Carter is a pretty inventive kid...we have a gate at the top of the stairs to prevent Maya from falling down them. Today Carter managed to get upstairs with out anyone opening the gate. We thought he had just mastered opening and closing it on his own...then we caught him...
Our living room is an open concept over our front entrance with a railing to make a partial wall between the stairs and the living area. Carter has mastered flipping himself over said railing onto the couch that sits right on the other side of it. NICE!!!
Other ingenious things Carter has done...we put a gate across his bedroom doorway so we could leave the bedroom door open at night, but he wouldn't wander the house. The first morning he hooked the ladder from his bed to the gate and climbed right over.
We put the raisins (one of his favourite foods) on the top shelf of our ceiling height pantry...he opened the drawers on the bottom half and climed them and the shelves like stairs to reach them.
We latched the back door at the top to prevent him from sneaking outside...he climbed up on the oven and reached up to unlatch it.
I'd like to point out that I am not a neglectful parent...these incidents usually happen when I am in the bathroom or tending to Maya and I usually catch him mid act. Any kid that is bright enough to figure these tricks out though, is certainly smart enough to know not to do it when mommy is watching.
He is a great kid and keeps me on my toes! I LOVE it!!!!
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