Child safety seats!

So I read a lot of autism daddy! And he brought up a concern today about child safety seats/ booster seats!

So here it goes! I contacted service N.B. today. About rules and regulations in our province about booster seats. My son being 5 1/2 almost 95lbs and standing in at 4'2" tall is still in a booster seat! My questions for them even brought up questions for the lady I was talking to. She being a mother as well. Stated her child is 6yrs old and weighing about 87lbs

Booster seat regulations in this province states




New Brunswick
Children must ride in a car seat until they are a minimum of 5 years old or more than 40 pounds (18 kg).
Children must ride in a booster seat until they are a minimum of 4 feet, 9 inches (145 cm) tall, or a minimum of 36 kg (79 pounds), or a minimum of 9 years old.
(Motor Vehicle Act – Seat Belt Section, Regulation 83-163)

If your child exceeds even one they must be moved to a different safety seat or taken out of a seat all together!

I being a worry wart about such small things, felt about 2" tall when I got off of the phone with service New Brunswick. Littleman has now been taken out of his booster seat for good. His weight exceeded the recommended weight restrictions and now the seat is unsafe for him! I thought all these months that he was safe in his booster when in actuality he was very unsafe.

When I was on the phone with service nb she explained that If for any reason we ended in a car accident and littleman got hurt and was sent to the hospital. If they found out he was in a booster seat. We could be charged with negligence for him getting hurt. And also insurance companies will not pay for any harm due to him being buckled up in an unsafe manner!

A true eye opener! Please visit www.safekidscanada.ca

New Year's Eve 2012 and the beginning of 2013!

So I decided to have a BFF from work come to our house with her bf for some New Year's Eve festivities. While busy as we all are finally managed to have a night off all together since last January when we attended a Jeff Dunham show.

Hubby and I spent the last week or so doing a full blown house clean. Getting rid of stuff that we didn't need anymore and donating a lot clothing and anything else that was still acceptable to be endured by another family

Littleman was his usual self hyper as can be and a ball full of energy and was trying his damnedest to steer as much attention his way! Mommy and daddy had plenty of things to get done.

Our company had arrived and littleman was very excepting of our company that he never had met before. Huge hugs and kisses for everyone! Video games and food until it was time for daddy to set off the fire works in our back yard. We are very fortunate to have a lake in our back yard. So celebrations are usually held there (I.e. fire works, bomb fires, etc). Littleman didn't enjoy the fire works very much due to being so close to them but in the end he was sure glad to make his way back inside!

Littleman tryed his hardest to stay awake until midnight but lasted almost until 11:30. Daddy took the honors of laying down with him for a bit so mommy could keep the company entertained.

Mid night fast approached us and the adults were enjoying each others company and a few drinks. We rang in the new year with some photos and movie oh we didn't forget to kiss! Happy New Years everyone! Looking forward to 2013 with all the new learning experiences headed our way!