A few days ago, I picked up some cupboard locks to keep Evelyn out of the low cupboards and drawers. It's a never ending battle to keep telling her to put things back and close the door. The locks I got had to be installed with screws into the door. I didn't think it would be a big deal to put them on our six doors while I waited for Evelyn to get tired enough to take a nap. I didn't even get one door done before I realized that I would be much better off waiting for nap time.
If she wasn't grabbing the to-be-installed locks and carting them around, she was trying to get inside the cupboard. As soon as I set down the screwdriver, she picked it up and sucked on the end. When I needed to partially close the door to see if the two pieces were lined up, she wanted to open the door. When I needed to open the door, she tried to close it. When I tried to screw in one of the pieces, she came and stood on my leg, and holding onto my shoulder with her head tilted over tried to watch what I was doing.
I decided we would be better off going in her room to read some books until nap time and finishing the project then. It was a good decision. All six doors now have locks nicely installed just waiting to be tested out when she awakens.
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