A couple months ago, Addie realized her bed no longer had bars on it and she could get out while she was supposed to be taking a nap. I would hear her in her room playing away, and would ignore her until she fell asleep.
I found her in some interesting positions after she finally did fall asleep. It's hard to tell, but she is actually sleeping on top of all her toys in this one. She covered herself with her blanket before she fell asleep.
Later that week I found her passed out asleep on her big bear.
It took a while, but eventually, Addie figured out how to open her door. She would open it, throw out a toy, close it and then repeat the sequence until there was nothing left in her room. I decided to completely ignore it, thinking it would lose it's appeal if it wasn't forbidden. Until, she started crying. I went back to her room to find out what was wrong and found this. She was upset because she couldn't get the wooden rocking chair far enough out of her room to shut the door. Silly girl!
A friend taught me you could use a wash cloth or small piece of cloth to "lock" the door so she couldn't open it. It is a wonderful trick! We haven't had to use it in a long time because Addie has learned she has to stay in her room until after she sleeps, but every once in a while it still comes in handy.
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