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- Matt Damon, on Matt Damon ‘Relearning’ the Differences Between Boys and GirlsActress Jennifer Garner, 35, and her daughter Violet Anne, 19 months, were spotted at a Pacific Palisades recreation center for a mommy and me class on Monday.
Photos by Pacific Coast News; Flynet.
Violet wears Croc toddler mary janes in celery ($25).
She drinks from a Gerber soft spout cup ($5).
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July 26th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
Does anyone still doubt that she is pregnant?
July 26th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Oh for cryin out loud – she’s not preggers!
July 26th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
I still doubt she is pregnant. She only seems to have a bump when she is carrying Violet. I saw a picture that was taken about 2-5 days ago(I can’t remember where I saw it though) and she was wearing a loose fitting top and it blew up a bit to expose a bit of her belly and she didn’t look at all like she could be pregnant to me.
July 26th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
OMG, Violet is so cute. My fav celebrity baby
July 26th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Awww my favorite little one! I love the pic of Jen smilin and Violet peeking out of her carseat…I do so love this family! Violet is just adorable beyond words!
July 26th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Awww, cute mummy and daughter! Jennifer always looks so happy with Violet, you can tell she loves being a mother!
July 26th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
I really think she’s pregnant again. Her loose fitting clothing the past few weeks, and although it could just be the jeans, her thighs seem a little plumper…No bash intended, just an observation!
July 26th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Violet is a cutie! Jen seems like such a great, down to earth mom.
That picture certainly doesn’t eliminate the pregnancy rumors, though.
July 26th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
I wonder what Violet is thinking in that first picture. Perhaps — “Why is that strange man taking my picture…again?” I wonder what kind of affect celeb photogs have on these celebrity kids. It must be so weird. As she gets older, I hope they move somewhere where they’re not followed all the time. Sad for us, but most likely best for her!
July 26th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
I’m kinda surprised she doesn’t have Violet rear-facing. My daughter is 1 1/2 months older than her and is still RF. I highly doubt Violet is more than 33 lbs.
July 26th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Emily, the car seat thing is 1yr and 20lbs. She is correct on being forward facing.
July 26th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Violet is adorable, and so is Jen. My favorite mother/daughter duo.
July 26th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
Aww, Violet is so sweet! What a cutie! It amazes me how one day she looks just like Jenn, then the next day she’s Ben’s clone.
Also, I’m not passing judgment, really, but I have to agree that it does make me nervous to see her forward-facing. She’s soooo tiny and could definitely still stand to have her carseat rear-facing. I read recently read up on the dangers of switching to a forward-facing carseat and I immediately went to my car and turned my twenty-five-month old niece’s carseat around. She doesn’t seem to care and it makes me feel a little more comfortable.
July 26th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Actually, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration advises that it’s OK to have children who are at least 1 year old and weigh at least 20 lbs face forward.
On a side note, my friend’s pediatrician actually suggested that she put her son in a forward-facing seat when he was just under 20 lbs (although he was over a year old) b/c he was tall and could (and would) put his feet flat against the backseat of the car (when he was facing backwards, obviously). The doctor said this can be really dangerous if you’re ever hit from behind – broken legs, etc.
I am surprised that they don’t have the carseat in the middle of the backseat – I’d always heard that’s the safest spot in the car (in case you’re ever side-swiped or broadsided).
Regardless, Violet is a cutie!
Sarah’s note: Not to butt in, but in response to the few comments above, I think Emily was referring to the Britax having a higher rear-facing limit than other seats.
July 26th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Violet cracks me up. She’s all peeking out the side looking like, “And there are those crazy photographer people again, taking my picture!” I can just imagine her doing that with a sigh and roll of the eyes, lol.
July 26th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
most state laws say its ok to FF at 1 and 20 but physics says that its safer to RF to the max of the seat (33# in this case since that looks like a britax) and there have been NO documented cases of legs being broken due to RF. the more dangerous thing is the risk for a broken neck due to FF to early. a broken leg could be fixed easily anyway. and most pedis don’t know squat about physics. also IIRC only 4% of accidents are rear enders.
all that being said most people (myself included till recently) don’t know about ERF. at least its not like JJ who is 10 months a FF already.
oh and i don’t think jen looks preggo anymore.
and she is my favorite celeb mom
July 26th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
About the car seat thing- a broken leg is much, much easier to fix than a broken neck. I do not have children, but seeing the crash tests in forward or rear facing is enough for me.
