Uma Watch Day 7175: Oh man I haven't changed this tag line in a loooooong time.
  • Tuesday, February 28, 2006
    she did it!
    With some possibly unethical persuasion*, Uma crawled forward over a foot at least 4 times. Just in time; I promised February, and I had to deliver. One time she crawled with her right leg extended, the others were on both knees.

    * dangling the TV remote and Daddy's glasses just out of reach

    Also, she slept through the night again. It's been about 50/50 lately, with the outcome being some complex calculus of temperature, humidity, noise, hunger, and other variables we have yet to identify. We'll get there.

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  • Mmmm.... plastic.

    Pictures in picture.

    A cute jacket.
  • Monday, February 27, 2006

    Uma is not impressed by her waffles.


    She'll eat them anyway.

  • Note the Morning O™ stuck to Uma's chin.
  • Sunday, February 26, 2006

    You'd better watch out, Evie, Uma's coming for your shoe.
  • Saturday, February 25, 2006

    A duck attached to a book? It's brilliant! Who comes up with these ideas?
  • Friday, February 24, 2006
    twofer
    She did it again! Uma slept through the night... ish. She woke up angry about an hour after going down for the night, but I don't count that against her; we weren't asleep yet, after all. Sometime around 4am, she started making noise, but she didn't need anyone to soothe her back to sleep. She wasn't even very hungry when she woke up for the day.

    Uma's pre-bed playtime last night was exciting. She crawled backwards a few steps (I didn't say she'd crawl forward this month, did I?) more than once. It was a little funny and a little sad: she'd see something out of her reach that she wanted. She knew she needed to move somehow, but it kept moving further away. She also moved from lying down to sitting up at least five times. Finally, she was able to repeatedly pull herself up into an unstable standing position from sitting on my lap. Uma's definitely getting an inkling, so it won't be long.

    Also, if Uma ever plays soccer, I'm sure she'll be a goalie. She's gotten very, very good at defending her face from our assaults with the washcloth.

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  • Evie comes to play

    Uma and Evie play together so nicely.


    Sometimes....


    They share everything... like noses.
  • Thursday, February 23, 2006
    please don't do that
    Now that Uma has teeth, she can grind them together. It sounds painful.

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  • and again!
    Uma slept through the night again. As of right now, she has stirred and made noise, but isn't obviously awake and (more importantly) has not demanded our attention. Of course, I'm used to her waking up, so when she doesn't, I actually wake up more than if she just wakes up her normal once. No doubt that will continue to be the case until she's consistent again.

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    Look at me in my fancy, pretty dress that the Kinikars brought me all the way from India.

    Got yogurt?
  • Wednesday, February 22, 2006

    Just hangin' out with Ajoba.

  • See all those O's? I'm gonna eat them. All of them. Mmmm mmmm.
  • Tuesday, February 21, 2006
    baby steps
    I never realized how many stages there were before actual crawling until I saw Uma hit every one of those milestones over the last few months. There's the hands and knees position. Then there's rocking, switching from sitting up to hands and knees, moving both legs together, moving the legs separately, balancing on one hand while the other grabs Daddy's glasses, scooting, and the occasional brief crawl backwards. I had a serious discussion with Uma about how her Daddy's credibility will be damaged if she doesn't crawl this month, a charge she vigorously rejected in her terse and sternly worded statement, "vuh."

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  • Uma gets gifts on valentine's day, too

    Reading the Valentine's Day card from Grandpa.


    So, Daddy... where are the gifts you got me?


    Oh... I see. I'm gonna read this book now. You know, the one my Grandpa sent me.
  • Monday, February 20, 2006

    Uma works on her vocabulary.

  • Those new choppers keep coming.
  • Sunday, February 19, 2006

    Uma can't jump, so she plays sit-rope.
  • Saturday, February 18, 2006

    Practicing the Puma Pounce.
  • Friday, February 17, 2006

    We try very hard to make sure Uma gets her spoon RDA.

