Musings About Life... After Birth

When it comes to most things, I am not brand-loyal. I dip my fries in Heinz ketchup as well as the brand from my beloved Trader Joe’s, alternate between Chanel, Prescriptives and Lancome mascaras and wrap my kids in both Pampers and Huggies. For a select few items, however, I will use one brand and one brand only. Car seats are one example of such a product; when I buy a car seat, it’s Britax and Britax only.

The reason why I love Britax car seats are simple: they’re super sturdy, easy to install, comfortable (at least my kids never complain about them) and, most importantly, consistently receive the highest safety ratings from Consumer Reports. Though they’re not the least expensive car seats available, I have no problem justifying spending a little extra on something so important. The rest of The Momtourage, it seems, agrees. Nearly all of our kids ride around in Britax Marathons, Decathlons or Boulevards:

Britax’s most recent addition to its fleet is the Frontier Combination Harness-2-Booster, a seat for when your child is ready to make the transition from convertible car seat to a booster. It can be used two ways: if your child is at least two years old and weighs between 25 and 80 pounds, you can use it strapped in as you would a traditional forward-facing car seat. If your child is between 40 and 100 pounds, the combination seat can be used as a vehicle seat belt-positioning booster. All in all, it provides eight harness positions and three buckle strap positions, and includes the Versa-Tether, HUGS and premium LATCH connectors. In terms of what the seat itself offers, it’s got rotating, soft armrests, adjustable head support that also serves as sleep support for the child and retractable cup and snack holders.

I’ve seen the product, and it’s fantastic - just like all of Britax’s other products. When it comes time to get a booster, you know which one’s going in my car…...

Want to win a Frontier or a Boulevard of your own? In order to be eligible to win, you must be a member of The Momtourage’s Mailing list, so click on the green “Join Our Mailing List” box at the top, left-hand side of this page for a chance to win. Winners will be chosen on July 15 and notified by email. Good luck!

Whee! It’s summer! Time for the pool, beach, slip ‘n slide, sandals, bathing suits (okay, that’s yuck), outdoor picnics, grilling out…..I love it!

To get your summer started off right, each day this month, The Momtourage is giving away a goodie bag stocked with all of our favorite summer essentials - think beauty products, beach reads, heat-beaters, etc. Here’s what’s included:

1) A copy of Tori Spelling’s new book, “Mommywood”
2) Essie Nail polish from the summer collection
3) the June/July issue of Healthy Cooking Magazine
4) Avene TriXera Bath
5) Xen-Tan Transform gradual self-tanner/moisturizer
6) Alba Organics Coconut Lime Cream Shave
7) Avalon Organics Deodorant Spray
8) One With Nature Dead Sea Salt collection soap
9) Smooth N Shine Polishing Repair Xtreme Therapy Leave-In Treatment
10) a Gaiam Flower Power aluminum water bottle
11) Noah’s Naturals Brazilian Body Cream, Body Wash and Body Polish
12) Per-fekt Body Perfection Gel
13) Great chick-lit beach reads from Broadway Books including “RATTLED! A Memoir”, by Christine Coppa, “The Package Deal”, by Izzy Rose and “Adaptability” by by MJ Ryan
14) BAN Clinical Strength Roll-On Antiperspirant/Deodorant
15) Avon SpectraColor Lipstick
16) Julie Hewitt Shimmy Face & Body Shimmer and Cheekie cheek and lip shine
17) Biore Skin Preservation Dual Fusion Mositurizer + SPF 30
18) Carol’s Daughter Body Cleansing Gel
19) “SPENT: End Exhaustion and Feel Great Again” by Frank Lipman, M.D.

To win, send me an email at chelsea@themomtourage.com telling me about your favorite summer family activity!