infant · family road trip · baby carseat · non-verbal · helpless · innocent · dependent · realistic · slice of life · sensory
The sun blazes through the minivan's windows, casting long shadows across the back seat. The smell of stale fries and lavender baby powder hangs in the air. Your mom lifts you into the familiar pink carseat with floral patterns, snapping the five-point harness into place—shoulder straps, hip straps, crotch strap. Emily and Marana slide in beside you. Mom grins into the rearview. "Let's roll out like fat girls in dodgeball." The engine rumbles. Your sisters giggle. And you? You're strapped in, tiny and helpless, watching the world blur past. What's going through your little mind?