I think it's time to pick this battle...

I've heard the advice that as parents you need to know when to pick your battles. At our house, there are definite "no-no's" like the remote controls and our floor lamp. One battle that I didn't really care about was Noelle touching the dog door. Our computer is close to the dog door, and frankly it gives her something to do while I'm checking blogs & email. :-) Well, the other day she got brave and made it all the way outside. We couldn't resist taking a couple of pictures before we rescued her. As soon as she realized that she was alone outside, she began to cry and sign "help" repeatedly. Chris opened the dog door so she could crawl back inside, but that actually made matters worse because it scared her. She went from crying to screaming. Chris quickly went outside and picked her up, and she was fine. She was only outside for about 15 seconds, but it was long enough to make her much more hesitant to touch the dog door now. Still, we may be adding another "no-no" to our list.