In the drawers...

2 April 2006. Parents everywhere, yes it is possible to live your lives semi-free of those annoying child safety devices, but you do have to pay the price of having some fun, cleaning up, and keeping a very close eye on your baby.

We have found that it really is OK to have Calen get into most of the drawers and cabinets in all the rooms of our house. There are only a couple of things that he can hurt himself with and most things are just interesting and new. I think that child safely devices have there place, but that they are used more for the convenience of the parent to keep things clean, than for the safety of the child.

Our general rule is, if he can't break it, hurt himself, and the mess is easy to pick up, then he can have access to it. Of course, sometimes Steph and I have a different interpretation of that rule!!!

Calen loves to reach into drawers like this that are above his head to see what he might find. While some of our cabinets are safety locked, many are not so that he can have fun in the kitchen exploring while MaMa works on meals.

This set of pictures really caught him in the act!