Uma Watch Day 7164: Now with even more.
  • Wednesday, May 31, 2006

    Uma embarks on a hat-modelling career


    One of the perks of being a hat model is free transportation.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/31/2006 05:26:00 PM   1 comments

  • Tuesday, May 30, 2006
    eight is enough
    I'm not completely sure, but I think Uma has an eighth incoming tooth. It's her lower left canine, next to her budding medial incisor. From in front, there's a definite bump there causing the gum to rise up. It looks red and swollen, making me think that this tooth is the cause of her recent distress rather than the nearly-exposed premolar I discovered last week that you can see in one of this morning's pictures. Poor girl has had a rough time of it. With 8 teeth coming in at once, she needs a break.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/30/2006 01:06:00 PM   0 comments


    • Check out those choppers. Look on Uma's lower left towards the back, and you can see an enormous premolar poking through.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/30/2006 09:22:00 AM   0 comments


    Breakfast on the go.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/30/2006 09:20:00 AM   0 comments

  • Monday, May 29, 2006
    a sense of direction
    I don't know how she does it, but Uma can tell when we've turned onto our street. Besides her age, the reason this is remarkable is that her car seat still faces backward. She can't see forward, and yet, invariably she makes happy noises as soon as the car comes around the corner.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/29/2006 07:10:00 PM   1 comments


    • Uma and Mommy perform their duet.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/29/2006 08:14:00 AM   0 comments


    Uma chows down on some homemade mac 'n' cheese.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/29/2006 08:04:00 AM   0 comments

  • Sunday, May 28, 2006
    Smart girl
    The Puma Bear is incredibly smart, and I'm not just saying that because I'm biased. She's picking up words very quickly and today, we only had to tell her once what something was and then we'd say, "Show us your apple, Uma," and she would. And then we'd ask her to give us the bangle (which she saw for the first time today) and she knew exactly what we were talking about.

    One of Uma's big accomplishments today was putting a lid back on a tupperware container. Uma loves tupperware containers and today, she sat very quietly and was very focused on putting the lid back on the container. She knew if she just kept pressing down on it, eventually she'd get it to stay. At any rate, this incident demonstrates that even at this age, she's very focused on her goals!

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    posted by Seema @ 5/28/2006 08:51:00 PM   0 comments


    • Blurry, but totally worth it.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/28/2006 08:13:00 AM   0 comments

  • Saturday, May 27, 2006
    molly
    This evening, after spotting Molly (our dog) on the other side of the baby gate, Uma distinctly said her name. There was no question she said "Molly," and she knew it. Uma practically shouted it out over and over. It's not an easy name to say, but she nailed it.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/27/2006 07:12:00 PM   0 comments

    • what in the...
    This morning, while engaging in Uma's favorite activity (cleaning her teeth), I found another tooth just to the right of her bottom front teeth. That makes 7 incoming teeth now: three (3) on the upper left, two (2) on the lower left, one (1) on the upper right, and now one (1) on the lower right.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/27/2006 08:38:00 AM   0 comments


    A word to the wise: if you don't pay up with the crackers, Uma will eat your fingers. She has 67 teeth, so she'll really do a number on you.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/27/2006 08:31:00 AM   0 comments

  • Friday, May 26, 2006
    unbelievable
    This morning, I discovered another incoming tooth. This one's also on Uma's left side, on the bottom, a bit further back. That makes six teeth all coming in at once. Our little girl is going to go from 4 teeth to 10 in just a couple months.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/26/2006 09:36:00 AM   0 comments


    • Mmmm.... purple is yummy.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/26/2006 08:15:00 AM   0 comments


    If I can't see you, you're not there.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/26/2006 08:13:00 AM   1 comments

  • Thursday, May 25, 2006

    Uma tries to get more crackers with the power of her mind.


    What are you looking at, bucko?


    Why is Uma so angry? Hint: notice how clean her face is.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/25/2006 08:28:00 AM   0 comments

  • Wednesday, May 24, 2006

    I told you to cut it out with that camera, Daddy. You are in so much trouble...

    posted by Ketan @ 5/24/2006 08:14:00 AM   0 comments


    • Uma performs some advanced one-handed sippy cup action.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/24/2006 08:11:00 AM   0 comments


    Just chillin' wit da Joba.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/24/2006 08:08:00 AM   0 comments

  • Tuesday, May 23, 2006
    walk and roll
    Yesterday morning, Uma used our (very light IKEA) coffee table for support and walked over 3 feet. She's a long way from walking unsupported, but she can cruise along furniture now. I don't think she quite realizes she can do it, though, because she tends to only do it for a foot or two.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/23/2006 09:12:00 AM   0 comments


    • Don't think this means I want to take a nap.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/23/2006 09:09:00 AM   0 comments


    Uma wants you to know where her new teeth are.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/23/2006 09:08:00 AM   0 comments


    Bells on my ankle, Daddy? Surely you should know by now not to mess with The Puma.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/23/2006 09:08:00 AM   0 comments

