Monday, February 11, 2013

The Second Child

The other day I was running the vacuum in our entry way and Luke was SO mad because I wouldn't let him through the gate. (Through the gate means he has access to the steps, hall bathroom, and dining room, etc.) He was so incredibly mad that he threw his fit on the gate, jumping up and down on the foot pedal. The same  foot pedal that is used to open the "hands free" gate. 

Yes, in that very moment, the gate opened. He was shocked, and actually closed the gate to try again. He stepped back on the foot pedal, jumped, and like magic in his eyes, the gate opened. 

It was like someone played Aladdin's, A Whole New World.  

While we were taking down the baby gates when Caleb turned two years old, we were scrambling to find a new gate to keep our very active second child contained.

One foot goes up...

Jumping to put all his weight on it...

Got it!

See that smirk start to form...

Eyeing the stairs, thinking about about what to destroy first in Caleb's room.

Don't worry...our new gate is much more durable, even for this second child.