Comments on: Baby Proof

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Sat, 21 May 2005 21:53:28 +0000

Cool

By: Stephanie Sullivan

Stephanie Sullivan — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 19:55:49 +0000

What’s even more fun is when you think your Mac has developed severe problems because every morning, when you come into the computer room, it’s got the little X’d eyes face on the screen and looks very unhappy. Reboot — all is well. What the heck? Finally, one morning, big brother caught the 18 month old at his trick — he had figured out how to hit the start button and then promptly hit as many keys as possible on the keyboard. The Mac then made this terrible chime and showed the face with the X’d eyes — and he cackled wildly.

Case solved!

Right after that bit of fun, we saw him moving the mouse around and manipulating things on the screen with purpose (Kid Pix I think)… we figured that wouldn’t happen for a while… but they do get the whole mouse to screen connection quickly… just you wait Eric! :D

By: Jeremy Flint

Jeremy Flint — Tue, 05 Oct 2004 22:46:46 +0000

Yeah, my son has done things to my laptop (my old dell…i don’t let him near my powerbook) in a matter of seconds that took me 30 minutes to figure out how to undo.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 05 Oct 2004 16:17:20 +0000

Ged?

Was that intentional? Or does Eric use a Dvorak layout keyborad?

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 05 Oct 2004 14:28:12 +0000

Its even cooler when she learns to use the computer.. My 3 year old was sitting at my machine when I came home from work one day last year (she was 2 at the time) surfing her favorite website (pbskids.org). I didn’t even know she really understood a mouse and there she was switching between users (to load her profile), launching her browswer, finding the correct bookmark, and following links right to her favorite games. Incredible.

By: Leonie Price

Leonie Price — Tue, 05 Oct 2004 12:09:06 +0000

Just wait until she learns how to turn off your computer – while you are in the middle of an article. With a child around the keystrokes needed to save articles every twenty seconds becomes like a nervous tick.

By: Scott Kovatch

Scott Kovatch — Tue, 05 Oct 2004 03:27:02 +0000

I’ve got a large bag full of baby-proofing stuff that I accumulated during Julia’s first year, and easily 90% of it is still in the box it came in. I think we went through the first-time-parents overreaction on home protection, and a lot of stuff never got installed. If you need something, let me know — I might have it already.

By: Stuart Gibson

Stuart Gibson — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:55:22 +0000

I love reading these posts, having a daughter just about to turn 9 months myself I enjoy smiling at all the recognisable bits in Carolyn’s behaviour. I fitted the fire guard last night, I had the drill bit going the right way though ;)

By: Jeremy Flint

Jeremy Flint — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:07:38 +0000

Ah, babyproofing the kitchen.

Kind of sneaks up on you doesn’t it Eric. One minute you’re just sitting around, the baby is just rolling around on the floor, playing quietly. Next thing you know, you’re in the back of the house and you hear the little one emptying out the cabinets.

Just wait until she is big enough to open the drawer, get utensils out, and put them in the sink for you. My son started doing this a few weeks ago.

What’s even better is when they start climbing on the kitchen table.

Ahh….the joys of fatherhood. I am sure you would agree Eric…I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

By: Chao

Chao — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 18:53:28 +0000

Oooooooooooh. Pictures?

By: Matt Wilcox

Matt Wilcox — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 18:31:34 +0000

Aww! :)

Oh – the drill bit was hilarious!

By: will

will — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 17:51:53 +0000

Righty-tighty, lefty-loosey.

By: Glenn Fleishman

Glenn Fleishman — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 16:40:15 +0000

Our baby is six and a half weeks old and this preview of development to come is terrifying — and exciting. Yikes. All of that within 30 days? He can just barely start to control his flailing arms now…

By: Jeremy C. Wright

Jeremy C. Wright — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 16:28:01 +0000

My wife’s the handyman in our house. Makes my life a whole lot easier ;-)

By: Joshua

Joshua — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 16:02:31 +0000

Whew. I always find myself puffing up a bit when I find others are equally ‘unhandy’. It’s as though we have our own sort of elite gang. Now was Kats reaction just a quiet dumfoundness, staring blankly at the dangerous duo in the kitchen; calmly reaching for the first aid kit?