Kelly - we have a 4wd so have not yet bonked E on the head getting her in and out of the car! though i ahven't had a drama in mum's either - and it's just a commodore... we put her in basically sitting upright and alow her to sit herself down (we have her in the middle seat and i sit beside her rather than trying to lean in and out). like Marcellus, i have read a bit on the safety stats and decided we would put miss E facing rearward as long as possible. she hasn't really fought it at all which surprised me as i know a lot of kids that have. if i could keep her backwards longer i would, but she is a little porker - so unless she starts properly walking soon and her weight gain slows, we'll have her frontward by her birthday.

tired mummy day today - think the notion of returning to work is getting to me more than i wanted to admit. ah well, it has to be done!