Big Girl Car Seat

Mia still fits in her infant carrier just fine. However her carrier alone weighs about as much as she does, so we decided to go ahead and upgrade her to a convertible car seat. I had my heart set on something girly since everything we have bought thus far has been neutral so when we have a 2nd baby (I know you can't believe I'm even thinking about it) we can use everything we already have. I was not lucky enough to find a seat we liked and felt safe enough with that was pretty. I was disappointed but ok with it because Mia will be protected. However my mom found the same car seat online in a pretty black and pink flower pattern. I bought it for my car and Mitch gets the gray one for his car ;-)

I have decided to keep Mia rear facing as long as the weight limit on the seat allows. My research has opened my eyes to the dangers of a child too young and too light facing forward. The risk of serious/fatal neck injuries is significantly higher in such young children. I would keep her backwards until she's 5 if I could. (Stepping off my soap box now)

I have been doing my research on car seats and had decided on a Graco My Ride 65 due to the seat having a rear facing weight limit of 40 pounds and forward facing of 65 pounds. Once we got to the store we were discussing different seats with the sales people regarding safety and recommendations. They suggested an Evenflo seat that will take her rear facing to 35 pounds but stay with her as a booster until she is up to 100 pounds. The safety rating are equal to that of Britax seats in everything except side impact which is a little lower. So the decision was made.