Monday, April 04, 2005

The Time has Come

Sigh... the moment every parent dreads has reared it's ugly head again in the Zeimetz household.

Our daughter is outgrowing her crib. Yesterday morning, she greeted me with a smile, and her leg over the top of her crib rail. Ugh.

Living in a newer home, I suppose this wouldn't be a problem to most, a few child proof latches, a toddler bed, and you're set. Not in an older home. Our windows drop to about 5 inches above the floor level, are single pane, barely set in by decades old glazing. That means reinforced shutters or bars. There is sanded (what were they thinking?) lead paint, and and that means lining the walls, and applying new wallpaper over it. Painting the baseboards, and checking for loose paint. Removing the space heater, and coming up with a different heat source for her room. We'll probably install a duct going from the parlour to her room, so she won't freeze, and then there's no electrical parts for her to touch. There's new locks on the closet door, and the two other doors in her room. We have to anchor her dresser to the studs, so she doesn't tip it, and then there's saftey latches so she can't climb the dresser.

Just what I wanted to do when the weather is getting warmer. Speaking of which, we had our first tornado warning last Wednesday, and I was able to finish the door to the shelter, and we had nothing to worry about, yay. That was a relief. The only bad thing that happened was that I was working on the door so fast (I had an hour time frame), I put a nail into the nail bed of my pinky. THAT hurt.

2 Comments:

  • At 3:04 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I can completely relate Lisa. Our daughter turns 2 this week and is getting a "big girl" bed. :( All of this while we are just getting started on the "planning aspects" of a complete reconstruction of the upstairs in our home. Good luck with everything.

     
  • At 1:13 PM, Blogger Deb said…

    at 17 months, seth can't quite get out of his crib just yet- but he can open doors! have you thought of faux-juliette balconies for your low windows? they're sort of like window boxes for plants, but taller and i'm sure you could find some that would match the character and style that suits you and your home.

     

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