The One Where Isabella Escapes

Recently Isabella learned to open all of the closed doors in our house. Just to be clear, we don't have any secret rooms just closed up...I'm talking about bathrooms full of my makeup {pretty sure I've cried when that stash was found...}, doors at nap time, door to Madelyn's nap room.

One day after a call to Leo's work letting him know that we would be buying those door protectors to keep these things from happening, we stupidly grinned at ourselves thinking that we had the bases covered. There would be no way that our little girl could figure these things out--heck, even I couldn't figure them out at first.

Just to be clear on that last sentence, they confused me. They're tricky--for real...

Fast forward a few weeks--yes, I said a few weeks, as in less than a month--to today. Today which was Day 2 of potty training {still trucking--no thrown potty chairs today--that alone is progress in my book!} and it started out stressful. She was throwing tantrums. Hitting--me, Madelyn, anything she could get her sticky toddler hands on. I may or may not have raised my voice and said ENOUGH. I have had ENOUGH.

That started a whole new round of tears...so I told her it was quiet time--for both of us. Shoot, if anything, Madelyn and I desperately needed quiet time. I placed her in her room--and closed the door with her door handle protected so she could not escape.

I truly think that the toddler Gods were against me today and taunting me...Oh, you think you can potty train her and expect her to not figure out a childproof door handle?! Haha, Chelle! Watch this!

And just like that, a few twists and rattles of the door handle, she was out. Free. Telling me hi and giving me hugs...she had the childproof protector in her hands--and tossed it to me.

Here, Mommy! Look!

*Sigh*

I am now off to find an even better childproof door handle thingy...I'm telling you--she is a genius. She can figure out anything...and I'm pretty sure right about now I should be getting afraid for what will come in the future.