I felt so bad for my lil guy the past few weeks. He seemed to hate his rear facing seat now. He would always try to sit himself up, and would get red marks on his neck from the straps. The seat is good for up to 30 pounds, and 32 inches long. Nathan is 30.5 inches long and was still cramped length wise in it. I couldn't wait to change him over.
I took Nathan to the doctors on July 3rd to get his one year shots done, and wanted to check with the nurse about changing car seats. I wanted to make sure the requirements were still 1 year and 20 pounds. She said it was. She wanted to get his weight, so we went out in the hall to weigh him. He was 19 lbs 15 ozs. She said he could go in the front facing now since he was almost there.
I wanted to wait until he hit 20 pounds, even though I am sure 1 oz wouldn't make a difference. So on July 6th I came home from work, and weighed Nathan. He was exactly 20 pounds. So I went outside, took the car seat base out and put his new one in. Those are a pain in the butt to put in, but I know it's not going anywhere. I have it super tight.
The next day Nathan had a play date to go to, so I packed his stuff up and headed out the door. As soon as I put him in the seat he was SO excited.
The whole way home I could not stop laughing. Because he had the funniest look on his face. I think he was just taking it all in.
All and all I really like this new car seat, because he is so much more happier. But with front facing it is a lot harder to get him in and out of it. It is in the center because that is the safest place for him, but it is not easy. You have to almost contort yourself to get them in and out of it. I guess I just have to get used to it.
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