Until.............
We we went for our 18 week ultrasound and found a car seat that we really loved in a magazine at the doctors office. It was perfect for our family. And even showed a picture of 3 seats fitting in the back row of a Toyota Sienna comfortably. I WAS SOLD IMMEDIATELY!!
I was even lucky to see a friend using one for her daughter and she told me that she was in love as well. And wish they had them out when her first child was born. I knew immediately with a new baby on the way, this car seat was the way to go. So I did my research. Found that a good portion of the seat is made of steal. So its HEAVY!!! But that it was good for babies 5 llbs - 120 lbs. Even better. The only down fall. They were running well over $300 per seat. Times that by 3 kids who needed them. Well you can do the math. It just wasn't going to work.
One afternoon in July though I started looking around for the cheapest seats I could find. Bargain I was hoping for. And just my luck. They had the car seat on a website for 200 dollars. I was in love. I immediately ordered 2. One for Ezme and one for Oliver. In fact, I loved it so much that I just ordered my last one for Owen which he will use for the next year or so until he is tall enough to go to a booster. And then the new baby will be able to use it once she is old enough. I am so excited. So if you are crunched for space like myself, looking for something that really fits a van like the one I have and want something safe and compact. I would say look into these.
I'm posting as a Britax lover. While we don't have that car seat, Caden does have a radian booster seat that is amazing!!! He's 7 and still has so much room to grow in it. I love that the booster is as heavy duty as a 5 pt car seat and it latches so it doesnt' become a projectile when he's not in it.
ReplyDeleteWe purchased a few years ago at a baby depot the CLICK car seat. Its the same as the one above but at the time this didn't exist. Since Owen is still pretty small for almost 5, I am glad to be putting him back in a 5 point harness for another year. He feels differently but I told him that I rather him be safe then hurt.
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