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Yes, we have all had to do it, as soon as baby starts to crawl, everything in the house needs to be moved up two feet in height.
And yes, we have probably all had moments of horror when we have found the little darling doing something so dangerous that we are amazed that 1. they are alive and 2. that we still have our liberty...
No, you probably never told your wife about it if you were alone with baby, so share your stories here and warn other fathers of dangers that haven't even occurred to them...
some reminders:
electrical sockets - get the plastic plugins from boots or mothercare, they really are worth it for peace of mind. don't forget the extension cables for the computer...
Wires, speaker cables, curtain ties, dad's ties and anything else that can wrap around a neck, be pulled or generally cause mayhem. You would be amazed how many innocent things there are that can be in the words of the old programme "a poteeeential deeeeath traaap!"
Washing up liquid, bleach, paint and cleaning stuff in cupboard under the sink - and in the bathroom, the toilet brush.
Don't even begin to imagine the horror of what a one-year-old can get up to if they get into a toilet on their own - aside from pulling all the toilet paper off the rolls.
Without wishing to attract the attentions of social workers and the ritual tutting of perfect parents, one horrible day I found our one-year-old sitting on the toilet floor with a bottle of bleach tipped up to his mouth ready to drink - mrs dad had left the cap off while going downstairs to find another cleaning sponge. Horror beyond imagination, and it has run through my mind a thousand times since then what would have happened if i hadn't got suspicious about how quiet it was...
The kitchen is a whole different thing - never be surprised at how resourceful a nipper can be. How about pulling four drawers out to different lengths to climb up them like a set of stairs, so that he could get the chopping knife? believe it! (drawer hooks immediately installed)
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