Shaunam
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Ok, so I know all kids grow at different rates, blah, blah, blah. But can anyone give me an idea of what to expect for the next couple of years?
My DS is 22 months, 34.5" and has roughly a 15" torso. Yes, he's proportioned funny. Right now, we have him in a regent, where he's *thisclose* to needing the 3rd slots, but I'm very confident he'll make it to at LEAST 4 in it, longer I'm sure.
But in february or march, I'm going to need two more seats, one for my MIL's car and one for my mom's. We don't have much to spend, so I think we're going to get 2 evenflo chase seats. I put him in one at wal-mart and fiddled with the harness and it seems like a decent spare seat. Without the extra padding and with a fairly trim diaper, he's right at the second slots, which gives him 2 more inches. Once he's wearing underwear full-time he'll have an additional 1/2".
SO....
2 1/2 inches. Is there ANY way he'll make it to 4 in this seat (in the harness obviously)?
I checked the cdc growth charts and if he stays on the curve, he'll grow 6 inches in the next 2 years. How much of that is likely to be torso height?
It also said he'd hit 40 lbs at rougly age 4.5-5 so I'm not really worried about that.
Also, he's been falling down the charts steadily for the last year (especially in weight). He was BIG, but he's definitely closer to average than he was.
I'm still probably going to get the seats, as we can't afford 2 radians or 2 regents (we can't even afford 1, really). I thought about 1 fpsv and just switching it between the cars, but ugh, no thanks. Just thought I'd try to get an idea of what to expect.
***Sorry if this is in the wrong forum. It's more about his growth than about car seats, so I thought it would be better here.
My DS is 22 months, 34.5" and has roughly a 15" torso. Yes, he's proportioned funny. Right now, we have him in a regent, where he's *thisclose* to needing the 3rd slots, but I'm very confident he'll make it to at LEAST 4 in it, longer I'm sure.
But in february or march, I'm going to need two more seats, one for my MIL's car and one for my mom's. We don't have much to spend, so I think we're going to get 2 evenflo chase seats. I put him in one at wal-mart and fiddled with the harness and it seems like a decent spare seat. Without the extra padding and with a fairly trim diaper, he's right at the second slots, which gives him 2 more inches. Once he's wearing underwear full-time he'll have an additional 1/2".
SO....
2 1/2 inches. Is there ANY way he'll make it to 4 in this seat (in the harness obviously)?
I checked the cdc growth charts and if he stays on the curve, he'll grow 6 inches in the next 2 years. How much of that is likely to be torso height?
It also said he'd hit 40 lbs at rougly age 4.5-5 so I'm not really worried about that.
Also, he's been falling down the charts steadily for the last year (especially in weight). He was BIG, but he's definitely closer to average than he was.
I'm still probably going to get the seats, as we can't afford 2 radians or 2 regents (we can't even afford 1, really). I thought about 1 fpsv and just switching it between the cars, but ugh, no thanks. Just thought I'd try to get an idea of what to expect.
***Sorry if this is in the wrong forum. It's more about his growth than about car seats, so I thought it would be better here.