Recently, we bought a walker at a garage sale. (I *love* garage sales and thrift stores for baby stuff!) He can only move backwards, but that allows him to get in sufficient trouble already.
Shhh! Don't tell Mom I'm trying to get into the trash!
Rats, she found me! Good thing it looks like she loves me anyway.I guess the baby-proofing needs to begin in earnest. Although, as my friend Jonah S. reminded me, you never totally baby-proof a room. You can only make it slightly less dangerous.
I haven't done much reading on the subject, but I don't want to go overboard. Desmond needs a healthy dose of safe exploring and learning boundaries. But of course you don't practice learning boundaries with bleach and oven cleaner. (Even if you use the best oven cleaner ever.) I've started moving plants off the floor and got some locks for drawers and toilets (again - thank you garage sales!).
If anyone has tips on baby proofing or an unusual thing you had to remove that wasn't obvious, I'd love to hear about it!
I haven't done much reading on the subject, but I don't want to go overboard. Desmond needs a healthy dose of safe exploring and learning boundaries. But of course you don't practice learning boundaries with bleach and oven cleaner. (Even if you use the best oven cleaner ever.) I've started moving plants off the floor and got some locks for drawers and toilets (again - thank you garage sales!).
If anyone has tips on baby proofing or an unusual thing you had to remove that wasn't obvious, I'd love to hear about it!
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Obviously, you move the dangerous stuff, but we've also had to decide what non-dangerous things we really don't want N. to have (it's ok to pull all the books off the shelve, but I've decided it's not ok to pull all the CD's off a shelf!). Also, one piece of advice I've heard and like is to leave one "safe" kitchen cabinet (with pots and pans or mixing bowls, etc.) unlocked, so that they can explore happily in there. And with baby gates, you don't have to get the most expensive, but don't get the very cheapest, because they don't work and then you have to go buy another (of course, if you find one at a garage sale/thrift store that works, get it as cheap as possible!). Good luck! Go, Des, go (except when your parents say not to)!
It is never to early to start baby proofing your house. I did it really early. There are obvious object you should move and make sure that sharp corners are covered. For instance my cousin hit his head on the corner of a fireplace step and needed stitches. Another overlooked product is fire-preventing outlets and you absolutely need outlet covers. It is very affordable and is a worry off your back. Good luck with everything!!
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