Ok, so Addie is not my first child. I have been through the training and checklist: outlet covers, cabinet locks, dangerous stuff is placed where children cannot reach it and it cannot fall, close the door to the bathroom to prevent anything from getting into the toilet, lower the crib mattress, etc. etc. etc. Well it is inevitable that something will happen that you could have prevented but at the same time you did not know you needed to prevent it. (Before I tell you what I did, I must inform you before hand that no one was even remotely hurt.)
Yesterday was a typical afternoon. The kiddos and I were hanging out in the den trying to occupy ourselves until it was somewhat cooler outside. "Gammie" came over for a visit and we were chit chatting while the kids did their own thing. Addie was being extremely quiet, so Mason was sent to see what she was up to. Addie managed to get into the plastic cabinet (You know you have one too! Where else do you store containters for leftovers, crawfish trays, and leftover party supplies that you'll never ever use again?) That cabinet is the one safe place for her....so I thought. Mason comes back into the screaming, "Addie has a knife! A blue knife! She's holding it like this!!" My heart dropped, the panic set in and worst of all I had just shown my mother-in-law that I was a bad mom! I ran the 10 steps into kitchen to retrieve the offensive object and checked Addie all over. She was holding it by the handle and hadn't taken a step. Everyone was safe.
In my defense, that knife had been missing even before Addie was born. I had no clue that the blue paring knife had made it's escape out of the back of the draw and fell into my baby's one safe cabinet to explore. I was so thankful that nothing bad had happened, because it really could've been bad. I then made a vow to count my knives every night to make sure that I wouldn't put my baby in a such a dangerous situation.
Ok, let's fast forward to this morning....I walked into Addie's room to get her out of her crib. She'd been talking and babbling for at least 30 minutes and I was waiting until she really started fussing to go get her. I was trying to squeeze as many "z's" into this Saturday morning. I walked into her room and noticed that I had left the side of the crib down....good enough for her to attempt to climb out or fall out.
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Anyone know when there will be a "Baby Safe" workshop in town?
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