After that "fun", we got to work in our quest for security gates now that Peyton is really moving. He hasn't gotten near the staircases yet, but we wanted to be prepared for when he does.
James didn't want to drill into the walls, so we went with a gate that secures to the wall by pressure. We also wanted gates that we could walk through without having to completely move the gate out of the way. And, of course, I wanted good-looking gates. :-)
After looking at all the choices at both Target and Babies R'Us, we agreed that the Summer Sure & Secure Deluxe Top of Stairs Wood Walk-Through Gate was the one for us. It comes with both the pressure locking system and the hardware to attach it to the wall if we need it.
As we live in the "house of stairs" we purchased three gates. One for the top of the stairs between the garage-level and the living room, one for the bottom of the stairs that lead up to the bedroom level, and one for the top of the bedroom level stairs.
James installed the first gate between the garage-level and the living room as Peyton is mostly moving around in the living room and the dining room and kitchen in the walker. He has not yet made his way over to the other staircase, so we'll hold off from installing those gates until necessary. The next gate will be at the top of the stairs on the bedroom-level as Peyton usually plays on the floor of our bedroom while I get ready in the morning (I close our bedroom door so he doesn't get out into the hallway).
Here are a few pictures of our new gate.
James demonstrating how it opens. The base rod stays in place so you have to step over that.
One more shot.
