Face First Into the World

Jay and I decided that it was finally time to switch Jack to the "Big Boy" carseat. We had been delaying this right of passage for a while. As of Jack's first birthday, he did meet the requirements, but we decided to wait for a while because of safety reasons. They say that it is safest to stay rear facing for as long as possible. Our other reason was just because of convenience. Jack's infant carseat had a base that it snapped into, we had a base in both vehicles. Most days, we use my truck, but when the three of us go someplace, we use Jay's car, so it was nice and easy to "snap" the infant carseat in and out without much adjusting. Jack's infant seat held babies for much higher weights and lengths than most carseats, so we waited.
For now, we have the big boy carseat in my truck, but I am wondering how long it will be before Jay tells me to get one for his car as installing this thing is a pain (not that I would know, I have never installed any of Jack's carseats, I am just repeating what Jay tells me!).


Above is a picture of Jack in his infant carseat on his last ride rear facing. Below is what he looked like the first time we put him in the carseat!
And, here is the little guy in her big boy carseat! I thought he would be more excited about the extra leg room and that he could see new stuff, but as he never really minded rear facing, it isn't too big of a deal to him.