New Seat!

It was amusing to see which of his equipment, like strollers, carriers, car seats, stayed with us for years, and also which ones that turned out to be useless purchases! New parents let me tell you this: don’t rush into buying everything for the baby. Instead, wait and see how your unique child behaves (like if he sweats more than other babies, or if he is more colicky than normal, or he is generally calm and favorable in these baby contraptions), that you might get him something that compliments him best. Also, slow purchases allow us the time to see if brands have figured out a new way to innovate, improve existing products in the market, to better serve our specific needs. (Like those cellphone holders on strollers, yo!)

And in case you haven’t noticed, the rate of innovation in this whole baby world is high! I actually cannot count the number of baby products that weren’t around when Philip was a newborn, to think that was only four years ago! Whenever I look at some of the new moms today, I think, how I wish I had them during Philip’s infancy.

One of those things I often wished we had was a car seat that would also grow with him. I don’t know why I didn’t think to get this, and perhaps even of I did think of it, we wouldn’t have much style to choose from anyway. Thankfully, some brands have now produced seats that transition from infancy all the way to early teen years like Aprica’s Air Groove Plus. On the other hand, here we are with the Air Ride, which starts at three, all the way until the kid is 11 years old. It has these following features.