I’ve discussed our car shopping before, and yes, we’re still shopping. Because we loved the Outback but wanted to wait until the 2011s are on the lot so we might be able to get a gently used 2010. At least that was our thinking until I found a used 2009 Nissan Rogue at an outrageously good price where we would be allowed a 3-day rental to test her out.
After much finagling, I finally picked her up today, and was surprised to see she was blue after being listed as grey. 8% of men are colorblind, so I chalked it up to that, and proceeded to drive her home with the volume cranked. Since we’ll be listening to music on Marshall 11 with sleeping kids in the back seat.
Most people would want to try out all of the funky features and see how it performs at high speeds. Not me. The first priority I had was to pull out both my infant carseat and my convertible carseat and snap them in with every possible configuration. Two rear-facing, one front facing, side-by-side, and with space in between. This I did crammed into the backseat myself, at 8 months pregnant, with both doors shut because there was a thunderstorm and torrential downpour taking place at the same time.
Take this photo, and then imagine, if you will, my big fat white booty squished in there between the carseats pushing, pulling and groaning to make sure the seats were secure. FOR MY INVISIBLE CHILDREN’S SAFETY!
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Quickest route to premature labor EVER.
Tomorrow I’m taking the car for an inspection to make sure that no disasters are hidden under the roof. After which I plan on flying to DC to square away this oil spill disaster, then on to Baghdad to get our troops out, and then to Africa to stop world hunger. While my physique would beg to differ, I have never been so efficient, so stream-lined, and so thorough as I am now, at 35 weeks pregnant.
May 17th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
hey lady when are you due?
May 17th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
june 18th… theoretically.
May 17th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
You are a force to be reckoned with. Cute lamby-looking cover on that car seat.
We had a Nissan (Maxima) with a bose sound system that we loved. I imagine your Rogue being all the things I liked about that car and none of the things I didn’t.
I’d put the tether (on the front facing one) under the headrest. Just a suggestion. A busybody, not-really-sure-but-that’s-how-we-do-it suggestion. Since the invisible children need to be safe and all that.
June 18 is Sam’s last day of school and the day Toy Story 3 comes out. It’s a good day. Do you think you’ll be early?