The baby gate is down

This makes me really nervous.

I had been lucky. Julia was never a climber. She did not walk until she was 15 months old. It was not until then that Julia even attempted to climb our steps. We gated the steps off. They are hardwood and very steep. This setup worked great until now.

Julia has figured out that if she climbs on the toybox, she can climb over the gate. Several times this week she has gone up and down the stairs without us realizing it!!! Since the gate was no longer stopping her, we decided to just take it down.

She does great on the stairs, but it still makes me really nervous.