It was a hot day today, and Colin was working outside on fixing our front fence. While Calix napped. I went outside to see him finish the job, and then we ended up talking with a bunch of our neighbors who were also hanging out outside.
After a while of talking with our across-the-street neighbors, I said, “I’d better go back and check on Calix, because I don’t think we could hear him from here.” I went into the living room and didn’t hear anything, so I sat down on the couch. Then from out the open front door, I heard Colin say “Hi Calix!” Huh??
From what we can put together, Calix managed to open up his bedroom door, walked out into the house, walked out the open front door, and played in the yard. He was wearing bare feet, and he had his guitar. He talked about going to the back yard and the garage, places we don’t let him go without a grown-up. Thank goodness the fence was finished and the gates were closed, and he didn’t just wander out into the street!
Heh, yeah – it’s amazing to hit those… milestones. We’ve gotten to the point where we now let V play outside in the yard without direct supervision; we go check on him every 5m or so. It’s strange to see those points reached!
That’s so cool! You can probably even see him from some of your windows. I love having a fenced yard. It would be a long time before I could let Calix play outside alone otherwise.
Yeah, not having the fence is kinda a bummer, really. But yeah, we peek at him through the windows and doors, he’s a happy kid in his own world out there.