Sammi is 11 months. Time just flies by and soon she will be a year old. I can't believe it! Here are a few things she has learned recently. A few weeks ago, she started to really crawl. She has been army crawling for the past 3 months. She has finally mastered the form of crawling, but still prefers army crawling. Probably because she is faster at it. She loves to get around and has just learned how to pull herself up. She will pull herself up on anything she can-boxes, our couch, her crib, chairs, and me. She also has learned how to pull herself up and roam along the couch. I bet in a few months she will be walking! Sammi loves to pull herself up in her crib-to mom's chagrin. When she is supposed to be sleeping, she will pull herself up and cry at the door so I will come get her. This is a daily battle we go through because she fights taking a nap and will just cry. Unfortunatly for her, I am a stickler on naps and won't go get her. I will just put her back down and pat her back, which she hates because she wants me to pick her up. She will fight taking her nap for about 30 minutes and I have learned that she has a stubborn streak in her. Other than that, she is a ball to have around. She loves playing with her daddy and still says dada all the time. I try to get her to say mama, but she just looks at me and says dada. She has learned to clap her hands and also throw her arms up in the air (which we call "touchdown"). She also has learned to point at what she wants and wave good-bye. She loves being on the move and hates sitting still--especially in church. Lately she has become more aware of strangers and is very shy around new people. She will just bury her head in my shoulder. We get a kick out of it. She is still very curious about everything and loves to explore new things.