I weighed both the boys tonight. Caleb is now 41 lbs, and Xander is 43 lbs. This means that Caleb has outgrown his car seat (the weight limit is 40 lbs). Xander also appears to be too tall for his car seat (even though the weight limit is 60 lbs).
With both boys over 40 lbs, we also can no longer use the latch systems in our cars. Most latch systems aren't recommended for children over 40 lbs to 47 lbs depending on the car seat.
My babies are growing up!
So... the booster seat dilemma. It is time to move the boys to booster seats, but I like millions of other parents watched the tragic YouTube video "The Importance of Five-Point Harnesses" I was convinced, so over the last couple of weeks I now have to negotiate the confusing and expensive land of booster seats, and find one with a five point harness.
But honestly, the price point on five point harness booster seats is unbelievable. The Britax Frontier is $270. We need to eventually buy four ($1,040 plus tax).
Thankfully, Target is having a sale, and I got 25% off. Online the reviews were mixed, but it got higher rankings than comparable car seats (and honestly, none of the others specifications met our requirements).
I ordered two to start. Caleb will be moving to Xander's car seat for awhile. Tonight the first of our Britax Frontiers arrived. The things is heavy, much heavier than I expected. With Xander's help I was able to configure it. Tomorrow I'm going to install it in Jonathan's car.
If all goes well, and the weather cooperates, we'll take our first roadtrip with the new booster seat. Hopefully everything goes well.
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