All you expecting parents or those whose babies are younger-than-1-year and/or less-than-20-pounds wonder “why does it matter so much?!” Well, my friends, with the travel system, a baby that falls asleep in the car can be carried into the house or clicked into a stroller without being removed from the car seat. That means the chance that he or she will continue sleeping is much, much higher, and as Martha would say, “that’s a good thing.”

Exhibit A: Baby falls asleep; carseat and baby go into the restaurant; I get to enjoy lunch with my mom and brother.

Maybe we’ll do a flashback blog later to discuss travel system options, but let’s live in the now, for now…

Round 1: Staring at the row of convertible car seats at Babies ‘R Us, I notice another family shopping for the same. Their daughter chirps “I want the pink one!” which makes me think “I’m glad my son can’t voice his opinion- my own is enough!” and then suddenly “Other children that need the bigger car seat are old enough to speak in sentences!”

Rounds 2-9: Talking with friends, lots of browsing online, multiple visits to BRU, Target and other various baby-essential-supplying stores, in hopes of finding the magic seat that satisfies all of my needs. I know they all meet the safety regulations, so now it’s down to convenience and, I’m embarrassed to admit, color. The Evenflo Triumph Advance models had the easy-to-adjust sliding shoulder straps that I wanted, but honestly I just didn’t like the color/fabric options. Flaky, I know.

To be continued…

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