  • Monday, May 22, 2006

    Being a baby is a tough job.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/22/2006 09:13:00 AM   0 comments


    • Uma studies the backs of her hands for knowledge to use in metaphors later.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/22/2006 09:12:00 AM   0 comments


    Uma has gotten really good at lowering herself gently to the floor instead of just plopping back on her butt.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/22/2006 09:11:00 AM   0 comments

  • Sunday, May 21, 2006
    nappy nappy
    Uma has informed us that henceforth she will only nap once a day.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/21/2006 10:08:00 AM   0 comments


    • Uma likes the fireplace. It's good for whacking.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/21/2006 07:29:00 AM   0 comments

  • Saturday, May 20, 2006

    Eye of the Puma.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/20/2006 09:19:00 AM   0 comments

  • Friday, May 19, 2006

    Uma mooches some of Mommy's crackers.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/19/2006 07:19:00 AM   0 comments


    • Uma turns that frown upside-down.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/19/2006 07:18:00 AM   0 comments


    Uma enjoys the hot tub with Mommy.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/19/2006 07:16:00 AM   0 comments

  • Thursday, May 18, 2006
    uma's words
    Uma understands at least the following words:

    • bedtime - makes her cry

    • Bridee - her doll

    • butterfly - she has one flying over her changing table now

    • clap

    • dance

    • duck - she has a lot of ducks

    • five - as in "high/low"

    • flower

    • foot

    • girl - which she can also say

    • grandma - which she can sort of say

    • kissy-feet - like clapping, but with feet

    • lobster

    • mama - of course

    • Molly - the dog

    • nose

    • notforplaying - doesn't mean she listens, though

    • o's - the food

    • star

    • uh oh - after (or sometimes just before) dropping something

    • up - as in "I'm going to pick you"

    • Uma - of course

    • wave

    • whack


    This morning, I taught her the name of her stuffed puma. We'll see if she remembers tonight. One day, maybe she will learn "Daddy."

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/18/2006 04:15:00 PM   0 comments


    • Cat, if I were you, I'd run.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/18/2006 08:18:00 AM   0 comments


    Uma and Jake play together (she's shiny from sunscreen).

    posted by Ketan @ 5/18/2006 08:17:00 AM   0 comments

  • Wednesday, May 17, 2006
    Meals with Uma
    Now that she's a year old, Uma eats just table food--no baby food for her anymore. She eats pretty much everything we do, even spicy foods. The only thing she doesn't like is food with a pronounced onion-y flavor. She's also skilled at feeding herself. She's mastered finger foods and has even managed to feed herself with a spoon on occasion. Lately, however, feeding Uma has become a challenge because she's discovered the joys of throwing food. I have to dole out finger foods one piece at a time or else she eats one piece and throws the rest. She seems to recognize my strategy and likes to try to fake me out. She'll pick up the piece of food I just put down on her tray, hold it out to the side like she's going to drop it, and then with a big smile on her face, pop it in her mouth at the last minute.

    Today Uma tried out a new trick. She took big gulps of water from her sippy cup and then let the water dribble out of her mouth and down her chin. This was the source of great glee until mean Mommy took away her sippy cup.

    posted by Jessica @ 5/17/2006 09:19:00 PM   0 comments


    • Uma gives the grass a chance to redeem itself.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/17/2006 08:46:00 AM   0 comments


    Uma goes out to eat.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/17/2006 08:30:00 AM   0 comments

  • Tuesday, May 16, 2006

    These are huge. Are you sure they're real mushrooms?


    I'd better try them to make sure.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/16/2006 10:14:00 AM   0 comments


    • Mommy and Uma have good times together.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/16/2006 10:13:00 AM   0 comments

  • Monday, May 15, 2006

    Uma's little lamb tells her funny secrets.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/15/2006 08:53:00 AM   2 comments


    • Uma had a little lamb, its fleece was pink as a flamingo.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/15/2006 08:52:00 AM   0 comments

  • Sunday, May 14, 2006

    Uma is good at standing up now.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/14/2006 09:43:00 AM   0 comments

  • Saturday, May 13, 2006
    13 on 13
    How could I forget? Uma turned 13 months old today.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/13/2006 10:24:00 PM   0 comments

    • heavens to betsy
    This morning, I spotted yet another tooth coming in. This one's on the top right just next to the front teeth. This makes a total of 5 teeth that Uma has coming in all at once. Maybe I should qualify that with so far.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/13/2006 10:38:00 AM   0 comments


    The hunter becomes the hunted. Caroline stalks the Puma.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/13/2006 10:34:00 AM   0 comments


    Out of the way, Caroline! That toy is mine!

    posted by Ketan @ 5/13/2006 10:32:00 AM   0 comments

  • Friday, May 12, 2006
    and another one!
    While cleaning Uma's teeth after breakfast this morning, I saw another tooth. This one is on the bottom, just to the left (of course) of the front teeth. This makes four (4) teeth that Uma has emerging all at once.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/12/2006 10:03:00 AM   0 comments


