Caroline162
New member
Well, after going around and around about what second car to buy (I posted about the Mazda5 earlier this year), I just bought a 2012 VW Jetta (should be delivered to me in 36 hours - yay!) I have four kids, who obviously won't all fit, but I don't care because we have an Expedition for that... this car will be my gas-saving errand and grocery shopping car, and the car that I drive myself and my two oldest daughters to school every morning (then DH will pick them up in the Expedition with the two little guys). The girls are 5.5 and 7 and are in Harmony boosters. I have like a dozen booster seats, so I've got that covered. Now I will on occasion have the little one(s) with me - like if I need to take one to the doctor, or maybe sometimes I will have both boys while DH has the girls running errands/birthday parties on a Saturday or something. The boys are 2.5 and 10 months (the 10 month old is little and 17lbs).
I *think* what I want is a small convertible seat that I can easily move the straps up and down on, and can install/uninstall/turn around easily, so that either boy can ride in it. Is there such a seat? DH always does the strap adjusting/installing for me, and it looks like a major ordeal with the Britaxes and True Fit we've had. We currently have a True Fit, a Regent, and a Snugride 32. My 2.5 year old barfs RFing so he is FF now in the Regent. I am thinking of putting the True Fit RF in the Expedition for the baby to use, keep the Regent in there for the 2.5 year old, then buy a convertible that I can use for either boy in the Jetta with the two boosters. If I need both boys in the Jetta, I can put one in the new convertible seat and the baby in the Snugride (at least for a while).
So I guess I'm looking for a convertible seat that
*is easy to install in the Jetta
*will fit three across with two boosters or one booster and a Snugride
*has straps that are easy to move up and down
Or any other suggestions or things I am overlooking...
I *think* what I want is a small convertible seat that I can easily move the straps up and down on, and can install/uninstall/turn around easily, so that either boy can ride in it. Is there such a seat? DH always does the strap adjusting/installing for me, and it looks like a major ordeal with the Britaxes and True Fit we've had. We currently have a True Fit, a Regent, and a Snugride 32. My 2.5 year old barfs RFing so he is FF now in the Regent. I am thinking of putting the True Fit RF in the Expedition for the baby to use, keep the Regent in there for the 2.5 year old, then buy a convertible that I can use for either boy in the Jetta with the two boosters. If I need both boys in the Jetta, I can put one in the new convertible seat and the baby in the Snugride (at least for a while).
So I guess I'm looking for a convertible seat that
*is easy to install in the Jetta
*will fit three across with two boosters or one booster and a Snugride
*has straps that are easy to move up and down
Or any other suggestions or things I am overlooking...