Momof3Labs
06-19-2004, 09:56 PM
Julie or anyone else:
Colin is quite tall for his age, now about 26lbs and over 36" tall. We have a Marathon for DH's car and Roundabouts for my car and my mom's (who sits for him one day a week). He still fits in the Roundabout but I'm starting to think ahead. I think that the right answer is to get a Marathon for my car to replace the Roundabout, so we can keep him rear-facing a while longer. My second choice is a Husky. Which is likely to last longer considering that he is so tall? Does the Husky accomodate a taller child than the Marathon?
Now, for my mom's car, I'd rather not spend $200 again for a seat. They just don't use it much, driving maybe a few miles each day she sits for him. She does need something relatively easy to use (mildly arthritic fingers and hands). But I really want this next seat to last until Colin can move to a booster seat. So I'm looking at the Graco Ultra Cargo, which only harnesses up to 40lbs, but again they don't do much driving together. Height-wise, will Colin be able to use this seat a while? What is the height limit for it? Again, is there a better choice in the $100 range? Another option is to move my seat into her car on days she's with Colin - I feel pretty comfortable installing Britax seats, so maybe this is the right answer...
To throw another bit of info into the mix, FWIW, we do plan to have a second child in the next year or so, so will be doing some hand-me-downs of the seats as it makes sense.
Any thoughts??
Colin is quite tall for his age, now about 26lbs and over 36" tall. We have a Marathon for DH's car and Roundabouts for my car and my mom's (who sits for him one day a week). He still fits in the Roundabout but I'm starting to think ahead. I think that the right answer is to get a Marathon for my car to replace the Roundabout, so we can keep him rear-facing a while longer. My second choice is a Husky. Which is likely to last longer considering that he is so tall? Does the Husky accomodate a taller child than the Marathon?
Now, for my mom's car, I'd rather not spend $200 again for a seat. They just don't use it much, driving maybe a few miles each day she sits for him. She does need something relatively easy to use (mildly arthritic fingers and hands). But I really want this next seat to last until Colin can move to a booster seat. So I'm looking at the Graco Ultra Cargo, which only harnesses up to 40lbs, but again they don't do much driving together. Height-wise, will Colin be able to use this seat a while? What is the height limit for it? Again, is there a better choice in the $100 range? Another option is to move my seat into her car on days she's with Colin - I feel pretty comfortable installing Britax seats, so maybe this is the right answer...
To throw another bit of info into the mix, FWIW, we do plan to have a second child in the next year or so, so will be doing some hand-me-downs of the seats as it makes sense.
Any thoughts??