    • Uma the explorer.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/12/2006 09:11:00 AM   0 comments


    Oooh.... colors.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/12/2006 09:10:00 AM   0 comments

  • Thursday, May 11, 2006
    teeth on the left side
    Uma has a second tooth coming in to the left of the one I saw earlier this week. That's the two teeth immediately to the left of the top front pair. On top of that, I both saw and felt a third tooth even further back on the top left. That makes a total of three teeth on the top left coming in at the same time. The other parts of her mouth are no-shows so far.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/11/2006 07:38:00 PM   0 comments


    • You can tell Uma loves the grocery.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/11/2006 10:21:00 AM   0 comments


    Uma likes to control the spoon. She makes as much of a mess as we do.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/11/2006 10:09:00 AM   0 comments

  • Wednesday, May 10, 2006

    Er, you are bringing me with you, right?

    posted by Ketan @ 5/10/2006 08:38:00 AM   0 comments


    • This is ok, but I'd really rather crawl around on this dirty floor.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/10/2006 08:37:00 AM   0 comments

  • Tuesday, May 09, 2006

    Hmm? There's food on my face? Where?


    Oooh... more cottage cheese!

    posted by Ketan @ 5/09/2006 12:04:00 PM   0 comments

  • Monday, May 08, 2006
    another word
    Shortly after I proclaimed that Uma knows only two words, she learned a third: "uh oh." And it's super cute. That's what Daddy's going to say when Uma discovers he said she only knew two. She's funny with "girl" because she doesn't know the difference between boys and girls. It could be the kids on the wagon box or on the picture on her wall or anything else; it doesn't matter, they're all "girl." She also recognizes words that she doesn't yet know how to say. One of her favorite games is "star flower" in which she scrambles over the bed in her room pointing at things on the bedspread. The other player has to identify it as a star or a flower, or, every now and then, a butterfly. She wanted to play "flower flower" with her pants, but Daddy got tired because there are like 10,000 flowers on them. Uma's got the drive of an Olympic athlete, but Daddy's holding her back.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/08/2006 08:27:00 AM   0 comments


    • What the heck? I'm Uma... That's Amu... Who's that!?!?!


    Oh girl, even more friends over there!


    Maybe these errands aren't so bad after all.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/08/2006 08:24:00 AM   1 comments

  • Sunday, May 07, 2006

    Dragged off time and time again to boring shopping errands, Uma turns to drinking.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/07/2006 10:16:00 AM   0 comments

  • Saturday, May 06, 2006

    Uma practices waving to the crowd gathered to watch her parade.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/06/2006 08:44:00 AM   0 comments

  • Friday, May 05, 2006

    The Puma on the attack.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/05/2006 08:03:00 AM   0 comments


    • The Puma in repose.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/05/2006 08:02:00 AM   1 comments

  • Thursday, May 04, 2006

    Uma likes to bring her trusty rist wrabbit places, like the site of a building she'll hopefully never have to enter (the Dell Children's Hospital).

    posted by Ketan @ 5/04/2006 08:41:00 AM   0 comments


    • Oh boy, I can't wait till we open the box and that little boy and little girl come out to play with me! The wagon's pretty cool, too.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/04/2006 08:39:00 AM   0 comments

  • Wednesday, May 03, 2006
    two words
    It seems that Uma only has the memory for two words at a time. One of those words is "mama." The other slot has had a more variable occupancy. She knew "duck" for a while. Then it was "dada." Now it's "girl." No doubt she'll pick up another word soon and drop that one. "Mama," of course, is immovable.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/03/2006 08:28:00 AM   0 comments


    • Halloween Bear motivates Uma to stand up.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/03/2006 08:21:00 AM   0 comments


    More reading material. Sweet.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/03/2006 08:20:00 AM   0 comments


    I'm not a messy eater, Daddy's a messy feeder.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/03/2006 08:19:00 AM   0 comments

  • Tuesday, May 02, 2006
    five alive
    I spotted a fifth tooth in Uma's mouth on Sunday. It's on top, just to the left of her top front teeth. It's barely exposed. There might be a companion on the other side just a little bit behind, but I couldn't get a good look because she doesn't like me poking around in there.

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    posted by Ketan @ 5/02/2006 02:46:00 PM   0 comments


    • Uma has a slightly different view of things than the rest of us.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/02/2006 07:32:00 AM   0 comments


    Hooray for naked time!

    posted by Ketan @ 5/02/2006 07:30:00 AM   0 comments

  • Monday, May 01, 2006

    Grandma has such cool toys.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/01/2006 08:24:00 AM   0 comments


    • Sproing! Sproing! Sproing!

    posted by Ketan @ 5/01/2006 08:18:00 AM   0 comments


    What? This is all wrong. Daddy doesn't get things anymore. I'm confiscating this. Just like I confiscated this Easter dress that Daddy got from Grandpa. I'm sure you'll agree it looks much better on me.

    posted by Ketan @ 5/01/2006 08:18:00 AM   1 comments