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See that movement?

Peek a boo, I see you under the table!

I also see your little tushie crawling AWAY from me!

Which means that this death trap of a staircase from the playroom to the mudroom needs a baby gate asap.

I installed a gate perpendicular to the top of the stairs, so that in case it comes down the baby just falls onto the landing area, not all the way down twelve vertical feet of stairs to a hard tile floor at the bottom.

All done.

Nothing fancy, but so needed in our home. This is about as much childproofing as I'm doing for #3. The chemicals are away, and she can't reach the knife drawer, so I'm good for a while.

Jessica