Gate

We finally broke down and bought a baby gate.   Truth be told, it’s not so much for safety but more for mom and dad’s sanity.  Carmen has taken to wondering into the kitchen, pulling each item out of her diaper bag (which sits on the kitchen floor) and then making her way to the stairs.  She will climb those stairs 20 times a day if we let her; all to go get here prize possession, Lamby.  Lamby lives in her room and we try and keep him there so Lamby doesn’t go missing (we’ve been unable to find a replacement).  Because we are tired of following her up and down the stairs more times per day than we can count, we put a baby gate up just prior to the kitchen.  Needless to say, Carmen was not thrilled about this new addition.  We’ve only had it for a day and she stands in front of it pouting.  However, mom and dad are quite enjoying it.  Hopefully Carmen will become more accepting, but I’m betting she’ll soon figure out she can walk around the opposite direction and find an alternate route to the stairs.  In the meantime, we’ll enjoy fewer trips up the stairs!

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