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It’s obviously hard for Gaga to go out incognito, even to visit the Dollar Store. I hope it was relaxing – her crazy busy schedule resumes soon. I peg the baby at about 18 months, at most. No shoes on that baby – he’s not a yet a toddler from the looks of it. What a big baby!
Comment by chuckjones — February 6, 2010 @ 6:48 am
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And the store in the background that she visited is the classic clothing store Greenspan’s. She was recommended by a friend to shop there, and found many unique items that the world will see her in. more can be seen about greenspan’s south gate at http://www.greenspans.com and http://www.myspace.com/greenspans. she bought Pendletons, a vintage wool suit, sunglasses, a hat custom made for Greenspan’s, and accessories,
Comment by Evan Greenspan — February 6, 2010 @ 9:27 am
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the baby is dada’s a member of the haus of gaga
Comment by chris — February 6, 2010 @ 8:32 pm
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If you need a baby gate, have a baby or are pregnant jump on this deal. Right now Amazon has The First Years Hands Free Gate for just $47.99 that is $12 off. Plus it ships FREE. We own 2 of these gates and my parents even bought one for their house. This is the only gate that I can find nothing wrong with. We have owned several others and none live up to this gate. It is pressure mounted so no damage to walls and it is truly hands free you just step and push the gate. Kids can not open it, my almost 4 year old jumps on the foot pedal and can not get it to open. I can not say enough about how fabulous this gate is and I have NEVER seen it on sale anywhere so jump on this one. Plus it has extension options and can be used in wide doorways as well. If you need The First Years Hands Free Gate Extensionthose are on sale too for $15.36 so you will still pay less than the $79.99 combo gate pack.
(thanks Rachel)
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For the past year and a half, I’ve been a part-time caregiver for my father. One of my responsibilities is putting his pills into one of those pill minders. It’s a complex task, as his cardiologist tweaks his medication often. Some medications are given on alternate days, some have to be cut in half and one is different every third day. If a visitor drops by while I’m filling the pill holder, I find myself having to count and recount the pills. Being interrupted during this process is a big problem.
Being interrupted while dispensing medication is a problem for nurses, too, but nursing staff at one California hospital came up with a solution. The nurses wear a bright-colored vest or sash while passing out medications, and the staff is educated not to interrupt them during the process. During the pilot program, the hospital experienced a 47% decrease in errors.
What’s the takeaway for grandparents? If you are handling or dispensing medication, whether for yourself, a parent or a grandchild, don’t allow yourself to be interrupted. You may not have a vest to put on, but you can put on your best grumpy grandparent act. And if you are putting medications into a pill minder, be sure that it’s a child-resistant model. You’ll also want to remember that packaging is child-resistant, not child-proof. Child-resistant means that 85% of the children in the trial must have been unable to open the package within five minutes. Obviously this means that up to 15% of children could open the package within five minutes. We all know some of those children, right? So keep all medication out of the reach of children.
Read more about medication safety.
For the past year and a half, I’ve been a part-time caregiver for my father. One of my responsibilities is putting his pills into one of those pill minders. It’s a complex task, as his cardiologist tweaks his medication often. Some medications are given on alternate days, some have to be cut in half and one is different every third day. If a visitor drops by while I’m filling the pill holder, I find myself having to count and recount the pills. Being interrupted during this process is a big problem.
Being interrupted while dispensing medication is a problem for nurses, too, but nursing staff at one California hospital came up with a solution. The nurses wear a bright-colored vest or sash while passing out medications, and the staff is educated not to interrupt them during the process. During the pilot program, the hospital experienced a 47% decrease in errors.
What’s the takeaway for grandparents? If you are handling or dispensing medication, whether for yourself, a parent or a grandchild, don’t allow yourself to be interrupted. You may not have a vest to put on, but you can put on your best grumpy grandparent act. And if you are putting medications into a pill minder, be sure that it’s a child-resistant model. You’ll also want to remember that packaging is child-resistant, not child-proof. Child-resistant means that 85% of the children in the trial must have been unable to open the package within five minutes. Obviously this means that up to 15% of children could open the package within five minutes. We all know some of those children, right? So keep all medication out of the reach of children.
Read more about medication safety.
