While many parents still have children the same age as Aiden in rear facing carseats, I'm looking into the state regulations on booster seats.........
Aiden is just too big! We moved him forward facing at 1 and it was such a relief. He was so tall that his knees were up by his chin before then. I was constantly worried about that. The switch to forward facing was the best thing we've ever done. And now, at the ripe old age of two years and two months, I'm looking into booster seats. Why? Same reason, he's too big. Our current carseat will actually turn into a booster, so it's not that I'm looking to buy one any time soon. But the five point harness is getting a bit short. The seat directions says that the top of the harness needs to come just above his shoulders. Well, it's been a long time since that's been the case and it's on the tallest setting. I feel like using a carseat improperly is more dangerous than moving him to a seat belt a little earlier than suggested (the carseat says we shouldn't move him until age 3...........). I was extremely happy to find out that California state regulations do not put an age minimum on any thing but switching from rear to forward facing, but instead a weight minimum which seems much more reasonable as kids grow at many different rates. To legally have Aiden use the booster seat (a seat with a back that utilizes the built in safety belt of the car and positions them appropriately for the child), he needs to be at least 40lbs. That number is so much more attainable than keeping him in the five point harness until he's three considering how two months ago he weighed 33lbs and has been growing non stop.
Needless to say, when the baby is born we'll be weighing both children because I suspect he'll be getting pretty close to that 40lb mark by then.
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