A while back I wrote that the Fiendling was becoming a bit too independent and started trying to leave through the front door. After finding him on the front porch deep in discussion with a neighbor we started locking the door from the inside, using a key well out of his reach.
The other night I was cooking dinner. The Fiendling walked into the kitchen, said “Fiendling need step stool,” looked around, picked it up and left the room. It took me about two seconds to process and I quickly followed him out of the room, through the dining room, down the hall and into the foyer where he put the step stool in front of the door and climbed up. He locked and unlocked the door and put the key in and out of the lock.
I asked, “Fiendling, what are you doing?”
He replied, “Fiendling go outside.”
I said, “No. It’s dinner time and it’s dark out. You’re not wearing shoes or a coat. You need to stay inside.” I put him on the floor, made sure the door was locked, picked up the stool and returned to the kitchen with him running behind me yelling, “Uh-uh dinner time! Fiendling’s step stool. Fiendling go outside. Fiendling’s step stool!”
In two days he’ll be two years old.
lisamechelle | 06-Mar-08 at 11:09 am | Permalink
Okay, THAT’S scary and he is TOO smart. Hide the key. But I’m wondering how long it will take for him to figure that one out, too. Geesh. And what’s really scary is that your next one will have him to teach him the ropes.
Gina | 06-Mar-08 at 7:59 pm | Permalink
bright kid… It’ll get harder though, then you;ll realize why they call it “the terrible twos”
andrea | 06-Mar-08 at 9:24 pm | Permalink
You’re going to have to wear that key around your neck, you know.
Scary!
What a smart little boy!
Fraulein N | 10-Mar-08 at 1:39 pm | Permalink
Oh dear. My nephew pulled that move once upon a time.
cagey | 17-Mar-08 at 4:29 pm | Permalink
Our kid can get out the front door now, too. I am not so afraid for his safety as I am one of the neighbors calling DFCS!