baby proofing

I never had to do a whole lot of baby proofing with Rachel.  We put the plastic things in the outlets and locked the cabinet under the kitchen sink where the cleaning solutions are, but that's about it.  We told her to stop doing something she shouldn't and she stopped.

This girl is another story. 

I had to buy some of these this morning:

She's figured out how to open doors, and is constantly trying to get into the bathroom (she'd love to play in there if I let her....).  But the real reason I felt the need to get them is because right around the corner from the bathroom is the basement door, and I'm terrified that she'll open it and fall down the stairs.    (That's not my door in the picture, by the way....I just got the picture off of google!)

But I'm not completely convinced that these door knob covers will stop her for long.  I've seen how independent, stubborn, and persistent she is when she wants something--she'll figure them out.  But hopefully it'll hold her off for at least a few months, while we continue to work on obedience.  Then by the time she figures out how to open the door even with the covers, she'll be more obedient, and stop doing things she's not supposed to do when I tell her to (she's getting better at this....but still has a way to go).

Remember I mentioned that she now loves the Wiggles?  Loves is an understatement.  It's become an obsession.  She talks about them non stop and plays her Wiggles guitar all the time.  We're all pretty sick of it and try to hide it whenever we can!  We have a Wiggles book that used to be Rachel's and she looks at it over and over.  I was able to catch this really brief video today while she was watching The Wiggles.  As soon as she saw me recording, she stopped and was more interested in the camera, but you can get a glimpse of what she does when she watches (she's either dancing, like you see, or sitting in her pink princess chair you see there).  She's too funny!