Carrello's Space Ride, or How a Toddler Made Friends with a Car Seat

It was 8 o'clock, and the phone was rattling like the herald of the apocalypse. In the end, there was a noticeable smell of burning nerve cells in the air, as it had been for weeks. Gorenje It was Friday, and it was hot outside in July. There was still no smell of coffee in the house, not even yesterday's unfinished one. The father of the family was delayed on a long business trip, and Lena had already experienced two tantrums of her sweet four-year-old Slavik just today.

It was Irka, my godmother, who lived 150 kilometers away, but was still my closest friend.

- Good morning, Lenchik! I hope I didn't wake you up, because I'm parking right under your windows. And deep down, I hope you're still very happy to hear from me.

- What?! My mother is a woman! Irka! Get up and run! Second floor, first door on the left… You remember.

And within 15 minutes, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee was in the house. Slavik received a toy spaceship and a portion of ice cream for a cartoon from his godmother. And the girls sat closer to the balcony, breathing in the last coolness of the night.

– What kind of wind are you?

– Yes, I'm going to the lake. We were supposed to travel as a family, everything was booked, but Denis was not allowed to leave work at the last moment, and Max wanted to visit his grandparents. They have a lot of children there, cows, chickens, nature, the village... In short, the asphalt child is delighted. That's why I'm going alone for the weekend.

– I envy...

– Don't envy. You'd better come with me. I'm not an introvert, you know. And it says on your forehead that it's time to take a break from maternity leave. By the way, you really have some kind of porridge stuck on your forehead.

- Oh... honestly? This is Slavika's breakfast… You know, I'd love to. But I'm afraid I'll ruin both your holiday and my expectation. My Svyatoslav is already in the midst of a “four-year crisis,” and he hates car rides. I put him in the car seat, and he was spinning like that after ten minutes, even if you called the exorcists.

– Strange… Maybe it's inconvenient for him? My Max has been flying on our asteroid since he was a baby.

– An asteroid?

Then Slavik, who was playing with the spaceship, somehow became quiet. Ears pricked

– That's the name of our car seat model – Carrello Asteroid. By the way, I have it installed in my car, so you can go right now.

Slavik's bare feet slapped on the parquet. He had just finished his ice cream, was wiping his stained cheeks with his sleeve, and was pulling a box from under a spaceship behind him. It shows a colorful picture: a ship ploughing the universe, and asteroids swarming around it..

– Mom, maaaaam! I want an asteloid. The Asteloid! The Asteloid!

– Well, if you want, – Ira's godmother sat down to Slavka to look him straight in the eye, – then quickly look for your shorts, a panama hat and don't forget the spaceship. Your best godmother in the world invites you and your mom on a space trip to the lake. I am the captain, and you will be my navigator.

"And Mom?"– Mom will drink coffee in the front seat and scrape porridge off her forehead. Or is that your mask?Slavik, who adored everything cosmic, did not need to be told twice. I raked the wardrobe floor out of the closet until I found the right T-shirt. Lenka and her children's things had been in a separate suitcase for more than a year in case of a sudden trip. Within an hour, everyone was ready. Ira opened the back door of the car and invited her godson to the asteroid.– Sit down, navigator. Now I'm going to turn the chair sideways to make it easier for you," with these words, Ira turned the chair around to face the door.– Wow, is it spinning in all directions? – Lena was really surprised.– Yes. It can be rotated 360 degrees. Very convenient! If you need to take the child out or put him down, you put him sideways. When Max was a baby, he would fall asleep in the car and I could easily take him without waking him up. And then the chair can be adjusted according to the child's height. This is where the height of the headrest is adjusted, so the chair can be used until it reaches 135 cm.

- And before that, did you use a baby chair, a car seat?

– Nope. There is an anatomical insert and a headrest, so this chair can be used right from birth. I came from the hospital with this car seat. Until I was one and a half years old, I turned the chair to face backwards, as required by safety regulations. And since our guys are already adults, they can see everything like real navigators and look straight at the road. Isn't that right, Slavka?

- Yes... Mom, Mom, am I going to fall on the pit again?

- Don't fall, son, don't be afraid, - Lena reassured maly. – This, Ira, the straps in our chair were loose, or I still did not understand how to fasten them. And the Saint jumped a little on the pit. Well, you know what kind of roads we have.

- Baby, since we are going on a space trip, – Ira reassured, – everything will be very securely fixed now. Your autotron is connected to the car seat itself with reliable straps (There is an Isofix, there is a Top Tether belt). And you'll be held in the car seat by straps at five points. Are you counting to five already? That's how many fingers you have on one pen. And when you grow up a little more, you'll be able to fasten yourself with even one regular seat belt in a car.

– I want five!

- It's going to be five, honey, don't worry. And if you want to take a nap (and we'll be driving for a long time), we'll lower the chair a little so that you can sleep more comfortably.

– How's it going? Are we going?

– Yes!

Ira started the engine, and the space journey began. Slavik hugged his toy ship and his beloved soft dog, which he had thoughtfully brought from home. The kid even squeezed his eyes shut a little, but despite Lena's fears, the boy soon relaxed, looked at the scenery outside the window, and an hour later was sleeping soundly.

"You see, you were worried," Ira encouraged Kuma.

– I'm shocked, I confess. You've chosen this Asteroid very well. Maybe we would have traveled more often if Slavik had loved traveling.

- In fact, this is a very important purchase for parents and children. If it's successful, it frees your hands. We met the Carrello manufacturer even earlier, when we bought their stroller. And all the car seat options we considered were cool. Recently, a colleague and I watched the models, because she is about to go to the hospital. She chose the I-Safe model. For very young children, it will be 100% comfortable there, because there is a cover made of hypoallergenic material, it breathes, and has a Memory Foam function. It adapts to the shape of the body and allows the baby's skin to breathe. And this model has another advantage that it can be used up to 150 cm tall.

– How do you clean it? It's the kids, they get everything dirty.

– Both in our asteroid and in models I-Safe, Quantum Isofix, and in Premier - the covers are all removable. I took it off and put it in the washing machine. There are no problems at all.

– You are an expert on car seats! I've already thought about buying us a new one. Maybe it's really all about the chair, and my kid's dislike of car travel is a variable concept. There he sleeps, contented face! 

– Lenchik, it's your business, of course, but I'm for comfort and safety. Especially if they have already been created for affordable money. Look, the Premier model is generally budget-friendly. It's not suitable for babies, but it's just right for your toddler. And it will last until adolescence. There are also removable covers, you can adjust the headrest. And when Slavik grows up, it will be possible to use the booster with armrests separately.

– Oh, Irka… I have one more question: why did it take you so long to come to us? :)