tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post2248034982395307649..comments2023-09-17T05:46:14.693-07:00Comments on Luke, I Am Your Father: 10 Things You Can't Baby-Proof Once Mobility HappensJames (SeattleDad)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04087365610002249685noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-56262824898406775962013-12-31T09:24:58.255-08:002013-12-31T09:24:58.255-08:00Ha, I had forgotten how funny the Lance, Arod, and...Ha, I had forgotten how funny the Lance, Arod, and me post was. Was that really FEB? Time flies.<br /><br />Happy New Year.<br /><br />Slamdunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087161268629251860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-23292312151721201362013-12-30T23:05:36.312-08:002013-12-30T23:05:36.312-08:00We are going through a similar stage right now wit...We are going through a similar stage right now with our daughter. We call hanging out with her "playing defense."So This is Fatherhoodhttp://sothisisfatherhood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-7618991353613576112013-12-28T22:09:40.774-08:002013-12-28T22:09:40.774-08:00Hmm, the cat....never had one. But for all those ...Hmm, the cat....never had one. But for all those chores that require appliance doors to be open and dangerous items exposed, i.e. putting away groceries in the fridge or loading the dishwasher, or cooking/opening hot oven door, I put the baby in one of two fun devices right there in the room with me: 1. one of those jumpers that hang in the doorway, on the door frame. My kids *loved* those, and couldn't toddle up to any open appliance doors. Plus, they were right there with me and we could chat, sing, and make eye contact all the while. 2: An Exersaucer, the stationary play center that also allowed them to be right in the same room, but temporarily immobilized. Or even, 3. The high chair, with a handful of cheerios or something to keep them busy for a few minutes while I did what needed doing safely. As for the CDs/entertainment center, we actually invested in a full-on baby "fence," that was like a baby gate but stretched out several feet longer and blocked that whole end of the room. We left it up full-time, and just stepped over it whenever we needed to access the CDs, etc. Most of the time we were just using the remote to work the TV, etc, so it didn't really require that much stepping over. Prized CD collection was safe, as were all the buttons on all the sensitive electronics. Legos were contained in the basement play room, and the baby couldn't go down there unless we were there to supervise. Although, ours are only 3 and a half years apart in age, so by the time we got seriously into Legos, the younger one was pretty much past the choking hazard stage. We mostly had the large Duplos in the beginning. Stairs are nearly impossible! Once when our good friend was over and we were distracted in conversation, Zeke rode his little plastic fire truck ride-on toy straight over the edge and down the entire flight of carpeted stairs from the TV room/loft to the first floor. He stayed on it the whole way down and only wiped out at the bottom (epic! and so athletic! he's a great skier today!) and was not hurt, but you should have seen our friend leap off the sofa in horror and go chasing after him. I wish Annabelle all the same grace and luck!! MissyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-76321408534997956782013-12-28T16:58:52.200-08:002013-12-28T16:58:52.200-08:00It does get harder as they get mobile. Baby proofi...It does get harder as they get mobile. Baby proofing did not work so well when it came to my boys. Actually, we gave up after the first one.<br />Anyway, I remember saying that when my son could open the fridge, it would be our version of Iran getting the bomb.Larryhttp://larrydbernstein.comnoreply@blogger.com