Babyproofing

We had our house completely babyproofed on Thursday. Our cabinets and drawers have locks on them, our plugs have been plugged, our furniture is attached to the walls, our TV has been tethered to the TV stand and our folding doors are now attached to the wall so that Charlie can't open and close them and get his fingers pinched. This makes for some more restful night sleeps. After the babyproofing man left I went to pick up Charlie from daycare, brought him in and sat him on the floor just to see what he would do. What's the first thing he went to?

Of course, one of the few things in our house that isn't babyproofed! Huh. I guess we still have a ways to go.

*** The babyproofing man gave me some tips that I have never thought of before and I thought that I would share. A general rule of thumb is that any piece of furniture that is taller than it is wide is considered a tumping-over hazard. (Think bookshelves, dressers, changing table, etc.) These should all be secured to the wall. Also, any cords should be attached to the leg of the piece of furniture that they are near with all of the slack taken out of the cord. That way, if a baby pulls the cord out of the wall it will still be attached to the piece of furniture so that they can't pull the lamp (or other miscellaneous object) onto their head. Hope this helps!