This, obviously, is something a parent never wants to go through (again). So we’re finally installing all the safety stuff we got at the shower, and as random gifts, and as we bought them.

After work today, my wife and I set out on a mission to find a crib tent so he would be able to climb out.  After we purchased one, we tried to fit it on his crib and it doesn’t fit.  Our next idea is to remove the big rail on the side of his bed and replace it with a smaller one, like those used in toddler beds.  This makes him more mobile, and we are now trying to baby-proof the upstairs.  This has proven to be more work that we had originally thought. 

First, we baby-proofed the cabinets in the bathroom.  That took a lot longer than necessary.  We also added some folding closet door locks so he can’t get into random closets to pull down clothes or irons…

Next, we want to have a gate at the top of our stairs.  The problem is that we don’t have a flat surface to mount the hardware to.  Also, a lot of the gates are too tall to fit under the banister, so we are limited in the gates that we can use. 

NOTE: We can’t mount the gate in this picture from the left because our bathroom door is there.  We have to use the area between the stairwell and the banister.

We purchased a gate a year ago and it never fit, so it’s sitting in my office keeping the dog company.

So we’re really looking for some advice on how we can get the gate in here. If anyone has any ideas, we’d be all ears.

I thought I would just post to let you know what is going on.  Work has taken over since I was given a deadline of 6 weeks after an estimate of 4 months.  You can assume that I am now knee deep in crap code and worst practices. 

Conner is keeping me busy as always and every day is a new chapter in his life that surprises me.  I would never think that I would ever have this kind of influence on anyone.  It’s amazing.

I have been trying to learn more about ASP.NET MVC but I have not been able to put as much effort into it as I would like.

I realized that this coming Thanksgiving will be the 3 year anniversary of me quitting smoking. 

I have started back on Weightwatchers with Debbie and we are doing well.  I have already lost 25 lbs in 3 months.  I hope to have reached my goal by Christmas, so you might be seeing a new Steve in the future.  I feel great and I really hope to keep it off.  You can follow my progress on my twitter (Thanks to Jason Bock for the idea)

That is all for now, I want to start posting more but Twitter seems to have taken a lot from me since I don’t have much to say here other than little quips here and there. 

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