Happenings

We've really slowed down taking pictures the past couple weeks. I guess it's been sort of busy around here. Marin is highly mobile now. This weekend we're completing our final baby proofing. Here is what we have so far:

• Bungee cords to hold the chairs together at the dining room table, so Marin can't pull them over
• Zip ties on the fireplace door, so it can't be opened
• Outlet covers
  
• Foam insulation intended for pipes around the sharp corners of the TV stand
• And finally going up today ... three baby gates across strategic places in the house to maximize the area Marin can explore, without wandering into a non baby proofed area

We've been trying to strike a balance between making it safer, but not putting him in a padded room. We still probably lean farther on the safe side ... one of these days I'm planning to put up pictures of all this madness.

Other than baby proofing, we've been watching a lot of hockey. Our Nashville Predators are doing very well. The next big milestone we're looking forward to is when Marin starts walking ... because we plan to take him ice skating shortly thereafter. MaLeah found some baby skates that would fit him already and I managed to find several helmets that will work as well. I will also confess that we've made a couple of drive bys to recon the local ice rinks.

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Well, I finished installing the baby gates. I had to use a few tricks I learned at the Lonnie Justice School of Engineering.

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Oh, and something else I forgot to mention. We finally installed Marin's new car seat. It's taking some getting used to since it altered our routine (i.e. putting him in the seat in the car instead of inside the house), but I think Marin likes the extra room.