While reading, remember, he's only 18 months

So, Russ took an elevator ride by himself the other day. You have never seen a woman down and up a flight of stairs so fast!

Explanation; the elevator has been Russell's favorite room in the building for some time. The laundry room in our apartment building is located right next to the elevator landing. While I do laundry Russ runs around the laundry room, and the elevator landing area, and the hall.

Further Explanation; I was watching Russ while throwing clothes into the washing machine. He stood right in front of the elevator as it opened and two people walked out. He gave them a very friendly "Hi" and smile. I also waved my hello as they walked down the hall. Just as the door was closing Russ darted inside the empty elevator.

My heart seriously stopped. I immediately pushed the call button about five times as I heard his little voice going down the elevator shaft. My mind raced to those two bright red emergency call buttons in the elevator, right at Russell's eye level. The ones he always tries to push, but I don't let him. What happens when you push those buttons anyway? Does the elevator stop?

As I was thinking these thoughts I was also running down the stairwell and onto the first floor, where his little voice was headed. I pushed the call button down there about five times, but it seemed it was already headed back up. I sprinted back up the steps to the second floor as the elevator door began opening and little Russ Russ, happy as can be stepped out of the elevator as if nothing had happened.