January 29th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
All you have to do is put outlet covers in if she is inticed by them, but you must put those cabinet stoppers on the chemical cabinets, but as far as everything else, you just learn. I mean you have to keep your eye on her, and eventually you will know what EVERYTHING sounds like, so I can leave my son alone (19months) in the living room while I am in my bedroom, and I can hear when he is playing with the trashcan, or trying to get into drawers. Nothing in my house is baby proofed.
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January 29th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
go 2 babys r us htye have a whole seciton for child proof things
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January 29th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Just cover up all your plugs and make sure there aren’t any stairs to fall down. Other than that I just put a baby gate up when I have the oven or stove on so my son can’t get in the kitchen and I have door knob covers on the bathroom since he is opening doors now. Move anything heavy that she could pull down on top of her and that is basically all you can do. Just watch her close when you first let her explore she will find the things that need to be moved and show them to you, haha. Good luck with your little one.
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January 29th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
follow her around for a day or two and see what she gets into. you will quickly learn what you need to move/secure.
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January 29th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
My daughter is 10 months this week and she’s standing and crawling and into EVERYTHING. Our house is old and the doorways are weird, so gates don’t work. We just have to make sure that nothing on her level is dangerous. Target sells plug covers and cabinet locks that are cheap and work well. We even had to buy wall mounts for my husband’s guitars because she was pulling them down on herself. We hid all the electric cords, cat food, water, and litter, and got a toilet seat lock. Good luck!
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January 29th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
I needed cabinet locks for some of my kitchen cabinets. I used corner protectors on my coffee table initially. But it was too in the way, so I moved it to the side. I locked a couple of doors with my DVDs. I didn’t care so much about the DVDs, but those drawers cam go flying when she uses the handles to pull up. My blinds have child safe cords.
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January 29th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Here are some things I found out that helped me worry less….
*Make sure the cords of your blinds are shortened so they can not accidentally hang themselves
*I had to eventually move objects off the coffee table
*Make sure rugs have the non slip backing on them
*Liam has his kitchen cabinet he is allowed to play in, the others we put safety locks on (like the ones with glass)
*We put safety locks on bathroom cabinets also
*Use ties to tie cords of lamps so they do not dangle
*Put tape on back of remote controls or things with batteries that are always out or put away . We found Liam playing with a battery one day and freaked me out
*Keep toilet lids down or buy a lock
*We took the drain out the tub when Liam learned to turn on the water in the tub during bath times. I was afraid he would climb in and turn the water on with the drain in.
*Do you have door stoppers on the wall by doors? Liam would pull off the plastic tip and chew on it. Finally we super glued them on.
Otherwise, make sure you teach her what she is allowed to play with and what not to touch. Like you I do vacuum quite often, use the outlet covers.
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Liam is 14 months
January 29th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
get a pen and paper and then get down on the floor on your hands and knee’s. Everything that you can reach from this position needs to be assessed for safety.
Use the pen and paper to note down all the things that need to be purchased (e.g how many outlets plugs you’ll need for the apartment).
Everything smaller than a matchbox is a choking hazard. So put it all up high or in a locked cupboard/drawer.
Cords on the floor can trip her or she may like to chew on them, so put them along the wall or under a rug.
Check she can’t pull any furniture down ontop of herself (bookshelves are often unstable).
Check that she can’t hurt herself on any furniture corners (glass coffee tables have sharp corners, you can buy plastic corner covers to prevent her cutting her self)
It’s a good idea to give her one or two cupboards that are for her to use. this will keep her out of “mummy’s cupboards”. I let my son in one cupboard in the kitchen (filled with plastic ware) and the linen cupboard in the lounge room (filled with linen of course). He can play in there as much as he likes, but all other cupboards are out of bounds.
Have an area of the house that is hers. Fill it with books, toys and pillows. That way you can keep her interested in her area by rotating toys etc. this will keep her out of the entertainment system hopefully! if not, use your gates to protect the tv/dvd/etc from her.
If you have low door handles, you can buy door handle covers so she can’t access rooms that you have closed off.
it’s a good idea to baby proof one area at a time. She can gradually learn what she is allowed to touch, and not touch, so it won’t be overwhelming and confusing. Try letting her in the lounge/kitchen areas one week. and the next open up a bedroom or something.
it’s a good idea to block off the doors to outside using baby gates.
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