kphil
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UPDATE: 3yo prefers Blvd to Radian--would you trust his preference?
UPDATE:
We got home from our trip last night. I ended up putting the Blvd back in the car and using that for the trip, and not bringing the Radian. He was glad to be back in the Blvd. It was okay for the first half of the trip, with the exception of a couple times when he did wake up crying again, but not too bad, and easily settled. On our first long day of the 3 day trip home, it got to be too much though, and he couldn't settle down, and we had a long way left to drive, so we decided to try turning him forward, to see if that helped. It helped a lot for that day's journey--he was reinvigorated and the rest of the drive went find that day. By the third and final day's drive home (which was a marathon of more than 11 hours that day--much longer than any other day), he was having issues even in the ff seat. He woke up crying and kicking his legs in that seat, too. I will be turning it back rf today or tomorrow (I hope he won't balk at that! I had to shush the kids when they started exclaiming how he was riding "like a big boy!" when he was first turned ff).
Trip was awesome, though .
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My 3yo rides rf in a Blvd, and I just got a Radian to try for him, so he would have more legroom. We're going to be on a long driving trip, and I am concerned because he has often woken up crying about his legs on the occasions when he's slept for a long time in the car on long drives. It's been awhile since the last time, though.
He's tried the Radian a couple times now, and still maintains he prefers his Blvd. He says he's more comfortable in it, and he wants "his old seat" back in. He appears fine in the Radian though, and has even fallen asleep in it. Would you trust your 3yo's opinion on this before a big driving trip?
Here are pictures of him in each (I posted these on the install board, so pardon the repeast pics):
Blvd:
Radian:
(he was mad about coming in from playing to sit in the seat--hence the grumpy face)
TIA!
UPDATE:
We got home from our trip last night. I ended up putting the Blvd back in the car and using that for the trip, and not bringing the Radian. He was glad to be back in the Blvd. It was okay for the first half of the trip, with the exception of a couple times when he did wake up crying again, but not too bad, and easily settled. On our first long day of the 3 day trip home, it got to be too much though, and he couldn't settle down, and we had a long way left to drive, so we decided to try turning him forward, to see if that helped. It helped a lot for that day's journey--he was reinvigorated and the rest of the drive went find that day. By the third and final day's drive home (which was a marathon of more than 11 hours that day--much longer than any other day), he was having issues even in the ff seat. He woke up crying and kicking his legs in that seat, too. I will be turning it back rf today or tomorrow (I hope he won't balk at that! I had to shush the kids when they started exclaiming how he was riding "like a big boy!" when he was first turned ff).
Trip was awesome, though .
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My 3yo rides rf in a Blvd, and I just got a Radian to try for him, so he would have more legroom. We're going to be on a long driving trip, and I am concerned because he has often woken up crying about his legs on the occasions when he's slept for a long time in the car on long drives. It's been awhile since the last time, though.
He's tried the Radian a couple times now, and still maintains he prefers his Blvd. He says he's more comfortable in it, and he wants "his old seat" back in. He appears fine in the Radian though, and has even fallen asleep in it. Would you trust your 3yo's opinion on this before a big driving trip?
Here are pictures of him in each (I posted these on the install board, so pardon the repeast pics):
Blvd:
Radian:
(he was mad about coming in from playing to sit in the seat--hence the grumpy face)
TIA!
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