The Monster Car Seat

There are 2 different kinds of car seats for an infant: 1) an infant car seat (good up to 35 lbs) and 2) a convertible car seat (good up to 60 lbs). The infant car seat is handy because you can take the baby out of the car in it's carrier and it fits some of the strollers, the convertible is nice because you buy one and you're done. Most people get an infant car seat but ... let's just say, I've never been one to go with the flow and we decided on just using a convertible car seat. (I tried picking up those infant seats without a baby and they are HEAVY).

We got the Britax Boulevard, which is one of the highest rated models out there. Even the police station - who helped us get it installed properly - said it was the best.

The problem? It's ENORMOUS. It has to be at such an incline that the passenger seat is pushed so that no one can sit there (especially me with my long legs). It looks like that unless we buy some behemoth of a vehicle (no thank you), this is what it is. Now the baby is uber-comfortable in it, and I feel like he's very protected; but part of me wonders if we should get an infant seat as well.

Pros:
- I can sit in the front seat
- We'll need a 2nd car seat when we have a 2nd baby

Cons:
- It's good to sit in the back seat with an infant
- Wes will probably outgrow the infant seat early (he's pretty long)

Do you think it's worth it?