Are you sure that doggy won't bite my head?

posted by Ketan @ 11/30/2006 08:17:00 AM   0 comments

Strike a pose, there's nothing to it.

posted by Ketan @ 11/29/2006 08:09:00 AM   0 comments

Uma quite likes her doggy friends. This one doesn't run away when she pokes it.

posted by Ketan @ 11/28/2006 08:11:00 AM   0 comments

Take the can, man.

posted by Ketan @ 11/27/2006 08:31:00 AM   0 comments

Faster! Faster!

posted by Ketan @ 11/26/2006 08:17:00 AM   0 comments

Yesterday afternoon, Uma was rather agitated about something. Finally, we asked her, "Uma, what do you want?" She replied rather matter-of-factly, "gock-a-miyo." Now, we have no more idea what she meant than you do. If it was an actual word she was saying, she would have said, "gawa" or something like that. Gock-a-miyo, though, was just some word in Umese. We couldn't help but laugh. Uma, not wanting to be left out of the joke, laughed too. Then she danced.

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posted by Ketan @ 11/25/2006 08:02:00 AM   0 comments

Sssshh. Someone's sleeping... a little too late. She's not gonna like this.

posted by Ketan @ 11/24/2006 08:17:00 AM   0 comments

Pickles are part of a balanced meal.

posted by Ketan @ 11/23/2006 01:44:00 PM   0 comments

Uma likes to sneak up on her Daddy.

posted by Ketan @ 11/22/2006 08:51:00 AM   0 comments

Uma really likes her books. She also really likes that shirt. It has a "gur" on it.

posted by Ketan @ 11/21/2006 08:26:00 AM   0 comments

That's the man! That's the man who's always following me taking pictures!

posted by Ketan @ 11/20/2006 08:24:00 AM   0 comments

All dressed up for Diwali.

posted by Ketan @ 11/19/2006 09:11:00 AM   0 comments

Staring from the stairs.

posted by Ketan @ 11/18/2006 12:20:00 PM   0 comments

I don't understand why Daddy insists on sticking bread to my nummy, nummy cheese.

posted by Ketan @ 11/17/2006 08:03:00 AM   0 comments

Uma has developed a real taste for green tea.

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posted by Ketan @ 11/16/2006 12:47:00 PM   0 comments

Aaaah! Sliding! Look out below!


Whoa. What a rush.


Phew. That was tiring. I think I'm gonna have me a lie-down.

posted by Ketan @ 11/15/2006 08:17:00 AM   0 comments

Uma raises her sippy-mug in a Viking salute.

posted by Ketan @ 11/14/2006 08:40:00 AM   0 comments

1. Uma is 19 months old today


2. She says "achoo" when someone sneezes


3. She says "please" (as "pssss")


4. Uma really, really, really likes pecan pie


5. We watch the garbage truck every week


6. She likes the slide


7. Uma is now 32 inches tall (the changing table is 31.5"; guess what tipped us off?)


8. She really likes feta cheese, straight up


9. Trucks say "vvvvvv"


10. Uma can put all the pieces in the right spot in her circle/triangle/square puzzle


11. She can climb up and down the step stool and dangle from the bar like monkey bars to jump down


12. She climb up on fireplace and can sometimes get down, but usually yells for Mommy or Daddy to get her down


13. She likes to laugh along with Terry Gross on "Fresh Air"


14. Uma can climb on and rock her rocking moose all by herself


15. She likes pointing out men at the grocery store: "MAH-YAN!"


16. When she wants music, she sings like a whale


17. Sometimes Uma loves swings, other times she can't stand them.


18. Uma has a shirt with a picture of a girl on it that she thinks is awesome. When she wears it, she often points at it and says "guh" (girl)


19. She thinks one of the drawings of a kitten in "Goodnight, Moon" looks like a white squirrel. I agree.

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posted by Ketan @ 11/13/2006 10:29:00 PM   0 comments

Uma demonstrates a move from her upcoming exercise video.

posted by Ketan @ 11/12/2006 03:12:00 PM   1 comments

How come I keep seeing this flashing light?

posted by Ketan @ 11/11/2006 07:50:00 AM   0 comments

Broccoli is considered especially funny.

posted by Ketan @ 11/10/2006 08:15:00 AM   0 comments

Fwawa.


Uma wants you to know that she wasn't the one who picked a green belt with a purple top.


Oh... so this is what a lawn is supposed to look like.

posted by Ketan @ 11/09/2006 10:34:00 AM   0 comments

Steps aren't just for stepping.


Outside is nice. I like outside.


Ooooh.... shiny sticks.

posted by Ketan @ 11/08/2006 08:44:00 AM   0 comments

Uma considered dressing up as a fiddler crab chef for Halloween.


Sometimes the box pushes you, sometimes you push the box.


Ooooh.... cheeeeeeeese.

posted by Ketan @ 11/07/2006 08:59:00 AM   0 comments

OH NO! I lost my arm!!!!


Tee hee. I fooled you.


Where's a wall I can color?

posted by Ketan @ 11/06/2006 08:37:00 AM   0 comments

Sometimes Uma just feels lazy.

posted by Ketan @ 11/05/2006 12:51:00 PM   0 comments

Uma helps adjust the clocks after the end of Daylight Savings Time.

posted by Ketan @ 11/04/2006 08:55:00 AM   0 comments

Uma has learn to run for real, or at least close enough to it. It's a wonder she can manage it through the giggling. She can also climb into the tub by herself now; it's fun to take off her diaper and clothes before bath, put her back down, and watch her scamper off.

October wasn't a fun month. Uma closed out September with some heavy teething. She started October with a stomach bug that plagued her for over a week, with a couple of rather unpleasant days in there. That segued into a few more days of teething, which got her all prepped for allergy season. She's had a constant runny nose for the last couple of weeks. Then Daylight Savings Time came along to throw off her schedule. She's doing ok, though. At least now she'll let us wipe her nose because she knows she'll feel better, even if she finds the wiping itself distinctly unpleasant. She's still sleeping pretty well, though I wish we could convince her to push back the 6:30 wake-up call.

Her vocabulary continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Uma's diction is still where it was a month or so back. She knows at least 20 words that start with B, but says them all baow (except bus, which she can say perfectly). She knows at least 10 words starting with S, but says all of those say oh. On comprehension, she's even better; she's blown past the toddler classics like cat and car and moved into more esoteric words like newspaper, dining room, and pomegranate. A favorite recent acquisition is ice, which she also says perfectly.

I'm pretty sure Uma's put on a few pounds in the last week. She feels heavier. Our scale's precision isn't quite enough to tell for sure, though she sure likes standing on it. With other kids her age, she seems tall, too; I've seen few her age taller, and many are shorter. Tall and slim is not a bad place to be.

This week, we're graduating Uma from the high chair to a booster chair at the grown-ups' table. It's kind of messy, but she's getting the hang of it.

Remember how I claimed a long long time ago that Uma's canines were just about to pop? Girl, was I wrong. The bottom ones have only just come in with the most recent round of teething. The top ones are still hiding, but I expect they'll be along soon enough, as Uma's teeth have tended to come in together.

You may have noticed some minor technical problems with the site. Hopefully, those will be squared away in the not-too-distant future; it's out of my hands.

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posted by Ketan @ 11/03/2006 08:22:00 AM   0 comments

Hmmm.... what to order...


Just shovel the food in here...

posted by Ketan @ 11/02/2006 09:27:00 AM   0 comments

I'll defeat them with smile power. Um. What's a them?

posted by Ketan @ 11/01/2006 08:00:00 AM   0 comments