Uma Watch Day 7251: Oh man I haven't changed this tag line in a loooooong time.
  • Monday, November 07, 2005
    and that's the tooth
    Uma's been waking up twice per night these last three nights. That's trying, I tell you what. We're hoping it's due to her new tooth, which is now barely visible. Last night, we skipped a step in her pre-bed routine and instead had some active play time. Big mistake. She was very wired when bedtime came. It took a lot of determined soothing and coaxing to calm her enough that she could fall asleep.

    One thing I forgot to mention in the last update is how she's been experimenting with her tongue. She'll stick it straight out, touch her upper lip with its tip, suck her upper lip, chew on her lower lip, etc. Uma doesn't seem to know that it's the same thing as us sticking our tongues out, though, as she doesn't respond in kind when we do it. She still likes to watch it, though.

    Her sitting up has gotten much better over the last week. We've stopped using support; now we mainly aim to be a safety net. She really likes sitting on our clothes dresser in front of the big mirror. It's a hard, flat surface where she can sit and play very stably for a while. She'll also go on the floor for a long time, since she has an large variety of toys to play with. The new favorite is the ring stack, although her duck and bear are still cherished, and the plastic keys are making strong gains.

    In food-related news, the solids are proceeding slowly. It's not super-hard, but it's not easy, either. We're going to try more frequent, smaller feedings in a more regular pattern. It may be that we haven't hit on a food that she really likes, either. We've been pretty conservative so far, with only bananas and rice cereal. Sweet potato is on deck for the week. On a related note, those solid food poopies are something else. I'll leave it at that so that Uma still talks to me when she's older.

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