First baby purchase

Our first baby purchase...well, sort of.

We went to have a look at car seats at the Target toy sale today.  Particularly with the new car seat regulations here, Jake will now have to stay in his existing car seat until he is 4.  For the new baby, we haven't yet decided if we will get/hire a capsule, but either way, we will need a convertible car seat which will take them through from birth to 4 years before they move up to a booster.

I have a personal preference for Safe n Sound when it comes to car seats because I believe they are much safer than other brands in general.  We didn't like the ones that they had in Target, but stopping in at K-Mart we spotted this one.

The Safe n Sound Galaxy Sports:

It was much much cheaper than our last car seat at $159, but still a great car seat, and still a Safe n Sound.  It turns around and is suitable from birth, but we have decided to give the new car seat to Jake and put the newborn in his old seat.  This is the seat that he is using at the moment (except ours is all black)

The Safe n Sound Meredian AHR:

So, as you can see, a lot more padding making it more suitable for a newborn.

I love that the new car seat is not as bulky so that it will fit better behind the driver's seat.  I also think that Jake will probably be able to look around a lot more as it is not as big on the sides.

As I said, we are still debating getting a capsule as well.  I didn't have one with Jake and don't feel that I needed one, but it's different this time around already having a toddler.  I can see it being useful for trips to the park/playgroup etc etc.  We are also still debating whether or not to get another pram with a toddler seat, or whether to just make do with the single pram and a sling/ergo.  The only thing making me lean a little toward another pram (besides the 'want' factor!) is that it will be the middle of summer when the baby is born, which can obviously get hot for both Mum & bub in a carrier a lot.

It's made it feel so much more real, buying an extra car seat and starting to think about the logistics of another baby.  Very strange indeed.