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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posted by Ketan @ 2/28/2006 07:42:00 PM   0 comments

Uma is not impressed by her waffles.


She'll eat them anyway.

posted by Ketan @ 2/27/2006 09:16:00 AM   0 comments

You'd better watch out, Evie, Uma's coming for your shoe.

posted by Ketan @ 2/26/2006 08:21:00 AM   0 comments

A duck attached to a book? It's brilliant! Who comes up with these ideas?

posted by Ketan @ 2/25/2006 10:55:00 AM   0 comments

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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posted by Ketan @ 2/24/2006 09:11:00 AM   1 comments

Now that Uma has teeth, she can grind them together. It sounds painful.

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posted by Ketan @ 2/23/2006 07:51:00 AM   0 comments

Just hangin' out with Ajoba.

posted by Ketan @ 2/22/2006 09:27:00 AM   0 comments

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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posted by Ketan @ 2/21/2006 09:13:00 AM   0 comments

Uma works on her vocabulary.

posted by Ketan @ 2/20/2006 09:05:00 AM   0 comments

Uma can't jump, so she plays sit-rope.

posted by Ketan @ 2/19/2006 10:08:00 AM   0 comments

Practicing the Puma Pounce.

posted by Ketan @ 2/18/2006 08:23:00 AM   0 comments

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

posted by Ketan @ 2/17/2006 07:18:00 AM   0 comments

Uma in her expedition command center.

posted by Ketan @ 2/16/2006 08:30:00 AM   1 comments

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

posted by Ketan @ 2/15/2006 08:29:00 AM   0 comments

Are you watching?

Push....

Up!

posted by Ketan @ 2/14/2006 08:37:00 AM   0 comments

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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posted by Ketan @ 2/13/2006 07:48:00 PM   0 comments

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

posted by Ketan @ 2/12/2006 03:54:00 AM   0 comments

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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posted by Ketan @ 2/11/2006 09:27:00 AM   0 comments

Do we really have to do this after every meal?

posted by Ketan @ 2/10/2006 05:51:00 AM   3 comments

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

posted by Ketan @ 2/09/2006 04:56:00 AM   0 comments

Ajoba's swell.

posted by Ketan @ 2/08/2006 08:30:00 AM   0 comments

You can't hide from me, ladybug!

posted by Ketan @ 2/07/2006 08:52:00 AM   0 comments

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!

posted by Ketan @ 2/06/2006 08:20:00 AM   1 comments

Check out those choppers.

posted by Ketan @ 2/05/2006 11:08:00 AM   0 comments

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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posted by Ketan @ 2/03/2006 08:55:00 AM   0 comments

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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posted by Ketan @ 2/02/2006 08:47:00 AM   0 comments

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!!!!!

posted by Ketan @ 2/01/2006 08:04:00 AM   1 comments