If you happened to stumble upon this post by Googling "How long to keep baby in infant car seat" or something similar, turn right back around. You won't find the answer here. Foosa is definitely an anomaly. At over 17.5 months old, he is STILL in his infant seat. (You know the seat I wasn't going to buy because it would see so little use.) From my own Google searches, it seems this is unheard of. His seat, the Britax Chaperone, has a weight limit of 30 pounds and a height limit of 32 inches. And Foosa is a short stack. Official measurements will be taken at his 18 month appointment in a few weeks, but he is currently approximately 24.5 pounds and not quite 30 inches. Could he move to a convertible? Sure. But I'm in no rush. First of all because he is so happy and content in his existing seat. Second, because I have a feeling I may end up eating my own words about having a baby and a two door car. Popping him in and out of the base for the infant seat is so easy. Having to crawl in the car to get him all situated in a convertible seat seems like it will be a pain. Third, I also love the convenience of putting the infant seat straight on the stroller frame and being good to go. Pop out, snap on, stroll, snap out, pop in. So easy! As opposed to, unbuckle child from car seat. Remove child from car. Strap child in stroller. Stroll. Unstrap child from stroller. Remove child from stroller. Put child in car seat. Buckle child in to car seat. Perhaps I'm just really lazy, but that is not a process I'm looking forward to. And finally because I don't exactly have a convertible seat yet. We have a Britax Boulevard for the Focus, and we have the Cosco Scenera that we use for travel and will eventually live at my in laws for when Grandma picks Foosa up at my office and plays with him for a few hours on Monday's. So I will need a seat my car. Years ago (yes, years, when I was merely planning on a baby and didn't actually have one) I decided on the Britax Marathon in Cowmooflage. Because it's Cowmooflage. Not because it's 'better' or 'safer.' Just because of the print. But lately reality has set in. It's an expensive seat. Even on Amazon it's still going for $232. And I actually quite like the Scenera. Which is only $39. And still safe. I change my mind almost daily as to which one to get. I really want the cow print. It's stupid, I know. But it is not worth an extra $200. But I want it. Ugh. I annoy myself.
I should also mention that we still bathe him in his baby tub too. He loves it, and still fits, so why not? We don't waste as much water that way. And finally last week took down his crib mobile (because I saw him reaching for it on the monitor). And still use the changing table. And are in no rush to transition him to a real chair from his high chair. Etc. Etc. Etc. And did I mention he still wears 9-12 month clothing? A part of me is unwilling to admit that he is growing up.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Foosa at (Almost) 17 months
Things I keep meaning to write down but never quite get around to...
*Foosa loves to play in the dishwasher. Pulls it open if left ajar and climbs in.
*Favorite toy at my office is a feather duster. Used to act as a parade marshal (better than the plunger he used to use), and to dust his favorite sitting cabinet. Also likes tubes and greeting cards that feature cats. .
*Gets very frustrated due to his inability to communicate his desires. Got to start using actual words, kid.
*Current 'words' he does use: Up, Aht (Cat), Ot (Hot), Dada (used to mean 'person who loves me,' beginning to understand that when I say it I'm referring to his father - sidenote: I try and get him to talk to his dad when he calls, and he has no interest. The minute I hang up he says 'Dada!'), Baa-Baa (when seeing a picture of a sheep), At (That, said while emphatically pointing), Dupa-Dup (Humpty Dumpty), Ball, Owl, Car
*If asked, he can point to his ears, nose, chin, and knees with 100% accuracy. Working on cheeks and teeth.
*Knows where the bananas live and will head straight for them if asked if he wants one.
*Also knows that graham crackers can be found in my diaper bag whenever he wants a snack.
*All buttons exist to be pushed, and all switches to be flipped.
*Loves to be read to.
*If given Yogurt Burst Cheerios, will systematically pick out and eat all the yogurt ones before eating any of the plain ones. (I think he gets this from me.)
*Doesn't care for TV. At all. Likes the remote, doesn't care about the actual TV in the slightest. People with similarly aged kids start throwing around phrases like Daniel Tiger, and I feel like they are speaking another language.
*Is very good at sharing.
*Insists on taking all of his clothes (still 9-12 month sized, by the way) off the changing table and throwing them on the floor. Also yanks books off of the shelf, usually one by one.
*Skin is showing some improvement thanks to sea salt baths and coconut oil rubs. Would be better if he stopped picking his scabs.
*Goes to bed between 7 and 8, wakes for a snack around 10 or 11 about half the time, then usually goes back to sleep until at least 9:30 if not woken by us earlier than that.
*Hates being told no, or stop.
*Understands how time outs work. If he pitches a fit for no good reason when we are at work, I put him in his pack and play in my office. He figured out really quickly that if he settles down he can come right back out.
*Claps when seeing a picture of clapping or hearing the word. Same with seeing pictures of waving, though he will not do the latter on command all the time.
*Moving away from the everything in the mouth stage.
*Starting to grasp the concept of shape sorting.
*Is a very good eater. Likes almost all foods, even spicy ones.
*Foosa loves to play in the dishwasher. Pulls it open if left ajar and climbs in.
*Favorite toy at my office is a feather duster. Used to act as a parade marshal (better than the plunger he used to use), and to dust his favorite sitting cabinet. Also likes tubes and greeting cards that feature cats. .
*Gets very frustrated due to his inability to communicate his desires. Got to start using actual words, kid.
*Current 'words' he does use: Up, Aht (Cat), Ot (Hot), Dada (used to mean 'person who loves me,' beginning to understand that when I say it I'm referring to his father - sidenote: I try and get him to talk to his dad when he calls, and he has no interest. The minute I hang up he says 'Dada!'), Baa-Baa (when seeing a picture of a sheep), At (That, said while emphatically pointing), Dupa-Dup (Humpty Dumpty), Ball, Owl, Car
*If asked, he can point to his ears, nose, chin, and knees with 100% accuracy. Working on cheeks and teeth.
*Knows where the bananas live and will head straight for them if asked if he wants one.
*Also knows that graham crackers can be found in my diaper bag whenever he wants a snack.
*All buttons exist to be pushed, and all switches to be flipped.
*Loves to be read to.
*If given Yogurt Burst Cheerios, will systematically pick out and eat all the yogurt ones before eating any of the plain ones. (I think he gets this from me.)
*Doesn't care for TV. At all. Likes the remote, doesn't care about the actual TV in the slightest. People with similarly aged kids start throwing around phrases like Daniel Tiger, and I feel like they are speaking another language.
*Is very good at sharing.
*Insists on taking all of his clothes (still 9-12 month sized, by the way) off the changing table and throwing them on the floor. Also yanks books off of the shelf, usually one by one.
*Skin is showing some improvement thanks to sea salt baths and coconut oil rubs. Would be better if he stopped picking his scabs.
*Goes to bed between 7 and 8, wakes for a snack around 10 or 11 about half the time, then usually goes back to sleep until at least 9:30 if not woken by us earlier than that.
*Hates being told no, or stop.
*Understands how time outs work. If he pitches a fit for no good reason when we are at work, I put him in his pack and play in my office. He figured out really quickly that if he settles down he can come right back out.
*Claps when seeing a picture of clapping or hearing the word. Same with seeing pictures of waving, though he will not do the latter on command all the time.
*Moving away from the everything in the mouth stage.
*Starting to grasp the concept of shape sorting.
*Is a very good eater. Likes almost all foods, even spicy ones.
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