New Car Seat

Yesterday I got a new car seat for Clara. She's been using the infant one, but it's only rated to 30 inches and 25 pounds, and she's about there. The new car seat is pink and, in accordance with Idaho laws, it faces the front.

I had trouble installing it, because Clara was with me and she wanted to crawl around on the seats, on me, on the floor.

Finally I got the seat in. When I tried to strap her into it, she started hollering and flailing. It's an unusual response, because usually she loves to try new things. I got her to sit still by letting her simultaneously press her little sneakers against my chest and pull on my earrings. It hurt, but it was worth it.

She was still upset, so I let her strap her dolls into her old infant seat next to her.

Having Clara in a front-facing seat is a nice experience. Before, when she faced backwards, you could hear her chit-chatting and you could sometimes catch a glimpse of a little pink foot in the rearview mirror. Now, I can glance back from time to time and see her pearly little teeth smiling at me. Her eyes are super light blue, and they almost glow in the light coming through the window. I glanced back once and she was blowing me kisses. Another time she had taken her shoes and socks off and was threading her fingers through her toes.