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We are going with Recaro.

We have the Britax Marathon and I like it fine. I have a hard time getting excited about carseats, and chose it for its safety ratings. Personally, all carseats piss me off because I can't take them apart to clean them. I understand why, but when you have a reflux baby, there's always puke stuck in the carseat that will never come out. So far, my sons enjoying it much better than the infant seat, so as long as he's happy and safe, I'm good.

@Rainbow Sprinkles: I feel like this, too! But I think it's because of my son, not the gear itself. I bought the Ergo off of everyone's recommendations, friends, online, etc. and my child hated facing in, hated it. So I bought the Baby Bjorn and he loved it. I didn't get anything more that a frame stroller because I figured I'd babywear and DS LOVED being in the stroller, haha. He also hated swaddles and I invested in a million A&A and Miracle Blankets.
As far as carseats go. I don't think you can go wrong with a Britax. They're highly rated for safety and (at least the Marathon 70-G3) front faces to 60lbs+, so it's going to be the only carseat you'll need. I got our two from albeebaby.com, prices were great.

Between the Britax and Recaro convertible carseats it came down to fit in my car as they fit a little differently. We went with Recaro and are very happy with our choice.