Our bathroom was one of Nora and Simon’s most favorite places to be once they learned how to first crawl and then walk. I’m guessing that our kids are not abnormal with their toilet paper obsession. I’m still hoping that we can build a wooden one over spring break this year, and have it in place when James starts climbing the stairs!įYI, if you can’t build, but you can sew, this DIY fabric baby gate is a pretty cute idea! We had intentions of building something cute when Simon was born (like the one below), but we never got around to it and he did take one partial tumble last year. We do not have any sort of built-in door or gate to block off the stairs to the 2nd floor though… mainly because we never ever used the upstairs when Nora was a baby.Īlso, based on the way our stairs are situated, it has been very awkward to try and find a baby gate that works well (it’s hard to explain, but there aren’t walls to attach it to in the right places) However, we did need to put the doorknob on backward so we can lock the door to the basement from the back side (so even Nora and Simon can’t get down there) and then simply use a key to open it when we want to go down there. Thankfully, we have a door to the basement stairs, otherwise this would have been a major problem with our kids. It’s really inexpensive and can change size to fit your power strip (it can also be wall-mounted). When it comes to covering up power strips, I would recommend something like this power strip cover. putting keys in the electrical outlet) or James putting those little outlet covers in his mouth! Plus, we never need to hassle with those plastic outlet covers! I realize that is more “permanent” than just putting outlet covers on, but since we have renovated our entire home over the past 5 years (and put in all new electrical outlets) this wasn’t really much of an added expense or inconvenience.Īnd now… no more worrying about Simon “driving his car” (a.k.a. I can’t find the exact ones we used, but these are similar. You can either put those plastic outlet covers in… or, if you don’t like the look of them, you can do what we did and put in plate covers that automatically close when not in use. This is probably one of the simplest and cheapest things you can do to baby-proof various areas of your home. Here are 10 simple ideas to keep your house safe for young children… and save your sanity in the process! We’ve learned that if we focus on a few key areas and get a bit creative, we can make a big difference in the safety of our home without spending much money. After a couple of years (or even just a few months), we won’t need many of these safety precautions anymore. Now, before I get too far ahead of myself, I should just mention that when it comes to “baby-proofing” our house, I’m positive we could do lots more than what we actually do. We do not spend crazy amounts of time, money, or energy trying to baby-proof every nook and cranny of our home because we know this is just a short time in our life. I recently took a fun little quiz from the Allstate Blog, and was surprised by how many things I did NOT know about baby safety… which prompted the idea for today’s post! Even with Simon and James only being 16 months apart, there was still plenty of time in between Simon’s first steps and James’ first steps that we fell back into our old habits and didn’t need to worry as much about baby-proofing things. However, it’s pretty clear that we need to start the process of baby-proofing a few areas of our home before he starts walking!ĭave and I were joking the other day about how quickly we “forget” all the things we need to secure (or remove) when babies are just starting to become mobile for the first time. Thankfully, he hasn’t been hurt yet - and he actually only let out a little whimper when he pulled the Jumparoo on himself! James can currently pull plugs out of the wall outlets, toys and books off of shelves, and even his Jumparoo over onto himself (when it’s resting up against the wall). I have no doubt that he’ll be taking his first few steps in no time - and then we REALLY need to watch out! Now that James is inching closer to 8 months old (crazy, I know!), he is crawling all over the place, trying to pull himself up on furniture, and grabbing anything and everything he can.
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