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#BigGirlProblems

It's a sad day when I use a hashtag for the title of my blog.  Oh well!

Last Sunday we finally got Bug her first big girl car seat.  She's still rear-facing since she's so tiny, but it has a whole lot more room than her infant one. Technically she still fits in the infant one, but rather than throwing down $300-$400 on two big girl car seats, we decided to buy one first.  That way, Daddy can still take Bug to day care in her infant one (since she is still well within the height and weight requirements).  Let's face it- car seats are expensive and if we don't have to upgrade to the big girl one just yet, we won't.  The only real reason we bought it was because in about a month, we'll be make a 14-hour road trip to Oregon and we wanted to drive there in peace.  In case you were unaware, when Bug is in her infant car seat for more than 10 minutes, she tries to get out and she screams until she falls asleep.  (Anyone want to take a ride with us?) 

Do you see all that stuff between her legs?  Yup, snacks.  I knew it was too quiet back there.  Tip for all you mommies.  Quiet = trouble.

Of course Bug had to try out all of the car seats!  How else would we know what she fit in the best?  What an emotional process!  I knew we'd be doing this so I'm not sure why I was so emotional about it.  Maybe seeing my "baby" in a new chair looking like a real toddler just pushed me over the edge.  (Every day when I pick her up from day care I am so sad because she is such a big girl.  Where did my baby go?  WAH!)

Ta-Da!  So cute, right?  She LOVES it.

First time in a long time that there was no screaming in the back seat on the way home from school.  Praise God!

She loves it so much that yesterday, she refused to get out of it after we got home from school.  Because she was suffering from a bad rash, I let her have it this one time.  So, we sat in the car, air running, mommy still in the front seat, Bug in the back eating snacks...for 15 minutes.

Bug got a Tangled toy from Uncle Alex!  He always thinks of her!  They are already watching Sesame Street together.  It's so cute...until Bug starts to pull on her hair.  (If you're ever near Bug, keep your hair pulled back or get ready for some tugging action.)

This is the box the new car seat came in.  It now resides in the middle of our tiny apartment living room.  Who needs a play house when you've got cardboard boxes.  She brings all her toys in (and sometimes McKayla) and we just play.  Now, please notice that my 14 month old can fit into the box (and stand in it comfortably).  How big do you think the new car seat is?  MASSIVE.

Tell me how much of a big girl she is now?  She is changing so drastically!  WAH!  (Side ponytails are awesome.)
God Bless,
Kat

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