Uma Puma Big Girl Blog: May 2007

Thursday, May 31, 2007

around the house

Somebody's getting up on the wrong side of the crib.

Everyone looks cooler in sunglasses. Right? Hello?

I'll have one martini to go with these olives.

posted by Ketan @ 5/31/2007 10:11:00 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Uma goes to the Arboretum

1.31

Up.

Take a look around.

And back down again.

The cow says, "I'm not a horse. Also, moooooo."

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posted by Ketan @ 5/30/2007 10:05:00 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Going to Grandma's

2.29

Maybe I can ride back here...

The tough girl look.

Uma after suffering an owie-owie.

Feet up!

Uma likes the strawberry pie. She's gonna be mad about this picture when she's older, though.

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posted by Ketan @ 5/29/2007 10:10:00 PM 0 comments

Hooray!

I was able to recover the lost pictures. Disaster averted. You can bet I'm going to be on the ball with backups from now on.

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Uma climbs the sofa for some reason

0.45

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Mister Samir has a kitty cat

1.58

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Monday, May 28, 2007

hiatus until further notice

I had a hard drive failure. It's hard to say what's recoverable, but it's possible that the last 11 months are gone gone gone.
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posted by Ketan @ 5/28/2007 09:44:00 PM 2 comments
Sunday, May 27, 2007

walking tall

2.25

Into the wagon...

Onto the shelf...

And march!

The owie owie on Uma's nose is from a faceplant onto the floor from a chair.

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posted by Ketan @ 5/27/2007 10:42:00 PM 0 comments

Uma is justifiably proud of this outfit

Saturday, May 26, 2007

tippy toes

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Friday, May 25, 2007

Uma's new bedroom

Everything is big when you're that small.

posted by Ketan @ 5/25/2007 08:53:00 AM 0 comments

the steering wheel is broken

Turn right. Turn right!

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Uma runs around with Atya

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Uma at the dinner table

Food goes in here.

Whoops, got some in the hair.

Say "hello" to my uvula.

Uma designed this outfit herself

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Close Encounters of the Bird Kind

Today Uma, my mom, and I ate lunch on the roof of the Whole Foods downtown. Actually, to be more accurate, my mom and I ate lunch, and Uma people-watched while mindlessly waving around a fork with a bite of pizza on the end. Apparently a bird took this as a cue that Uma was offering up her pizza to any takers. It swooped in, pried the pizza off of Uma's fork, and flew off. Uma was remarkably nonchalant about the whole event; you would have thought that kind of thing happened to her every day.
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posted by Jessica @ 5/23/2007 03:06:00 PM 0 comments

Uma at another playground

0.28

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Washing up

Cleaning all the dirt off her feet.

Wait, why does Uma's tongue need cleaning?

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Uma rakes the patio

0.28

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Uma dances in the grocery cart

0.13

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Sometimes Uma's eyes are closed in the pictures

I've got nothing.

Uma's neighborhood watch station

Sometimes the squirrels get rowdy. Note the phone at the ready to call for backup.

Monday, May 21, 2007

I'm not going to be the one...

... who tells her that's not a summer hat.

posted by Ketan @ 5/21/2007 09:47:00 AM 0 comments

a Marathi princess...

... gets to wear such pretty clothes.

Uma sullenly prepares to ride her moose (the traditional steed) into battle.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Lost in her own eyes

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Saturday, May 19, 2007

travelling in comfort

Now that it's getting hot, when we get into the warm car, Uma asks for the "air dishin on."
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posted by Ketan @ 5/19/2007 11:49:00 AM 0 comments

Braids are better than ponytails

Friday, May 18, 2007

Hey, don't sit on this bench!

Uma's! Uma's!

posted by Ketan @ 5/18/2007 08:44:00 AM 0 comments

Thirsty play

There's more stuff over here

Are you coming or what?

I'm gonna need a bigger bucket

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Launching into orbit

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One stick, two stick, brown stick, grey stick

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Slouching cannot be taught

It must be learned.

posted by Ketan @ 5/16/2007 08:47:00 AM 0 comments

She'll happily play with the apron...

But when we ask her to cook, all of a sudden she doesn't know anything.

