Oh, the view is so much better from here...

Mom finally turned my car seat around to be forward facing!! I now meet both requirements, 20 pounds and 1 year old, however the nice people at the Georgetown fire station tried to convince her to wait until I was one and a half years old. I overheard their conversation a few months ago and immediately began misbehaving by standing up and turning around to see the front of the car each time mom put me in my seat. I am so glad that we came to a compromise because I cannot even begin to explain how happy I am to be forward facing. This picture was taken moments after I discovered the change. As you can tell, I am ecstatic! I can see the road and other cars now and have even done a little bit of "backseat driving."