Doorman in the making

Now that Taylor is totally mobile and into EVERYTHING, and not to mention last month’s spill down the stairs, we decided to install a baby-gate to block her from both the kitchen and the staircase. Which, of course, resulted in an earthshaking baby tantrum that was so severe that I wouldn’t have been shocked if DSS showed up to catch the tail-end of it. And after about 15 minutes of listening to her screaming while hysterically throwing her toys and herself against the gate in fury, I decided to keep it unlocked. At least until it gets hot enough to shut the windows and turn on the air conditioning. Because we don’t need anymore excuses for our neighbors to give us the stink-eye.

And here’s the big kicker, the unlocked gate is her favorite toy in the house right now. She spends forever next to it, opening it, walking past it and closing it. She’ll swing it open when we’re walking towards it and shut it behind us. And because Ruby can’t figure the gate out, Taylor is also able to regulate her four legged sister’s time next to her toys. Kinda like a teeny-tiny bouncer.