WARNING! Electrical Outlet Danger!

My son is 19 months old and the sweetest most obedient child...up until recently. I think he has hit the 'Terrible Two's', and if this is just the beginning, I'm not really looking forward to it much. He has always obeyed. He does something he's not supposed to, I say NO!, and he lays on the floor and cries for about 15 seconds, then gets up and starts playing. Not anymore. Now he's turning the TV on and off and changing channels. I wish that thing had a lock. Now I know why some manufacturers put the buttons on the top of the TV. Plus he has been trying to climb on the furniture. And the worst thing is he's figured out how to get the safety electrical plugs out of the outlets!

Just the other day I ran out to get the groceries out of the car and left him in the living room. By the time I got back (two minutes maybe) he had taken the safety plug out of the outlet and inserted keys!!! Talk about freaking out!!! It took a moment to figure out why he was still okay, but God always watches over us, and I looked up and the switch was off. Thank God it was the outlet that is connected to a light switch, and the switch was OFF! So now I have discovered that they make these electrical outlet covers that screw on just like the covers already on there, but they have a safety swivel cover or sliding cover over each socket. I'm getting some of these A.S.A.P! Unfortunately they don't carry them at Wal-Mart and I keep getting out bid on eBay, so I guess today's the day to do some online hunting. They're not cheap, so I'm going to have to look around a bit. But although I am very frugal by nature, I don't care the cost of this item. No price is too high to keep my babies alive.

I just want this to be a warning to other mom's and dad's. Those safety plugs that you get by the dozen only work for a while. Once they are a bit older, if they get determined, those kids can get into just about anything. My daughter, as curious as she was, never tried to take the safety plugs out, so I assumed they would be safe for my son as well. Not so! He is a determined little bugger when he wants to get into something. He will mess with and pick at something until he gets it open. So, please take heed. And I'll let you know if I can find a good price anywhere on those safety covers.