Childproofing Suggestions Needed

Yes, you probably need to take the lamp away for a couple months. (You could always get a floor lamp.....)

We didn't want to do much actual baby proofing by spending money, SO anything that our crawlers could not have was just put up high or completely removed until they were old enough to understand......

As for the saucer, kids can still go in them some after they reach the high limit. It won't hurt her to be in there a little bit so you can breathe....LOL.

As for the kitchen. Our kids play in almost all the low cuboards. We have the "locks" on 2 cuboards. The one with the dishwasher soap in it and the one with our glass bakeware. (We learned that one the hard way. Our daughter broke one of my corningware pieces....)

It's easier to just remove what is unsafe than to try to teach young babies no. Because you need constant supervision until they understand the no part. Plus we didn't want to overuse that word as that tends to be the most heard word in young kids' vocabularies. Our 3 1/2 year old and 19 month old RARELY say it!

Shut the doors you dont want accessed by the baby, we only have 3 child locks in place right now (under kitchen sink, and bathroom sink because of chemicals, and on the cupboard where all the board games are) other then that, nothing gets left at my sons level, all tables are cleared and his toys now make up most of the entertainment center. It is natural for babies to want to explore everything. my son is only 10 months old and he already walks he is into everything and it is hard for him to understand no. we have a baby gate at the bottom of the stairs and i use one to keep him out of the dog water when we are in the kitchen. make sure she has things that she likes to play with, my son loves when i make dinner because he gets to get out the pots and pans and bowls and pound on them. he stays happy and i get things done! Good luck

Our 15 month old is into EVERYTHING, too! Although a fun age, it sure does give you a work out trying to figure out what they have their eyes set on and trying to beat them to it. We have done everything everyone else has mentioned. It is fun to leave a few cupboards unlatched to let our daughter explore into the tupperware area and dish towels!

If you can find a table higher than she can reach, put the lamp there and then duct tape the cord to the back of it. We have taken some wire ties and collected all of the cords to the lamp and baby monitor and then taped them to the back of the table (against the wall). This has kept her from pulling them down. We also have two paper floor lamps that we position in the corners behind some things. I also know the sound of the paper to know if she is near them. (They are the cheap ones from Ikea...so I'm surprised they don't have any holes...YET!)

I wouldn't be able to shower if I still didn't use the Excersaucer! She only sits in it for maybe 20 minutes a day and still likes it. Don't give up on it yet!

You might also look at the expandable gates that require hardware to install. Remember, gates don't have to be installed at a perfect perpendicular! The expandable gate we use latches on eyehooks and we are able to use it where there is about a 60 degree angle and folds up nicely along our kitchen island (otherwise it would need to attach into the refrigerator!).

It really does help to create a "safer" zone...but that doesn't mean your little one won't find something you NEVER thought would be an issue. That's their job!
Good luck and happy child proofing...until you find one more thing! :)

Ditto on the cupboard locks, shutting all doors, and putting potentially dangerous things out of reach. We also put those plastic safety plugs in all the electrical sockets (they're pretty inexpensive).
For the lamp, push the end table against the wall with the cord in between. We've always had floor lamps and both boys learned the hard way about pulling them over, but they learned.
If you really want a Pack 'n Play for peace of mind, you can usually find them on craigslist at a reasonable price.
Unfortunately, she's at the age where you're going to have to supervise her, no matter what. Take advantage of her nap times, anytime she is contained in the high chair or exersaucer (BTW, my boys played in theirs until they learned to crawl out; I never paid attention to the height requirements), and after she goes to bed at night.
You can also distract her by giving her plastic dishes to play with, or let her "paint" with a small amount of pudding or yogurt in her high chair when you're working in the kitchen.
Good luck!

we keep any doors shut with the door nob things on them so our 18 month old doesnt open them since he knows how to open doors now. we leave his bedroom door open so he can play in there and have his bookshelf, etc bolted to the wall so it cant tip over on him if he were to try and climb it. we have a baby gate up by the stairs so he doesnt fall and have child proofed every cubbord in his reach except for two which just has tupperware in it that he can play with. we have any strings from blinds out of reach and keep all the light sockets pluged. we basically just keep anything that we dont want him to play with up and keep certain things at his level that is ok for him to tough. we have toys in the living room and his room that he can play with and i think thats about it. we dont have lamps for him to touch just celing lights so i cant help ya there but i hope some of the other suggestions help. its nice when they start walking but one does have a lot to childproof. good luck.