Love it so much I have two!

We bought our first Alpha Omega for our son in 2002, as he was growing like crazy and I wanted to be sure we had a seat that would keep him rear facing until he reached the requirements (1 year old, standing, over 20 lbs) for being turned around - the fact that he could be rear facing until 35 lbs and the seat turns into a booster when he was too big for a forward facing seat was a major factor in our decision. We purchased a second Alpha Omega in 2003 for hubby's vehicle.

DS, at age 6, is now using the original Alpha Omega as a booster, and DD, age 3, is using the second Alpha Omega FF - I REALLY like that the newer seat has the UAS feature, as it locks tight into our van no problem!

The other feature I like, is that the "life" of the seat, as recommended by the manufacturer, is 8 years - so the original seat is good for 2 more years, while the 2nd seat is good for 3 more years - DD should be almost out of her booster by then and could move to a booster cushion.

One feature I REALLY like with this seat, and I haven't seen it on any other seat, is the adjustable shoulder strap height - no unthreading or rethreading of the harness straps!!! Also, the one hand harness tightener makes it a breeze to tighten over snowsuits etc.