Screaming MeMe On Board

With the passage of turning 1 came the process of finding the perfect carseat for LD. As HH and I shopped, visions of the first time HS went from rear-facing to forward-facing bounced around in our heads. We remember giggles, grins, and the face that seemed to say, "Thank God. You've finally turned me around. I was getting tired of staring at the seat cushion."

So please excuse our utter shock when we placed LD in her seat for the first time and she not only howled, but screamed like someone had stuck her in the hind end with a billion of the sharpest needles on earth. She didn't stop. We drove down the street, with her screaming and us trying to reassure her that she wasn't going to die. HS even tried his hardest by telling her he knew that he was wonderful, but not she could see other things...like cars, people, and big trucks. The wails she sent out seemed to say, "I don't care about any of that...just turn me back!!!"




We have discovered one solution to our screaming meme princess. HS. Always known as the drama king, he has taken it upon himself to provide comic relief to her dilemma of not liking her car seat. When he's in the car, he hams it up and giggles come forth like oil just being discovered. Our only hope is that eventually, she'll grow out of the fear of facing forward and embrace the fact that she can see everything now, including her hysterically funny brother. Thank God for siblings!