To each their own, I suppose.
July 26th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Just wanted to add that the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that you rear-face your children until the limits of your convertible seat. I have a 14 month old and at our year check up our pediatrician asked what seat we were using (Britax Marathon) and pointed out that she should stay rear-facing. She said it’s usually easy to convince new parents but those of us who have a few (i have 4) tend to resist change. Also, lots of peds don’t always read up on the latest recommendations.
Technically it is the law to keep your child rear-facing until they are 20pounds AND 1 year…ALL carseats REQUIRE BOTH the weight and the age to be met to forward face. SO even the states with the vague laws still say they must be properly restrained in a carseat…so if you turn a child forward before 1 year (even if they are over 20 pounds) you are NOT properly restraining your child according to the carseat directions.
July 26th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
My daughter is only 22 pounds, but when she reached 20 her doctor (as well as my father, who is a firefighter & for some reason was required to take car-seat safety classes) recommended that I switch her to forward facing when she reached 20 pounds because she is quite tall for her age and her feet were hitting the back of the seat, which is dangerous. I have heard that it is safe to keep children rear facing as long as their height will allow it, but maybe Violet is tall!
July 27th, 2007 at 3:56 am
Heather, 1 AND 20 is the minimum requirment, not what is reccomended. She could still be rear-facing, she just doesn’t “have” to be. I’m trying to figure out exactly what carseat she has.
BTW, my dd is 28 months and is still rear-facing.
And Annie, it’s not dangerous for your daughter’s feet to touch the back of the seat. There are no documented cases of leg injuries in children who extended rearface. In fact, turning too early can result in internal decapitation, causing paralysis or death. Do your own reasearch instead of immediatly listening to those around you.
Everyone else, for more info visit the boards at car-seat.org, and read the info here:
http://cpsafety.com/articles/stayrearfacing.aspx
July 27th, 2007 at 4:04 am
In fact in countries such as Sweden and Norway, children sit rear-facing up to 55lbs. And those countries have a far higher mortality rate because of it.
Just wanted to add to my previous post.
July 27th, 2007 at 4:20 am
Most people I know keep their babies rearfacing until at least 2 years of age. My daughter was RF until she was 4y3m when she finally reached the 33lb limit of her Britax Marathon.
July 27th, 2007 at 6:50 am
To repeat several of the previous posters – the AAP now recommends rear-facing to the limit of your seat. Convertible seats usually have a weight limit of 30, 33, or 35 lbs. My father is a car seat tech for his hospital and would never recommend to turn a child just because they hit 20 lbs. There has never been a documented case of broken legs from being rear-ended. Forward facing is not really about weight or muscle development, it is about when the child’s spine is fused and strong which is around 3-4. By early forward facing you risk internal decapitation should you happen to be in a bad accident. And finally, the height issue with rear-facing is when the child’s head is too close to the top of the car seat shell (check your manual as seats differ, but generally when only 1 inch of shell is above their head), it has nothing to do with the length of their legs or even their total height. It is really their torso length. Check out http://www.car-safety.org/
July 27th, 2007 at 8:32 am
What a gorgeous girl Violet is, and Jen is a fab mum. My son is 24 lbs and has been in a forward facing seat since he was 10 months old, as he was too big for his RF car seat. x
July 27th, 2007 at 8:33 am
by the way people- not every car is manufactured with middle seat latch. if fact most of them are made with latch only on the outer seats- maybe bc the middle seat isn’t even made to fit a car seat these days. Or like vans and suvs are now made- there are only captain seats in the middle row. would rather have a tight fit with my car seat in the outer seat than a not so tight fit in the middle. in any case some of us have more than one kid & the baby is more at risk sitting next to an enterprising older sibling than sitting peacefully restrained near the door. just my two cents.
