Uma Puma Big Girl Blog: June 2006

Friday, June 30, 2006

Uma feels the satisfaction of a job well done.

posted by Ketan @ 6/30/2006 08:29:00 AM 0 comments

Uma loves the doggy on the box.

Uma goes fishing

Oooh... let's see what's up here.

A coaster. Hmmph. I think I'll throw this one back.

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Here I come....

I'm gonna get you!

posted by Ketan @ 6/29/2006 08:26:00 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, June 28, 2006

This walking business is pretty neat.

Ok, Mommy (#2), get your last picture.

That was fun and all, but I just don't see it being practical like crawling.

posted by Ketan @ 6/28/2006 08:45:00 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, June 27, 2006

You say I have how many fingers?

posted by Ketan @ 6/27/2006 08:45:00 AM 0 comments

That wig was very, very, very, very briefly on Uma's head.

Monday, June 26, 2006

Uma lays down a beat.

posted by Ketan @ 6/26/2006 07:17:00 AM 0 comments

Uma is concerned about the sudden appearance of the camera.

Not intimidated, though.

Sunday, June 25, 2006

turn the seat around

They say you have to wait until a baby is 12 months old and 20 lbs. to face forward in a car seat. There's something about development of neck strength. We figured that 14 months and ~19 lbs. was close enough, so we flipped her around yesterday. She's not too impressed. Oh well.
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posted by Ketan @ 6/25/2006 11:10:00 AM 0 comments

Having been dragged along on yet another errand, Uma tries to amuse herself.

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Eureka!

While Ketan and I have been excited about Uma's first unsupported steps this week, Uma has seemed mostly oblivious to the fact that she can now, ever so briefly, walk. She has been so focused on whatever she was going after that she appears not to have noticed how she got there. Until today that is. This morning she realized that she can now get around in a new way, and she is delighted about it. She has been practicing a lot, and in the span of just one day has noticeably improved. She is now steadier and has walked as many as seventeen steps in a row.
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posted by Jessica @ 6/24/2006 09:48:00 PM 1 comments

This picture was at least an hour and a half after Uma got the balloon, and she hadn't let go of it once.

Friday, June 23, 2006

On the Move

This morning Uma took five steps in a row. She was standing and saw her sippy cup on the floor a couple feet away. Rather than get down on all fours, she toddled over.
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posted by Jessica @ 6/23/2006 09:23:00 AM 0 comments

Puma charge!

Fish lips, fish lips...

Geez, Mommy (#2), at least let me get some clothes on...

Thursday, June 22, 2006

the hits keep coming

Yesterday morning, I discovered the pointy tips of a molar on the lower right side of Uma's mouth. That makes 4 molars, and something like 14 teeth total. Yowza.
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posted by Ketan @ 6/22/2006 07:51:00 PM 0 comments

Princess Uma displays her symbols of rank, her royal scepter and her, um, royal duck.

Also her (new) royal carriage, and her royal UV-blocking-shirt-with-a-fish-on-it.

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Hooray for something!

posted by Ketan @ 6/21/2006 08:59:00 AM 0 comments

Uma let the hat stay on just barely long enough to take a picture. I guess she doesn't want hat head.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

walk around the clock

This evening, Uma stood unsupported and took a single step. Three times, no less.
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posted by Ketan @ 6/20/2006 07:14:00 PM 1 comments

Oh how I wish they would feed me.

Mmmm.... water. My favorite.

Monday, June 19, 2006

Uma considers playing the guitar with her new teeth.

posted by Ketan @ 6/19/2006 08:58:00 AM 0 comments

Uma is really into Legos.

Sunday, June 18, 2006

yet another tooth

I found another tooth on Uma's top right. It's either a premolar or a full molar. The budding canine still hasn't poked through. Most of the remaining new teeth are slowly making their way out. This makes I think 13 teeth total.
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posted by Ketan @ 6/18/2006 10:18:00 AM 0 comments

Uma is cooperative but wary as Mommy (#1) attempts to put some jewelry on her.

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Uma gets ambitious.

posted by Ketan @ 6/17/2006 08:05:00 AM 0 comments
Friday, June 16, 2006

Something's fishy...

posted by Ketan @ 6/16/2006 07:19:00 AM 0 comments

More. I guess. If you feel like it.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Uma and Aaji explore the great outdoors.

posted by Ketan @ 6/15/2006 08:08:00 AM 0 comments

And everywhere that Uma went, Elmo was sure to go.

