Britax Marathon Clicktight Car Seat

I changed my twins' car seats on Sunday (the 12th). They will no longer rest their wiggly bodies in the comfort of their infant carriers. Even though they are still able to fit in them, I do not wish to struggle with the weight of it all. Especially Killian, our boy, Mommy's mushmallow, such a big boy at six months old. No longer able to carry him in the infant carrier with one hand, I was having such a hard time getting the seat in and out of the van. Piper was still OK, but if I changed one seat, I wanted to change them both. Maybe I thought one would get jealous of the other? Possible.

Anyway, we have the Britax Marathon 70 for our three year old daughter, Lily, so we wanted the same seat for our twins. Because it has been three years, Britax has come out with newer versions of the Marathon seat. We opted to get the Marathon Clicktight. Awesome comes to mind with the ease of installation. Seriously. Just awesome!

Pros:

1. Installation. No more kneeling or sitting on the car seat and struggling to make the seat belt or latch belts tight enough for the it to be safe. All you do is lift open the seat, pull the seat belt through, then close the seat until you hear a click sound. Easy as 1-2-3!
2. All the safest safety stuff that's really important...
3. Did I mention the ease of installation?

Cons:

1. The seat itself is really heavy. Heavier than the regular Marathon seat. This is not really a con though, since you will most likely never take the seat out of your car until your kid outgrows it. But, for those of you who might be taking it in and out, then, yeah, it's heavy....but did I mention the ease of installation? So again, not really a con!

FYI: I am not getting paid to make any reviews. These are just the things I have used or do use and want to let more parents know about.

Used and Reviewed: The Baby Brezza

They did not have this when my daughter was born, but this has definitely saved mine and my husband's life (OK, really just our ears)! Everybody who has a baby, AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TWINS or more, go out and do yourself a favor: Get the Baby Brezza!!

The set up is really easy. With our first daughter, we were taking so much time to make a quart or more of formula so we could have it made ahead of time. We would be left with clumps of formula that wasn't able to mix in. Not good! Then the amount of foam was ridiculous. After storing it in the fridge, the heat up time was also annoying since we couldn't just grab the bottle quickly. The Baby Brezza makes all of that nonsense non-existent. Now, with our twins, we just place the bottle under the funnel part of the Baby Brezza, press the button and presto! A perfect bottle of formula each time in under 15 seconds.

Pros: 

• Easy to use functionality.
• Mixes formula and water without bubbles and foam.
• Keeps the water at just the right temperature for baby to drink.
• Fits really nicely on your kitchen counter (next to your Kurig Machine or Tassimo Machine! lol).
• Press the button and under 15 seconds later the bottle is made.

Cons:

• Only has the ability to make 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 ounces of formula at a time. Not bad, but it would be nice to at least have the option to make 1 ounce or even 1/2 an ounce. Some formula may be wasted if you baby is only drinking, let's say, 7 ounces. No biggie, but formula is sooooo expensive.
• The water takes a little too long to warm up. I keep mine on all the time for this reason.
• It seems to only come in white (if anyone really cares about that).

All in all, I highly recommend this product. It saves a lot of time making those damn bottles, plus you don't get all that foam that makes baby gassy. You also don't have to heat the bottle up, which takes time as well. A great gift for yourself or someone else who has a singleton, even better if they have twins. WELL WORTH THE MONEY!

FYI: I am not getting paid to make any reviews. These are just the things I have used or do use and want to let more parents know about.