July 27th, 2007 at 8:48 am
Adorable. Look at that huge ring on Jen’s right finger. Wow.
July 27th, 2007 at 8:49 am
To echo Amy W – it’s SAFE to have feet touching the seat back. The only reason I turned my son before 33 lbs (he hit that at 3.5 years old, 40″ tall!) was his seat had to be in the center position backseat of our car, which had a drop down console that the owner’s manual of the car said to NOT put a child in front of rearfacing (and I had two other RF kids in the car at the time, so no where to move his seat). He was still RF till over 2 years old, though.
July 27th, 2007 at 9:19 am
I loooove Violet! She is an absolute darling! Jen seems like a great mom. They’re very cute together.
July 27th, 2007 at 9:39 am
So glad other moms noticed the child is not RF.
We’re RF until we reach the manufacturer recommendation for our son’s car seat.
Yes, it isn’t very comfortable nor graceful but we can live with it just fine.
July 27th, 2007 at 11:06 am
ISno one else tired of seeing Violet? Am I the only one that thinks they use her for PR? She’s cute though.
July 27th, 2007 at 11:07 am
s, did you really mean Sweden and Norway have a far HIGHER mortality rate?
July 27th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Wow, I didn’t know the rules had changed. When my twins were under a year, but over 20 lbs, we had a van that had built-in booster seats in the second row. At the time, they were in a rear-facing child seat, but I took them to the fire department for an inspection and was told it was ok to use the forward facing built-in child seat. The instructions on the child seat itself said “a year OR weighing more than 20 lbs”. My twins are also very tall for their age, so they fit well into the child seat. It scares me to hear the stats about injuries, esp. internal decapitation, though. I think if I had heard any of that then, I would have left them rear-facing longer. They hated rear-facing, by the way, so I think that was part of why we switched.
July 27th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
I think violet is a cute baby but I think she’s been a bit over exposed to the media. Everyday we see photo’s of her and her mom out an about and I don’t see her mom doing anything to protect her.
July 27th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
I agree Violet should be rf, ideally, but I’m not going to complain because at least she’s following manufacturer guidelines of the seat.
(from the side view, it appears to be a Britax Roundabout or Decathalon in Onyx… the white shell makes it britax… there are no bars on the side like on the Marathon/Boulevard)
I can’t tell for sure if it is the Roundabout or the Decathalon, but from the height of the seat and where her head is, I am guessing Roundabout.
AND… since it’s the Roundabout, she may have turned her ff because the head has to be below the shell and it looks like Violet’s head might be at the top.
FF, she can stay in the roundabout until the tops of her ears are even with the top of the shell or until her shoulders go above the top slots.
My daughter was rearfacing until she was 2.5yrs old… when she reached the limits of her convertible carseats (Britax Marathon and Cosco Scenera 5-point harness model)
the newest research says children under 2 are 4x more likely to suffer severe/deadly spinal injuries when forward facing, so it is crucial to keep them rearfacing until age 2 unless they surpass the limits for rearfacing on their convertible carseats.
July 27th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
THIS PICTURE REALLY LOOKS LIKE JENNIFER IS EXPECTING!
July 27th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Yup, she’s definitely pregnant. There should be an announcement fairly soon.
July 27th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Kat, that’s what I’m guessing too. From the height of the seat, I’d say Roundabout.
July 28th, 2007 at 1:19 am
“I think violet is a cute baby but I think she’s been a bit over exposed to the media. Everyday we see photo’s of her and her mom out an about and I don’t see her mom doing anything to protect her.
-melissa”
I couldn’t agree more! She seems to hate the media but hm, she’s always putting her and her daughter out there.
July 28th, 2007 at 3:24 am
Looks like Violet is in the Britax Marathon or Decathlon.
It can’t be the Roundabout since the black part in the Onyx cover on comes half way down and the turns into gray.
I’m a Britax nut.
July 28th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Lorus, now that I’m looking at it, I think you may be right. I was thinking that thet Onyx Roundabout was black all the way down the sides like the others are. But it’s not.