The latest thing that he has shown us this with is the "baby proofing" in the house. I have known for a while that he knew how the baby proof locks worked on the door, but now he is tall enough to open them. The only thing that he can't open yet is the gates. That is because they have multi-steps to open them up and he doesn't have the coordination to open them up. Blake can open the dead bolt on the front door. He can open the latch on the sliding glass door. He can open any knob that is within his reach. That scares me a great deal. He is really good about not leaving and as I said he can't open the gate (yet) so he can't get to the front door without an adult letting him out of his living areas.
Right before Christmas I had to switch the latch out on our pantry. We have lever handles on our doors and Blake has been able to open them up since he was about a year old. Then he learned to open the baby proof lever locks. Now I don't mind him going into the pantry to get food. But, he doesn't just want the stuff on the shelves he can reach... nope my little guy decided that he'd play spiderman and climb the shelves to get the stuff up at MY head level. So, we put a key lock on the pantry door just to keep him safe.
I keep thinking... great when Colby is mobile there won't be any protection for him since Blake will just open up anything and everything Colby wants open.... or maybe the whole sibling thing will kick in and Blake won't open anything for Colby. We shall see
Sounds just like Stunt Man. He only had to see someone do something once and he had it figured out. Good luck with keeping them both out of things. Should be very interesting:)
ReplyDeletehaha.. should be fun, right?
ReplyDeletewell we have the same problem here...but i have the door knob locks over them. this requires you to push, turn, and pull. which avery can't reach. he has one on his bedroom door, hall door, utility closet door, and pantry. its never ending i tell you!
ReplyDeletehoney I have learned to never underestimate the power of a toddler!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteOH yes, we have invested in everything toddler proof. They are sneaky little things.
ReplyDeleteYeah...it'd be nice if he'd decide NOT to open anything for Colby, huh?
ReplyDeleteI think it is boys, it sounds so much like our house. My little guy gets to everything, it is tough.
ReplyDeleteLyndsy went through a phase for a while where she would open the front door. Just for the heck of it. THat terrified me. I was scared she would either let herself out to do whatever she wanted or she would let someone in. She has now stopped that but it scared me to death.
ReplyDeleteThey are so smart. We currently only have two gates and sometimes I lock one of the kitchen cabinets. E watches to see how to open everything- I know the wheels are turning.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad my oldest it mostly ok with leaving things alone. Eli (almost 10 months) is starting to get into EVERYTHING!). I had forgotten how inquisitive little ones are.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of when Jack was about Blake's age and could open the cubboard latches that were supposed to be child proof!
ReplyDeleteThat Blake, he's a wise one!