19 months and one black eye

Lucas got his first black eye on Saturday. He had crawled into a laundry basket and then fell forward, hitting his head on a table. He got a small cut and soon it started to swell and bruise. He didn't cry much, a cuddle and kiss from me seemed to do the trick. He did sit still for a few minutes so I could put some ice on it. Now it is a smear of blue and purple above his eye.

And he turned 19 months on Friday. Here are his latest adventures and tricks:
1. He likes to try to open the fridge door. He likes to point at what he wants when he is luck enough to get in there.
2. He loves to be outside, though I think he is afraid of sticks on the ground.
3. He can walk up the steps on his own, holding onto the railing.
4. He LOVES Elmo. He doesn't even want to sit through all of Sesame Street-he wants us to forward to "Melmo" as he calls him.
5. It looks like he is starting on his next set of molars.
6. He hates to be dropped off at daycare and hates to be picked up. One day he even tried to blend in with the group as they were leaving to play in the AP room.
7. He knows all the parts of your face and likes to point to them.
8. He actually combined two words the other night-of course I can't recall what they were now.
9. He likes to look out the front window of my car-he can't see well out of the side one because I have a sun visor up.
10. He likes to say Hi and Bye to everyone-going grocery shopping can be a good laugh.
11. He didn't want to hold my hand the other day. We were leaving a store and I had gotten him out of the buggy to walk outside. I reached for his hand and he didn't take mine:(
12. He thinks it is a fun game to run around our kitchen table when you are trying to get him for something. He will stand behind a chair and look at you, smiling and laughing.
13. He loves to feed himself with a spoon-he gets really mad if he can't do it.
14. He is getting really good at throwing a ball!