A difference of opinions

Uma likes poking the cat. The cat wants to escape.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Communication

"Uma crying. Uma mad Mommy."

That's progress, of a sort. Hooray?

posted by Ketan @ 5/15/2007 02:20:00 PM 0 comments

Stop! Yoga time.

The learning starts early.

The flash makes Uma all squinty

Monday, May 14, 2007

Uma graduates to the big girl swing

1.59

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posted by Ketan @ 5/14/2007 08:02:00 AM 0 comments
Sunday, May 13, 2007

Who doesn't enjoy a good scalp massage?

At least, I assume that's a look of enjoyment...

posted by Ketan @ 5/13/2007 08:14:00 AM 0 comments

Sassy face

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Watch Cay-yine now

Sorry, other Baby Buddies; Uma has a clear favorite. She likes watching Caroline almost as much as watching herself (which is saying something, the narcissist...). She especially likes watching Caroline build a tower, and asks for that video specifically. In fact, she just finished watching it, and said, "watch that one 'gain!" Oh, wait, now it's, "All done. Uma picture now."

posted by Ketan @ 5/12/2007 08:32:00 AM 1 comments

the light at the end of the tunnel is bright indeed

Last night, shortly after Uma went to sleep, she yelled out loudly. Rather than pretend nothing happened, like we did in the scary days, we (nervously) investigated. Uma asked for water, and her room felt warm. We got her water and put her into a T-shirt instead of the long sleeves she had been wearing. Then she said, "Uma go back nap. Uma no sad. Uma OK." Things are much, much, much better now than when she was younger.

... Then there's that she's (apparently) perceptive enough to know that we were concerned she might freak out about her sleep being disturbed, and sought to reassure us.

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Huh? What? I'm awake, I'm awake...

Friday, May 11, 2007

States of mind

1.40

Technical difficulties kept this from getting posted in the right sequence.

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posted by Ketan @ 5/11/2007 07:58:00 AM 0 comments

Go outside

Walk softly, and, well, you know...

Sure, the flowers are pretty enough, but they have to feel pretty inadequate right now.

Going on walkabout. See you later, Daddy.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

This picture makes Uma hungry

posted by Ketan @ 5/10/2007 07:41:00 AM 0 comments

Daddy. Sinach. Teef.

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Moose rider

0.21

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posted by Ketan @ 5/09/2007 08:51:00 AM 0 comments

the chair

Time for a nice, relaxing sit.

Hey, can I get my dinner down here?

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Because It Was There: Uma Climbs the Stool

0.10

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posted by Ketan @ 5/08/2007 09:45:00 AM 0 comments

This may not look remarkable...

But it is. Uma wakes up after her first sleepover, her first night away from Mommy and Daddy.

Her trusty companion

Monday, May 07, 2007

Uma goes to the zoo

Are we there yet?

I guess I'll just have to entertain myself.

Zzzzzz....

The animal Uma liked best at the zoo.

Giraffe stomp!

Uh... help!

Biiiiig! Ayahfint!

One of Uma's other favorites.

Our big butterfly.

Going home.

posted by Ketan @ 5/07/2007 07:58:00 AM 0 comments
Sunday, May 06, 2007

I don't know how she sleeps like that

posted by Ketan @ 5/06/2007 08:10:00 AM 0 comments
Saturday, May 05, 2007

The joy of sloppy joes

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Friday, May 04, 2007

Gab gam!

1.16

Uma gets pretty excited over gulab jamun, an Indian dessert that Aaji makes very, very well.

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posted by Ketan @ 5/04/2007 08:39:00 AM 0 comments

No standing, Uma

Leftover birthday cake is awesome!

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Two-Year Stats

Yesterday we took Uma to the doctor for her well-child checkup. It was pretty uneventful. There were no shots, and developmentally Uma is right on target. Here are Uma's stats:

Height: 35 in. (75th percentile)
Weight: 24 lbs. (25th percentile)
Head circumference: 47 cm (25th-50th percentile)
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posted by Jessica @ 5/03/2007 08:49:00 PM 0 comments

Uma twirls and sings

1.06

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funny faces

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Uma runs around like a crazy wild girl

2.01

Warning: reduce your speaker's volume

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posted by Ketan @ 5/02/2007 08:27:00 AM 4 comments