It's finished!!!

We finally have a baby gate for the top of our stairs!!! Since Jody and I have been married we've

lived in single story homes (or apartment), so the need for a baby gate to keep our kiddos from falling down the stairs wasn't needed. We realized the day we moved in to our house here in Georgia we absolutely needed a gate for Jack and right away! Jack like most one year olds sees no danger in anything he does and is fearless, especially with the stairs! We went out the

evening we moved in and bought a gate, but quickly realized the hand railing had to be moved down (a few inches) for a gate to be attached to the wall and the distance between the spindles was wide enough for Jack to fit through! The gate was returned the next day to Target. We moved the hand railing down a few inches so we could put a new gate up and realized plexiglass was the best option for the spindle situation. After 2 sheets of plexiglass, lots of measuring, scoring, drilling and screwing the spindle area is covered and safe! We bought another gate at Home Depot, which worked temporarily but the gate didn't fasten to the wall and used pressure to hold it in place :(

I remembered seeing a baby gate at a friends house in NC that fastened to the wall on one side, the actual gate was shade-like with handles and attached to hooks on the other side. The KiddyGuard Retractable Baby Gate was it! It can be used in doorways and at the top of stairways with widths up to 51 inches. When not in use, it rolls out of theway, leaving no tripping hazards.

Some of the Gates Features are:

*Can be mounted onto different surfaces such as gypsum walls, walls with baseboards, or onto staircase banisters.

*Needs minimum space and almost disappears when not in use.

*Easy to use one-handed operation.

*Locks open and closed to prevent children from using as a toy.

*Clicking sound that alerts parents or caregivers when gate is being opened.

*Tested to be safe and secure. Meets US safety standards & Certified by JPMA.

Here is a picture of the top of our stairs with the new baby gate and plexiglass...

And what it looks like when the gate is open looking down the stairs and then up the stairs.

We decided instead of taking back the second gate that we would use it at the top of the stairs to the basement, another dangerous area! And it has worked really well!

The best part is the girls cannot operate the baby gate without help, so there is no danger of them opening the gate and leaving it open for Jack to fall down!!! What a relief knowing our kiddos are safe from falling down any stairs!!!