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Uma does not like her private reading time to be interrupted.

Still, she can't resist an opportunity to mug for the camera.

In the end, all is forgiven.

posted by Ketan @ 6/14/2006 07:53:00 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, June 13, 2006

14 months

Uma hit 14 months today. She's progressing rapidly. She can easily walk balancing herself on furniture. She also really enjoys walking with her hands held up. She can stand for increasingly long without support, up to 10 seconds at a time. She took a step that way just recently, but it doesn't qualify as walking.

She has also learned how to say a few more words. "Squirrel" she says "querr," for instance. "Daddy" is still not an important word, though; she greeted me on my return from work tonight with a clear and enthusiastic "Mama!" I started teaching her some signs at the beginning of the month as well. She knows the sign for "dog" really well and does it a lot, often doing it after seeing dogs (or pictures) we didn't even know were there. She knows the sign for "more" and can do it, but she hasn't known what it means, though today she might have gotten it. She knows the sign for "drink," and she takes a swig when I do it, but she doesn't do it herself. There are a handful (haha) of other signs we're going to try to teach her.

Uma's canine still hasn't popped out. It was bothering her this past weekend. I think what I called a premolar before might be a full molar; I saw at least four cusps on it. The teeth are slowly coming in, and she seems to be figuring out what to do with them. It's getting harder and harder to peek in to see more, though; she no likey.
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posted by Ketan @ 6/13/2006 07:19:00 PM 0 comments

Uma assesses the situation from her command center.

Modest Moose.

'round these parts, we call 'em puma tails.

Monday, June 12, 2006

Uma tries to turn on the TV with the power of her mind.

posted by Ketan @ 6/12/2006 08:05:00 AM 0 comments

Uma models another hat.

I think she likes this one. Better not try to take it away.

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Got lassi?

Uma does.

posted by Ketan @ 6/11/2006 08:49:00 AM 1 comments
Saturday, June 10, 2006

Serene in green.

posted by Ketan @ 6/10/2006 09:10:00 AM 1 comments
Friday, June 09, 2006

Peek

A-Boo!

Again!

posted by Ketan @ 6/09/2006 08:58:00 AM 0 comments
Thursday, June 08, 2006

No, I'm fine sitting over here thank you.

posted by Ketan @ 6/08/2006 09:31:00 AM 0 comments

I guess that baby is OK cute... she's got nothin' on me, though.

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Now where did that lobster go?

posted by Ketan @ 6/07/2006 08:01:00 AM 0 comments

Uma wants you all to know that she eats broccoli sometimes.

You keep your distance, Trey Johnson, or there will be trouble.

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Daddy's lying in the dirt. That's funny.

posted by Ketan @ 6/06/2006 08:11:00 AM 0 comments

Uma's first time on a big(gish) girl swing.

The hardest part about pictures like this is coordinating expressions.

Monday, June 05, 2006

OK, grass, I know we've had our differences in the past, but I'm willing to give things a try again. Just don't try any funny business.

posted by Ketan @ 6/05/2006 09:03:00 AM 0 comments

For Uma, spinach is more than just a food: it's a medium for artistic expression.

Uma's none too happy about the "Luigi from Jersey" hairstyle that Daddy did.

Sunday, June 04, 2006

Uma does her famous Douglas MacArthur impression (without the corncob pipe, but with a lobster).

posted by Ketan @ 6/04/2006 08:41:00 AM 0 comments
Saturday, June 03, 2006

Uma would have you believe she brushed her own hair to be that pretty.

posted by Ketan @ 6/03/2006 08:18:00 AM 1 comments
Friday, June 02, 2006

They don't get much cuter than this.

posted by Ketan @ 6/02/2006 09:51:00 AM 2 comments

Uma sorts Daddy's laundry: that goes on the floor, that goes on the floor, that goes on the floor...

Uma is a key member of our Neighborhood Watch program.

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Uma uncovers the shocking truth: that's not her puppy. Nothing will ever be the same again.

posted by Ketan @ 6/01/2006 08:09:00 AM 0 comments

Mmmm.... tastes like floor.