Claire - Stairs part 2

Claire has been climbing the couple of steps up into the gameroom for some time, but she refused to climb the main stairs of the house.  I wasn't too sad about this because I'm hoping to not put the baby gates back up.  But, for developmental purposes, I knew she should be doing it so most nights I'd put here down and see if she'd chase Cason on our way up for bed.  Normally she just put her hands on the step above and started yelling.   But right after Christmas, she finally decided to do it herself.

So far, we've only had one episode where she's left my sight and headed straight for the stairs.  It was almost naptime and I am almost convinced it was her way of telling me she was ready for bed. We'll see how long I can hold out on the baby gates.