So, what is new about Sami?  Well, she is getting taller.  Everyday.  She now has to duck a little when going under the kitchen counter.  It took Josh a few bumps before he figured it out but all it took Sami was one (that I am aware of).  I guess that proves it, girls are smarter than boys.  ;)  She is still learning how to talk.  She still tries to say words but some of them are having issues.  Her latest word that she has shown improvement on is peas (please).  She for some reason also likes to call me momma and call Tara dadda.  We are trying to straighten that out!  She has been doing very well at school and the teachers just love her.  She is starting to make the transition into the 2year old room now.  She has been over there once and did just fine.  The sooner she gets in there full-time the better - it’s cheaper!  She is still sleeping in the crib.  We even keep the gate on the low level and she doesn’t show any desire to climb out.  She does like to sleep in her big bed so when the time comes I don’t think that will be an issue, other than keeping her in it.  I figure either that will be next or the potty training.  Both are right around the corner.

Sami really loves playing with her big brother.  She likes to play with his toys, especially anything that he has specifically.  Of course, that drives Josh crazy.  I remind him how he always did that to me when he was that age but he doesn’t want to hear any of that.  She is also becoming a little more physical and likes to roughouse a little more.  She likes to chase Josh around the house and then tackle and tickle him. 

I could go on and on about our kids but I am getting tired.  Check out Sami’s pictures section, I added a couple.

Sami had a doctors appointment today as well.  She is in the 95th percentile in height and around 50 percentile in weight.  Same as Josh is right now.  She isn’t talking as much as she should be at this age, but her motor skills are surpassing what they should normally be.  We’ll see where she is in a few months.  She has been a lot more vocal lately and is trying more to say words.  We just need to keep working with her. 

She also wants to help out with just about everything we do.  We can always find her by our feet trying to crawl up onto the step when we are playing video games.  She likes to hold onto the darts when we are playing darts.  She likes to take things out and put things back.  She is going to be a great helper.

I took Sami in the pool tonight.  She was a little shy at first, but after being in for awhile she loosened up.  We even went underwater three times and I got her to stay on the raft/boat for awhile too! 

Guess what, one did.  Tara and I were talking in the kitchen and Josh comes running out and screamed something.  It sounded like he said “Sami stop”, but we thought it was strange for him to say that and then look at us.  He could tell that we didn’t understand him so he started jumping up and down and said “Sami’s stuck!  Sami’s stuck!”.  At that point I knew exactly where she was - stuck behind the Golden Tee machine.  Poor thing couldn’t even turn her head.  We pulled the machine away and pulled her out.  She was pretty scared.  She gave Josh a huge hug to say thank you to him for saving her.