October 18th, 2009:

I have been doing a lot of thinking and research since I heard on the news that it was recommended for children in the United States to remain rear facing for at least two years. I was quite curious about why they felt this was necessary because as soon as Jacob hit the age and weight limit we were quick to turn his seat around and what I came across was a substantial amount of information that proved beyond a doubt that children were much safer when facing the rear of the car. It is because of the research out there that we have decided to keep Violet rear facing for a longer amount of time than Jacob was – we’ve decided to keep her that way until at least 18 months old and then I suppose we will decide from there. I encourage you to do a google search for yourself and learn all you can about the importance of rear facing but for now I leave you with a little something I saw on a message board that I frequent.