Alyssa at 19 months

A few random facts about Alyssa at 19 months. Alyssa:

• Weighs 25 lbs., 8 oz. And is 33 inches tall.
• Loves baby dolls, phones, remote controls and her sister.
• Demands equality. If Amanda has a whole graham cracker Alyssa will not be satisfied with a small piece of a graham cracker. She will throw down the inferior graham cracker in disgust and cry NOOOOOOO!
• Likes to sing her ABC’s and the bumblebee song. A few notes and words are actually distinguishable.
• Loves baths. I've had to remove the word "bath" from my vocabulary for the second time in my life. The first was when I was a kid and if we uttered the word "bath" our dog Rusty would fly thru the house and into hiding because a bath was the worst thing imaginable for Rusty. The complete opposite is true for Alyssa. If I notice Alyssa suddenly stripping her clothes off and running down the hallway toward the bathroom I start giving the evil-eye to Scott and Amanda asking “WHO said it? Who said the WORD?”
• Is not fond of getting shots.
• Is learning new words daily. Most frequently heard at our house: Where Dada? (Where’s Daddy?), Where Nana? (Where’s Amanda?), Where baby? (Where’s baby doll?), Where ga-ga? (Where’s kitty-cat?), Where Mama? (You can run, but you can't hide.), Bah!!! (Want bath), Bah!!! (Want ball), Moh! (Want more) Migh! (Mine) and Noooooooooo! (Noooooooooo!), I 'tinky, said while pinching nose (Go grab a diaper I have a special surprise for you.)
• Enjoys playing peekaboo and patty-cake.
• Is a lover AND a fighter. She likes to gives hugs and kisses but also likes to hit and pinch.
• Is a total kleptomaniac. She’s constantly stealing anything she can get her little mitts on: pens, Amanda’s toys, remote controls, DVDs, spoons… You name it, she’ll take it and find a really weird place to hide it.
• Loves to be naked. Avoids getting dressed at all costs.
• Is completely fearless. I swear she just sits back watching Amanda do the stuff she's not supposed to do and figures out ways to step up the danger level. Alyssa can scale the side of a dresser using the handles as her toe-holds. Putting something up high is not a deterrent, it’s a challenge.
• Is a huge helper! If I need someone to remove every item from the lower shelves of the pantry and toss them all over the kitchen, I look no further than Alyssa. If I want someone to take the stack of freshly folded laundry and wad it into a big pile on the floor, she’s my girl. Need that new roll of toilet paper unrolled? Want the dirty dishes removed from the dishwasher? Need someone to distribute cat food over a widespread area? Alyssa can assist!
• Is a total joy each and every day (she gets that from me) and occasionally a total pain in the butt (we all know who she gets that from).