glockchick
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Keeping my 7 (8 in June) year old in a booster or getting my 9 year old out of a lap belt and into a shoulder belt? It is more important to get him out of the lap belt, right?
I'm pretty sure that's the choice I'm going to have to make. I went outside and played around with the seats I have and a tape measure, and I just don't think I can get the 9 year old out of the lap belt any other way.
Maybe if I move the 7 year old's booster into the flip down seat. There are a couple of down sides to that. My 11 year old then can't let the kids in the way back out because he'll be back there too. Also, it's hard to slide the seat forward with a booster in it. Really hard. And the added hassle of unthreading and rethreading the shoulder belt into the guide in the booster every time. It already takes us 10 minutes to get in and out of the car as it is.
To recap. (tired of seeing this yet?)
'99 Suburban
6 kids
Current set up.
driver - 2 year old dd in ff marathon - expires Aug 13th
center - 11 month old ds in rf keyfit - has about 1" of torso height left
fold down - 11 year old ds
3rd row
driver - 7 year old ds in turbo booster
center, lap belt only - 9 year old ds
passenger - 4 year old dd in parkway booster
I'm ordering a Radian XT for the 4 year old and will put her in the 3rd row center until the 2 year old's seat expires in Aug. Then my 4 year old will be 5 and she'll move to the parkway in the 2nd row behind the driver while the 2 year old will take the Radian. 9 year old ds will have the shoulder belt the parkway is now using.
I can't think of another way, but maybe y'all will see something I don't.
I'm pretty sure that's the choice I'm going to have to make. I went outside and played around with the seats I have and a tape measure, and I just don't think I can get the 9 year old out of the lap belt any other way.
Maybe if I move the 7 year old's booster into the flip down seat. There are a couple of down sides to that. My 11 year old then can't let the kids in the way back out because he'll be back there too. Also, it's hard to slide the seat forward with a booster in it. Really hard. And the added hassle of unthreading and rethreading the shoulder belt into the guide in the booster every time. It already takes us 10 minutes to get in and out of the car as it is.
To recap. (tired of seeing this yet?)
'99 Suburban
6 kids
Current set up.
driver - 2 year old dd in ff marathon - expires Aug 13th
center - 11 month old ds in rf keyfit - has about 1" of torso height left
fold down - 11 year old ds
3rd row
driver - 7 year old ds in turbo booster
center, lap belt only - 9 year old ds
passenger - 4 year old dd in parkway booster
I'm ordering a Radian XT for the 4 year old and will put her in the 3rd row center until the 2 year old's seat expires in Aug. Then my 4 year old will be 5 and she'll move to the parkway in the 2nd row behind the driver while the 2 year old will take the Radian. 9 year old ds will have the shoulder belt the parkway is now using.
I can't think of another way, but maybe y'all will see something I don't.