So as we head into our last few weeks of being just the two of us there are things that we've got on the agenda to complete. Some of them are baby related and some of them are not. Have we packed the bag for the hospital? Check. Gone on at least one date just the two of us? Check. Installed the carseat? As of today - check.
So the small milestone for today was the installation of the carseat in the Jeep. Right now we only have the one base as we need to pick up the second one but that can be done at any time. The carseat along with the stroller have been sitting upstairs in the nursery for about a month and a half. When it finally got around time to putting it all in the Jeep I was going to get the oil changed and there was a recommended fix (not quite a recall) so the car needed to go to the dealer for a least a day. I didn't want to put it all in the car and then have something happen and not have it for when we needed it so we decided to wait. Then there was a run in with a deer so the oil change and recommended fix appointment was pushed out another few weeks. Now that the appointment has happened and the Jeep is back good as new we decided it was time to install the carseat.
Jym installed it pretty quickly and then we put the carseat in the installed base to check it out and practice getting it in and out of the car. Because the Jeep is as large as it is you pretty much have to climb in (or perhaps it's just because I'm pregnant and it's hard to reach with my belly in the way) but it's pretty easy to get in and out of the base. Then we brought the seat into the house to practice buckling the baby into the carseat. We used a small stuffed animal and both practiced getting everything buckled and unbuckled. The straps might be a bit loose but not knowing exactly how big she'll be they are easy enough to adjust. See a few pictures from both of us in our successful attempts to work the carseat.
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