Carseat, that is. Carrie’s outgrowing her infant carrier, and even if she weren’t I really can’t tote her around in it anymore because the seat plus the baby weighs easily 30 pounds. Carrying that in one hand, around knee level, just isn’t all that great for my back! Since I’ve taken to leaving the seat in the car and just toting the baby around anyway, we decided to upgrade sooner rather than later.
So, we bought a Britax Marathon. Not a cheap seat, but she ought to be able to use it until she’s around 4 or 5, at which point she’ll be safe in a belt-positioning booster seat. It does take up a lot of the backseat of the wagon, but I suppose that’s to be expected.
I’m going to miss a few things about the infant seat. Mainly that, in a pinch, I could snap it into the stroller or carry it into the house and let her continue napping when she fell asleep in the car. Now I’ll have to interrupt naps to get her out of the car. Also, the sunshade was really useful, and there isn’t one on her “big girl” carseat. Oh, and in the winter, we didn’t need to bother with coats because we had a nice toasty carseat cover. I will definitely miss that this winter!
Plus, it means she’s getting bigger, and we all know how I feel about that. Can’t she stay small just a little longer?