Babyproofing, part 3

More babyproofing! These are a few small things we've done that were much easier than the gate installsWe also put a few bumpers onto some corners, but not many. Since my preference for furniture tends to be for rounded edges anyway, we didn't have that many corners we felt were particularly hazardous. I mean, she's a baby. They bounce and heal quickly, right? The only corners we protected are the ones on the piano that are just above eye level and seem to come out of nowhere if you're as short as a baby. In fact, I already witnessed that one in action the other day when she walked into it and ricocheted off with just a little grunt. Baby-proofing success!

We also padded the very sharp corner of my nightstand. We may have to do the dining room table once she's a little taller.

(For anyone wondering that is an Ikea Spoka night light.)

The gate in the basement is finally up - just tension mounted since we will always be down there with her, this is just to make sure she can't zip into the unfinished basement and eat bike chain grease, kitty litter, and tiny nuts and bolts while our back is turned. It has a cat door because we wanted to make sure the cats could enter and exit easily with a full bladder or whatever (they can jump a gate but we wanted to definitely ensure they would have no problems on their way to their bathroom). She is fascinated by the little door and likes to open and close it. Fortunately she can't latch it.

Another door that fascinated her? The one to the fireplace...Easy fix - we just used the locks we originally put in the kitchen. It's a much better use, since we obviously aren't opening that up very often.

Next we still have to attach her wardrobes to the wall, since they are so big and heavy. We are going to hold off mounting the rest of the furniture until we see if she's a climber or not. So far, she is pretty cautious and seems to want to keep both feet on the ground. The other baby-proofing we're pondering is something to keep her from squashing her fingers in her drawers. They are easy-glide and so quick to close if she leans into them that if her fingers are in the wrong place, they will get badly stuck.

One solution seems to be putting piping insulation on one or more edges to keep the drawers from closing completely. That just seems like an invitation for her to play with insulation foam, and I'm not sure I like that idea. Plus she would be able to pull them off easily (or we could apply them with adhesive but then they would possibly damage the furniture). The other, more cruel option, is just to let her do it a few time and learn not to. She already has managed to accidentally squash her fingers in the sliding doors of our bedroom closet and in the piano fall board (did you know that had a name? I didn't until I just looked it up). Maybe this is all part of the learning process?