Troubling News
Two things I learned today. 1 – Oscar’s latest developmental tests put him at a 12-14 month range for expressive communication and 2 – Oscar can unbuckle any car seat – EVEN his five-point harness that is so tight I have difficulty undoing it. Which of these do you think bothers me?
For those who think this is a trick and both bother me, you’re wrong. I know we have a communication problem. We’re working on it and we’re going to even start speech therapy soon (finally found an opening). Thankfully, Oscar scored very well on the other aspects of the tests, including the cognitive ones, which means that whatever is going on in his brain is not impacting anything other than his speech (at least for the time being). Sorry, little guy, specialists have now confirmed that you understand what’s going on. I’m on to you. We’re even having more tests at the end of the month to confirm that these specialists know what they’re talking about.
This car seat problem, however, is HUGE. Really not happy about this. I’ve tried flipping the harness around, so he has to undo it upside down, if you know what I mean. He can easily do it. I’ve put him in a toddler seat, using the seat belt. Oddly, that one takes longer for him to undo, but he clicks out of it, too. I’m scrambling around baby stores to see if there is such a thing as an extra lock for a car seat. If I can’t find one I’m going to have to duct tape him into a seat. I don’t think that will go over well. For the time being, though, guess who’s not driving with the convertible top down?
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Ah you kept your convertible?!?!!?!?!?!? We sold ours b4 Lulu came
The car seat thing would bother me more, too
Jacob is doing the same thing. I brought it up to the pediatrician today and she mentioned duct tape! When he does it I now threatened to stop the car. In the neighborhood I have stopped. He does it all the time and snaps it unlock and lock repeatedly. I’m sure other drivers think I’m crazy because I always screaming into the back seat. Try Googling it and see what other parents have to say. Frustrating I know.
I’m so glad Lili hasn’t figured that one out yet, but she’s working on it. She enjoys buckling herself in, so I figure it’s only a matter of time before she can unbuckle herself. Anyway, I went through the same thing when my boys were little and eventually they figured out they had to stay in their seat and buckled in. It’s no fun getting to that point though.
Oh gosh, that is tricky. My friend’s son had the same skills and she contacted the carseat company and they sent her a special buckle. I think the carseat was a britax one. Good luck! I am enjoying catching up on your blog.