a) Ran out the front door - Grandpa chased him and caught him right next door (in front of our next-door-neighbor's house) and brought him in [we have a special lock but hadn't set it]
b) Opened the front window and was going to try to pop the screen - we closed it and said, "No" and he didn't try again.
He was pretty much OK - we did watch him - until later in the day.
c) While on the porch (out of our 2nd floor bedroom) he made moves like he was going to climb over and jump down. Talked to him about it and said he would break his arm, leg or head and that it would hurt. This was followed by several faux attempts that he stopped himself with comments about "break leg" and "hurt." I'm not sure but think we made progress on this one.
d) Tried to get out the front gate of the yard by climbing under. We have deadbolted, wrought-iron 6' gates. There is only about 4" underneath, and he couldn't fit. The gate is too tall (and flat) for him to climb over it. He got his shoes* and tossed them over the gate, and then tried to move a chair up to the gate. We of course did not let him.
*Did I say he was smart? What is the one thing about the Memorial Day incident that's been mentioned multiple times? The lady in the white truck saw a boy WITHOUT HIS SHOES crossing the 8-lane road ...
Also, I wrote a picture story and we had him say many times:
"I will stay in the yard."
"I will be safe."
etc.
Needless to say, he continues to be locked in or monitored at all times.
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