This may be a little long, please bear with me. My DD is 6.5 yr, ~37-38lb now, 43 tall, 15-15.5 in torso. DS is 4.5 yr, ~36 lb in April, 40.5 in tall. There's also a carpool boy in the mix, he's 7.75 yr and about average for his age. I don't know his stats.
Here's what we have now:
My car (08 Honda Civic) - Graco Cargo and Parkway SG. DD rides occasionally in the Parkway SG about 1.5 mi residential streets to booster train, but usually rides in the Cargo. DD sits in the Parkway very well when she rides in it. Carpool boy rides in the Parkway SG 3 days per week and fits nicely. I rarely have both DD and DS in the car at once and never all 3.
DH car (04 Camry): Britax Marathon (for DD) & Graco Nautilus (for DS). DH transports both DD and DS once per week, DD + carpool boy (in Nautilus as booster - once every other week), and DS only the rest of the time.
My dilemma - even though I read on here that the Cargo goes to 17in, mine only seems to measure 16 in in my car, even pushing down on the padding and DD's shoulders are very close to that height. We'll need a new seat when she outgrows the Cargo. I'm hoping her torso waits to grow a while, which will make this easier. What do I buy when I replace the Cargo?
What would you buy for a 6.5 year old 37-38lb child?
Option 1: Buy dedicated booster for DH car, move Marathon to my car for DS (DD could still ride in it as long as she fits. Marathon has another year until it expires.) If so which booster? I like the Parkway because DD tends to slouch when she sits and it fits her well in my car. Would something else be better?
Option 2: Buy Nautilus for my car, keep DH car as is. The only thing - I'm not thrilled with DS fit in Nautilus. He always complains that his legs are uncomfortable - it makes his feet dangle and takes up too much of the seat for him to rest his feet on the seat.
Option 3: Other suggestions?
Final note - I am aware that DD is slightly below the recommended weight for the Parkway, but made a parental choice.
Here's what we have now:
My car (08 Honda Civic) - Graco Cargo and Parkway SG. DD rides occasionally in the Parkway SG about 1.5 mi residential streets to booster train, but usually rides in the Cargo. DD sits in the Parkway very well when she rides in it. Carpool boy rides in the Parkway SG 3 days per week and fits nicely. I rarely have both DD and DS in the car at once and never all 3.
DH car (04 Camry): Britax Marathon (for DD) & Graco Nautilus (for DS). DH transports both DD and DS once per week, DD + carpool boy (in Nautilus as booster - once every other week), and DS only the rest of the time.
My dilemma - even though I read on here that the Cargo goes to 17in, mine only seems to measure 16 in in my car, even pushing down on the padding and DD's shoulders are very close to that height. We'll need a new seat when she outgrows the Cargo. I'm hoping her torso waits to grow a while, which will make this easier. What do I buy when I replace the Cargo?
What would you buy for a 6.5 year old 37-38lb child?
Option 1: Buy dedicated booster for DH car, move Marathon to my car for DS (DD could still ride in it as long as she fits. Marathon has another year until it expires.) If so which booster? I like the Parkway because DD tends to slouch when she sits and it fits her well in my car. Would something else be better?
Option 2: Buy Nautilus for my car, keep DH car as is. The only thing - I'm not thrilled with DS fit in Nautilus. He always complains that his legs are uncomfortable - it makes his feet dangle and takes up too much of the seat for him to rest his feet on the seat.
Option 3: Other suggestions?
Final note - I am aware that DD is slightly below the recommended weight for the Parkway, but made a parental choice.