  • Well, if you want my honest opinion, I rather think that Sartre was misunderstood.
  • Thursday, February 16, 2006

    Uma in her expedition command center.
  • wonder of wonders
    Uma slept through the night! Sure, she made noise a couple of times, but she never needed soothing or nursing. It might just be a fluke, but this is the first time she's slept through the night in 4 months. We'll take it.

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    Eating Blue Bear's face won't keep Uma from tackling the sock.
  • Wednesday, February 15, 2006

    Food goes in here. In theory. Mommy and Daddy need to work on their aim.

  • They tried to clean my face, but I won a few battles.
  • Tuesday, February 14, 2006

    Are you watching?

    Push....

    Up!
  • Monday, February 13, 2006
    10 months
    Our little girl turned 10 months old today. So long and so short. In that time, I have taken over 3,000 photographs of her, of which just over 650 have shown up on this site. Wow.

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  • I'm a happy girl.

    A meeting of the minds.
  • Sunday, February 12, 2006

    Who needs to crawl when rolling around is so much fun?

  • She's already practicing the smile to wrap me around her little finger.
  • Saturday, February 11, 2006
    sitting up
    Yesterday, Uma was rolling around on the floor and managed to roll herself up into a seated position. I don't think she realized what she had done, and I'm sure it was unintentional, but we know she can do it now.

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  • The puma likes riding up top.
  • Friday, February 10, 2006

    Do we really have to do this after every meal?

  • Yoga starts early in this house.
  • Thursday, February 09, 2006

    How about you let me play in the grass down there?

  • I've never been up here before.


    I like it. A lot.
  • Wednesday, February 08, 2006

    Ajoba's swell.

  • Chillin' with my Great-Aaji.
  • Tuesday, February 07, 2006

    You can't hide from me, ladybug!

  • I will use this as a shield.
  • Monday, February 06, 2006

    You can tell how far along we are in our shopping by the number of socks Uma has on.


    Feet Are Toys You Take with You II: Electric Boogaloo.


    I love shopping!
  • Sunday, February 05, 2006

    Check out those choppers.

  • Kitty!

    This was supposed to be yesterday's picture, but the upload failed and I didn't notice.

    That baby is huge! I'm going to have to eat a lot.
  • Friday, February 03, 2006
    up but not over
    Uma's getting increasingly good at propping herself up on hands and knees. She's strong enough and coordinated enough to crawl, but it just doesn't seem to have occurred to her that she can. It's only a matter of time, now.

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  • Boy meets girl.


    Boy asks girl to play.


    Girl snubs boy (hooray!).
  • Thursday, February 02, 2006
    I salute you
    When Uma sees a mirror, she will now raise a single hand in a half-wave, half-salute to her dear friend Amu who lives on the other side. Last night, she woke up angry at about 11pm. I took her into the bathroom to get something, and, mad and sad as she was, she raised her hand in a solemn salute to herself.

    A valuable skill that Uma has picked up in the last month or so is clicking her tongue. I shall have to find a Khoisan speaker so I can find out what we're saying.

    Ordinary household objects that have become treasured toys:

    • Metal and wooden spoons

    • Wire whisk

    • Boxes

    • Laundry baskets

    • Pressing ham

    • Plastic containers (and lids)

    • Expired credit card (maybe just because she doesn't know it's expired)

    • CD jewel case

    • Baby body wash bottle (empty)

    • Combs and brushes

    • The cotton pads we (try to) put under her during naked time

    • A sock

    • A robe belt

    • Washcloths


    And many more.

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  • Jake's Mommy educates him on the finer points of playing nicely with the other children.

    The return of Baby Action Force.
  • Wednesday, February 01, 2006
    honky tonk baby

    Uma's music classes have not yet covered the piano.


    I bet that baby's coming here to steal my piano (it's actually her piano).


    Aaaaah! Two on one! Not fair! Not fair!!!!!