her into the two-door Explorer, he has to open the tailgate and put her in from the back of the vehicle, and he's 6'1", 220lbs, so that's not overly fun for him. But it's either that or take Nick's booster out of his car every time he needs to load Claudia into her seat, crawl into the back seat and sit there to get her hooked up, and then move the hbb back into the car. Sigh. At least they don't ride in his car more than a couple times a week, usually.
How do we know if the angle of recline is 30-45 degrees? We are used to our carseats having level indicators, and the MAs do not. I can tell for sure in my husband's car that the seat is too upright, but in my Grand Caravan, it's a little more iffy. I just don't even know how to figure it and do the math. Am I supposed to just be able to eyeball a 30-45 degree recline? Is there some trick?
Also? My two kids better really like each other, b/c their seats are right up against one another on the 2nd row bench (DS is in a Graco Nautilus, harnessed at almost 5 years old even though my mom thinks that's "treating him like a baby")....
And...I don't think I'm going to be able to convince DH to keep the Claudia rear-facing much past a year old (middle of next month), b/c in order to get her into the two-door Explorer, he has to open the tailgate and put her in from the back of the vehicle, and he's 6'1", 220lbs, so that's not overly fun for him. But it's either that or take Nick's booster out of his car every time he needs to load Claudia into her seat, crawl into the back seat and sit there to get her hooked up, and then move the hbb back into the car. Sigh. At least they don't ride in his car more than a couple times a week, usually.