Gigglebox Tells it Like it is

As promised - this is part two of three. So, I told you about how we baby, "Michael", proofed the play room, now I'll tell you about the main floor. This floor is the floor that has the most baby proofing. This floor holds the living room, dinning room, and kitchen.

Since we live in a three story townhouse, there are a lot of stairs. All three sets of stairs all make their way to the main floor so gates where a must. We first started putting gates at the top of the stairs going down to the entrance and the playroom. Once Michael started crawling, we put a gate at the bottom of the stairs going up to the third floor. We actually are using two different types of gates. We originally used the Summer Infant Multi Use Gate for both of the stairs, but have since moved one of them else where in the house. We now use the Summer Infant Stylish & Secure Deluxe Top of Stairs Gate with Dual Banister Kit for the entrance stairs and the stairs going to the third floor. What we love about this gate is not only that we didn't have to drill our banister, but that you can just take the gate off to be able to bring in larger items up the stairs.

Summer Infant Multi Use Gate

.Summer Infant Stylish & Secure Deluxe

Just like the play room, we covered all the outlets that where exposed with Safety 1st Press n' Pull Plug Protectors. For the coat closet and the half bath doors, we used Safety 1st Twist & Grip Knob Covers to prevent him from getting into them. He has recently learned how to take them off, but has left the closet alone and doesn't bother the half bath that much. We have two DVD storage units that have doors on them. One has two doors that have the knobs beside each other so we are using the Safety 1st Secure Tech Cabinet Lock. The other one has just one door so we're using the Safety 1st Lock Release Fridge Latch.

The kitchen is the room that probably has the most "Micheal proofing" and it should, it is one of the most dangerous rooms in a house. For all of the lower cabinets and drawers, we use Safety 1st Complete Magnetic Locking System 8 locks 1 key. The only way that they can be opened is with the magnet key. Michael has tried to open them with the letter magnets with not luck. We have a lazy susan that the magnetic locking system doesn't work with. For that we use the Lazy Susan Cabinet Lock by Safety 1st. Michael, however, figured out how to open it within a few weeks of it being installed. For our oven/range we are using Safety 1st Oven Front Lock so that he can't open the oven and Safety 1st 5-Pack Clearview Stove Knob Covers to discourage him from messing with the knobs. The last thing that needed to be "Michael proofed" was the fridge. For that we use the Safety 1st Lock Release Fridge Latch.

The only problem that we have is that Michael will sometimes climb up on to the counter, but not that often to make it worth putting locks on the upper cabinets.

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Since September is Baby Safety Month, I thought that I would write about all the ways that we have baby proofed our 3-story townhouse. We have started referring to baby proofing as Michael proofing because we've had to do more than some of our friends and family have done. Michael has always been a very inquisitive little boy. Always wanting to get into things and see how they work. Over the past year, he has also become a climber.

When we first started looking into baby proofing, we went to Babies R Us. I was surprised at what all they had. Over the year and a half of Michael proofing, we have bought mostly all of the items from Babies R Us. Their selection is so much better than any home store out there.

Since we have been Michael proofing our house for over a year now and our house is 3-stories, I'm going to probably do this as three different posts. One post for each level of the house.

The playroom or "basement area" is not really a true basement since it's not underground. It leads out to the garage and the backyard. We have a bump out area that we use as a spare bedroom when needed, but mostly is were both mine and my husband's desks and computers are. We didn't want Michael to be able to get into our desks or mess with our computers as well as escape through the doggie door that went out into the backyard. So, we bought the Summer Infant Sure and Secure Custom-Fit Gate. It allowed us to have a gate the size that we needed it to be and have a door to open for when our dog needed to go out to the bathroom. We absolutely love it.

We also covered all the outlets that were not already covered by furniture with Safety 1st Press n' Pull Plug Protectors. Michael hasn't bothered with them that much in his playroom, but does know how to remove them. We've also used furniture/TV straps that we found at Walmart that are mounted to the wall to make sure that the TV and TV stand does not fall if Michael tries to climb it. (I don't remember the brand or the name of it or I would link it.) In the actual play area, there are four doors. One door leads out to the garage, another is a storage closet, another is the utility closet, and the forth is the half bath. We purchased Safety 1st Twist & Grip Knob Covers to try and prevent Michael from opening them. Here lately, he has figured out how to take them off of the door knob and open doors, but has left the doors on this floor alone.

When Michael was smaller, we did put a plastic gate at the landing of the stairs so that he wouldn't climb the stairs and then possibly fall down them. The plastic gate doesn't work for him anymore. He knows how to take it down so, we don't put it up. He's great at walking up and down stairs so we haven't had any problems with him falling.

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