WE INSTALLED THE CAR SEAT!!!

Thanks to Miles' wonderful Uncle Rick -- or rather his favorite "Uncle Dunkle" as Rick prefers to be called -- we have this gorgeous Travel System to tote our little man around in. It's a Stroller and Car Seat in one. This system can be used from infant age to toddler age so we will definately be getting as much use out of it as possible!!! It's gorgeous. The Brown and Green are vibrant and fun, yet remain gender neutral. We didn't want anything that screamed "Hey I'm Blue and I'm A Boy"!!! We also wanted something that represented our couple and family styles. This was so us. And -- it took me 20 minutes to assemble the entire thing!!! 20 MINUTES!!! I've heard horror stories about putting strollers together that were longer than 20 minutes -- ;0)!!! Anyhow -- the point is -- we love this travel system and we spent the evening last night reading the manual and installing the car seat base in our car. We laid a seat cover down over the back seat to protect the upholstery from any "baby messes" and then used the super cool LATCH system on the base to install the seat. I guess since 2002 all cars have been required to have this LATCH system which allows you to anchor the base without having to use a seat belt. It pretty much makes it impossible to improperly install the seat. I do not have the techno vocabulary to explain what it entails, but I will say that it took 30 seconds to install!!! And now our little guy has his own little seat to ride safely around town in. We are still going to go down to the sheriff's department this weekend to have them look at our handy work and make sure the seat is properly installed. It's a service that they offer that I would never even dream of not taking advantage of. We also installed the most adoreable mirror over the car seat so that we can see Baby Miles while we are driving. It has cute stuffed bugs and birds and a sun all around it that light up and sing songs to keep him entertained. All I have to do is hit a button on the remote control that it came with and the thing comes to life. I know that we and he are going to really enjoy that little contraption. We are definately getting things squared away for Miles' arrival and as the weeks tick by we will finalize all of the little details and I will keep you up to date on all of it!!! Lots of Love!!!!