New Car Seat for Ian

For a while, we noticed that Ian had long outgrown his convertible carseat that he had been using since birth. His shoulders were way above the highest strap slots, and his chin was already over the top of the seat.  It was also getting difficult for Ian to climb onto the seat because of his height.

We had been scouting around for a suitable upgrade for this boy.  I had done some research on the Internet and many "experts" suggested a 5-point harness seat, for safety reasons.  So, we had gone around searching for one.  It was not so easy and almost all of the booster seats with a 5-point harness were too small for his height.  After a few comparisons, we finally chose a Combi booster seat.  It cost around $215+ after the 10% discount from Takashimaya.  It would probably be cheaper nearer to Xmas, but we figured that we could not beat the crowd then.  As a bonus, we claimed back $3 in our cashcard as they offered free parking benefits for cardmembers and also earned some rebate points to exchange for their vouchers.

We had compared with 2 other Maxi Cosi boosters and decided on this, because the shoulder strap did not cut his neck and the seat belt laid across his laps nicely, and not across his tummy.

The new seat was delivered to us on Wednesday afternoon, and Hubby changed his "throne" on Friday since he was on leave.  Ian fitted in the seat nicely, and it was no more an arduous task to get him into the car seat.  In no time, this little rascal learned how to release the buckle.  Thankfully, he had not been mischievous enough to release the buckle while the car was moving.  But, he had always demanded to be the one to "press the button" to get out of the seat and would fly into a tantrum if we had done it for him.  It was also a blessing that the shoulder strap laid properly over his shoulder most of the time, as my initial fear was that he would struggle out of it.