If I had known about this before E was almost 2yo, I would have kept her rear facing for alot longer. She didn't hit 20# until she was 15mo so she was rear faced a little longer than usual, only because she was a lightweight. The law states that an infant must be rear faced until they are 1yo AND 20#. The is the bare minimum. AAP now recommends rear facing to the limits of your convertible seat or 2yo. Since many convertibles rear face up to 35-40# now, there is no reason we should be doing the bare minimum for our children.
Since I missed the extended rear facing (ERF), I do plan to keep E harnessed for as long as possible. Her two main seats are the Graco Nautilus (~$150)which harness to 65# and then convert to highback boosters. E will be 5-6yo before I even consider transporting her in a highback booster. All depends on her height, weight, and maturity level (can she stay seated properly at all times without the harness?).
Our other spare seat is the Evenflo Maestro (~$80)- a great 5pt harness forward facing seat that harnesses to 50# and then is a highback booster to 100#. The only downfall with the Maestro is that the headwings do not adjust up or down. They are only in that one position. Since child's ears have to be within the headwings, for many kids once the harness is outgrown, the seat will also be outgrown as a booster as well. Bummer!
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