Catching Up: Baby Gate

When we first moved into our apartment, it did not come with a baby gate; this was a problem since our main living area is one floor up from the entrance and we didn't want Lilja falling down the stairs! So, for the first week or so, we had to be on constant alert to make sure that Lilja never got near the stairs unattended.

Fortunately, a quick call to maintenance fixed the problem. The men came out, measured the width of the hallway at the end of the stairs and ordered a baby gate for us. When it arrived, they came back and installed it.

Here's a picture of Lilja examining the gate after it was installed, not realizing, at that point, that it represented a serious obstacle to her ability to move freely around our apartment.



Now she likes to stand next to the gate and stick her feet under it; once she actually slid underneath it, but didn't like it when her head couldn't fit through the space, so she hasn't tried that move again. Fortunately, it hasn't occured to her to try to climb it; as soon as she thinks of that, we'll be in trouble.

Ken