Seats!

Sutton has outgrown in car seat so we bought him a new one. I was torn because I really wanted to buy him a brand new seat of his own but I felt like the right thing to do was give him Cannon's seat. Then I could buy Cannon a new one that would last until he was older.

I decided to get Cannon a new seat. Then I started to talk to him about it and asked if he wanted to get a new seat and give Sutton his seat. He said, "No, I do not want to share with Sutton. It is my seat".

I asked him because I was a little worried that he might feel this way. My friend, Joy, mentioned it and the more I thought about it I thought she might be right.

I am so glad I asked him first instead of buying the seat and having him freak out!

I am sure some of you parents (that are way better at parenting than me) think that I am the Mom and I should have just made him get a new seat. Maybe.

But Cannon has been in this seat since he was 6 1/2 months old, two years this has been HIS seat. I could not take it from him.

Anyway, I got the seat and I am excited. Sutton can use it rear-facing until he is 35 pounds (which I intend to do...are you aware that you should keep your child rear-facing until they reach the weight limit of the seatfor rear-facing?), forward facing until 65 pounds and then converts to a booster up to 1oo pounds!! I would have prefered a solid color. I told the sales rep. "why can't I just buy them in brown, black or grey?" She laughed and said most people ask "why can't I find a more colorful one?"

As a side note : Sutton (5 mths) now weighs what Cannon did at 6.5 mths. WOW!

So Sutton has a new seat. I will be sure to post pictures of him like I did with Cannon. Check back soon.