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Baby Gate Tips

When your baby is just born it’s Vital to install a baby gate. You may think that you can get by without one for a bit until your baby starts to crawl , but things are going to develop faster than you think. Before you know it your child will be crawling all over the place so it’s vital to put up gates where you don’t want your child .

One of the most important places to put a gate is at the by the stairs in your house. If you have a house with two stories chances are at {some point | some point in time | your baby is is going to be at the top of the steps so it’s not a choice that you have a child protection gate at the top of the stairway to know that your child won’t go tumbling down the stairs .

A lot of people don’t {consider | think about | that it’s also essential to put a gate at the bottom of your stairs . Babies are going to start crawling every part of your house. They might try to crawl up the staircase , to avoid that you’ll need to put a gate at the bottom of the staircase.

Besides stairs you might want to put a gate at the entrance of your kitchen. If your kitchen is tile then you shouldnt let want you baby crawling all over it because she might fall over and bump his head. So to keep them out of the kitchen you’ll want a gate there too.

Those are the main places that people store gates at. Of course all houses are unique so if you have another room that you don’t want you baby to crawl into then you can also put a gate there to keep him out . Babies crawl faster than you may think so you don’t want to risk anything. Put a gate wherever you don’t want your baby to go. You can’t monitor your child all the time so keeping him out of areas of the house can make your life a lot easier, you’ll be able to focus on life and know that your child is in a safe place.

Baby gates are one of the best safety features to add to your household when you have a baby. They can prevent a lot of accidents.

To buy a child safety gate check out IBabyGate.com

Well this week turned out OK even though I left all my coupons sitting on the kitchen counter today.  Did I mention my fuzzy Robitussin brain?

I spent $64.06 on all this which is a little over my $50 budget but $14 of that is baby formula which I don’t normally include in my grocery budget.  So basically I was right on track this week.

To see the breakdown click below!

Safeway $28.32
Diet Soda (4) .69 each
Diced Tomatoes $1
Enchilada Sauce $1.59
Chili Powder $1.99
Lucerne String Cheese $1.99
Safeway Wheat Bread $1.50
(2) packages bacon .99 on clearance (these go straight to the freezer anyway!)
Deli Fresh Ham .99- also on clearance
Beef $2.03
Pumpkin ice Cream on clearance for .99
2 cucumbers $1.58
Red Pepper .99
Gala Apples $1.47
Pears $1.03
Salad Mix $1.98
Gorgonzola Cheese $3.79

Target $21.82
2 pack baby formula on clearance $13.85
2 5lb Flour on clearance $1.34
Shredded Cheese $2.99
Sonoma Jack Pretzels/Cheese $1.59 (my lunch!)
2 Hefty Freezer Bags $1 each- used $1/2 coupon

CVS: $1.07
I did 2 transactions and I had $4.70 in ECB that were expiring.
Milk $2.59- used .30/1 Real CA milk coupon
Colgate Toothpaste $2.99- used $1/1 from RIB magazine
2 Hormel Chili at .97 each- used .55/2 coupon
and I got $2 in ECB back from the Colgate

Savemart: $6.85
I had a $3 catalina to use
Bread Machine Yeast $6.99 (!!!)
Sour Cream $1.39
10lb Potatoes .97
Roma Tomatoes .50

diapers.com: $6
I got the Plum Organic baby food for $6- I told you about it HERE
(We needed a baby gate so I looked around, found a good deal, got a price match on diapers.com and then added the baby food and got free shipping)

How did you guys do this week? Any great scores?

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And it would appear that you’ve just confirmed that whatever country you’ve come from lacks the capacity to tell/understand a joke. He asked if the person was from 15th century England because he was speaking in such a distinct manner, not simply another pattern of speech. How pathetic that you could not recognize this.

But I suppose an individual like yourself who looks to jump on every opportunity to bash the American educational system, would be insecure enough to actually lack an education of their own. Not surprising.

OKLAHOMA CITY — OU football head coach Bob Stoops is teaming up with Gov. Brad Henry and State Superintendent Sandy Garrett to back a new program to help find missing children.

The National Child Identification Program is a voluntary program designed to give families tools to identify their children if they are lost or missing.

“This is an easy way for parents to keep track of information that could someday save a child’s life,” Henry said.

Statistics show that 800,000 children are reported missing every year, the governor said.

“That means a child goes missing every 40 seconds,” Henry said.

The state plans to launch the program, which is co-sponsored by the American Football Coaches Association, within the next 30 days.

“Coach Stoops brought the idea to my office, and through a federal grant, we are implementing this program,” Henry said.

Many other football coaches have backed the program in other states, Stoops said.

“We work with young people every day and it is important that we do everything we can to keep them safe,” Stoops said.

A missing girl from Dallas was found in Phoenix with the help of a kit the girl’s parents had picked up at her school, said Bret Phillips, National Child Identification Program spokesman.

“In states where these programs exist, we’ve had many success stories,” he said.

Garrett said the state will encourage parents to participate.

“The program is purely voluntary, and parents will keep the information at home,” she said.

Phillips said the kit’s contents will not expire or require replenishment, but the child’s photo should be updated as the child gets older.

Henry said the government does not want to create a database that stores the information in the kit.

“The only time you will ever need to give this to a government official is if your child goes missing,” he said.

The governor said the state received a portion of the Federal Safe School’s Grant, so state funds would not be used to purchase the kits.

The federal grant allowed the state to purchase 360,000 kits for $300,000.

“We hope that we will get 100 percent participation, but at this time, we only have enough for students who are currently enrolled in public school,” Henry said.

Garrett said because of the small number of kits available, home-schooled children and some private school children will have to go without for now.

There are only enough kits for children in public schools who are in grades kindergarten through sixth grade, she said.

Service groups and organizations throughout Isabella County have seen a decrease in funds because of the struggling economy.

It was just one topic of concern at a recent presentation of the county’s Safety Net, a concept which encompasses several entities that help people in need.

Dee Obrecht, a member of the Child and Family Enrichment Council, said CARE — like most safety net programs — faced funding cuts.

“Funding is a huge issue with everyone right now,” she said. “Anytime there is a budget cut to services, that means we are being cut, too.”

County Commissioner James Moreno gave the Feb. 4 presentation, highlighting the increase in need and decrease in resources to such organizations.

Groups included in the county’s “Safety Net” are Big Brothers Big Sisters of Isabella County, Central Michigan Health Department and Child Advocacy 4C Services.

“We wanted to show the work of service organizations in Isabella County,” Moreno said.

Mary Barz of Central Michigan Pregnancy Services, another part of the Safety Net, said the county is doing a good job of providing a net for citizens, but it is always in need.

“I think they are trying, but there is a higher need than any other time,” she said. “It’s going to require a lot of people and volunteers because there are no quick fixes.”

Pregnancy Services started in 1983 and is designed to educate men and women on various issues, including parenthood, sexually transmitted diseases and other things pertaining to pregnancy. It also provides ways for both mothers and fathers to earn “baby bucks” to purchase items necessary for raising children.

Obrecht also is co-chairwoman of the Isabella County Community Collaborative, which was a point of focus in the presentation. The collaborative groups area service organizations together.

She said CARE, however, primarily deals with child safety.

“We are interested in citizens that are addressing needs now,” Obrecht said. “We do focus on programs that deal with child abuse and high risk people.”

Despite the economic setbacks, Obrecht said the collaborative, along with the groups and organizations that make it up, is doing all it can.

She maintains, still, “a lot is getting done in Isabella County.”

“This has been hard to do when everyone, it seems, needs more funding,” Obrecht said.

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