posted by Ketan @ 3/31/2007 08:00:00 AM   0 comments

Only two weeks after Uma got over the flu, another virus has struck. Uma has had a slight fever, cough, and stuffy nose for the past couple of days, which we attributed to teething and allergies. She was really warm this morning, so I took her to the doctor, who said it looks like Uma has a virus that has been going around. The doctor prescribed a cough suppressant/antihistimanine/decongestant and said to bring Uma back if her fever isn't gone by Monday.

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posted by Jessica @ 3/30/2007 11:53:00 AM   0 comments

All through the course of a single meal, in chronological order...


No, I don't wanna eat dinner!


Mmmm.... dinner!


I guess this is acceptable.


Yummy pineapple.


Oh no, the pineapple is all gone!


Oooh, bonus spinach!

posted by Ketan @ 3/29/2007 08:11:00 AM   0 comments

It's getting harder to take pictures of Uma. She's learned that you can see pictures in the viewfinder. As soon as she sees the camera, she yells "see Uma" and runs over so she can look at pictures of herself. Usually I can snap off a shot in time, but I do end up with a lot of pictures of Uma running gleefully towards me.

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posted by Ketan @ 3/28/2007 10:01:00 AM   0 comments

I want some bracelets.


No! No! Bracelets off! No!


More bracelets, please. I'll wait here.

posted by Ketan @ 3/27/2007 07:58:00 AM   0 comments

... and finds it lacking, to judge by her expression.

posted by Ketan @ 3/26/2007 08:14:00 AM   0 comments

0.39

I got a fast flash card for the camera, so I can take longer videos now. Here's Uma playing at her sand and water table last week (39 MB Quicktime, 39 seconds):



Martin Scorsese I ain't. I probably ought to use YouTube or something like that, but Uma deserves high resolution.

Update: Google Video:

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posted by Ketan @ 3/25/2007 11:49:00 AM   0 comments

Uma's decked out in all her tough moose rider gear.

posted by Ketan @ 3/24/2007 08:26:00 AM   0 comments

Uma isn't allowed to have her friends with her at the breakfast table, but she likes to have them nearby.

posted by Ketan @ 3/23/2007 09:03:00 AM   0 comments

No more "Ngeh." Uma learned to say her name today. Very loudly.

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posted by Ketan @ 3/22/2007 08:31:00 PM   1 comments

Uma's "bulldozer" was one of the few comforts she had while sick.

posted by Ketan @ 3/21/2007 09:30:00 AM   0 comments

posted by Ketan @ 3/20/2007 08:13:00 AM   1 comments

Earlier today I was pondering what to do with some leftover jicama. Now I know: feed it to Uma. Uma devoured about a cup of raw jicama this afternoon. At first I fed her cubes of it, but soon I couldn't keep up with her demands for "mo' nummy 'cama," so I lopped off big slices for her to nibble on. I hope this wasn't just a passing fancy. Jicama makes a good snack. It's nutritious, travels well, and isn't sticky or drippy.

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posted by Jessica @ 3/19/2007 08:25:00 PM   2 comments

The other night Ketan and I were commenting on how far Uma's sleeping habits have come. When she was a baby, we struggled to get Uma to sleep. There was the hellish period when she was between about five and ten weeks old when she screamed inconsolably from about 1 a.m. to about 3 a.m. almost every single night. Nothing would calm her--not nursing, not rocking, not bouncing, not swaddling, not being walked around, not even the magical swing. We just had to wait out her fury. As she got older, it was still a lot of work to get her to sleep--lots of patting and rocking were required and then we had to sneak out of the room without waking her lest we have to start the whole process over again. For a long time, we didn't do much in the evenings besides put Uma to bed. Gradually less work was required, but still many nights she just did not want to go bed. Sometime in the last few months, though, something just clicked for her. Her crib has, of all things, become a happy place for her. She chatters away and sings to her stuffed animals as she falls asleep. She has even begun reminding me that she has a nap coming up or that it's almost bedtime. I knew she'd really gotten it, though, a couple nights ago. She was sleeping restlessly, and I thought it was probably because she was cold. So, Ketan and I went into her room and woke her up to put another layer on her. She opened her eyes, looked at me, and she said in an exacerbated tone, "Mommy bye-bye! Ing-uh seep!" (Umese for "Mommy go away! Uma's sleeping!")

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posted by Jessica @ 3/18/2007 09:23:00 PM   1 comments

Huh? Me? Standing? I wasn't standing...

posted by Ketan @ 3/17/2007 07:56:00 AM   0 comments

posted by Ketan @ 3/16/2007 08:29:00 AM   0 comments

Uma is feeling a lot better today. The last two days were miserable, but she's coming out of it now. She's happy and running around again, even though she has a mild fever still and a runny nose (which she calls her "wunny nose").

Word frequency count for yesterday:

1. 10,000: "no"


2. 5,000: "wipey"


3. 100: everything else put together

Uma had the flu proper; she got the nasal swab test at the pediatrician's and everything. The Tamiflu seemed to upset her stomach, so we didn't give it to her. She wants you to remind us to get her vaccinated next year.

The flu didn't affect her learning. She's started to put 4 words together. Yesterday, in one of her few non-"no" non-"wipey" utterances she said, "go see mail truck." That and the garbage truck were among the only high points of the day. She's learned lots of other words and phrases along the way. Right now she's wobbling from one leg to the other saying "boom boom boom." I have no idea where she picked that one up.

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posted by Ketan @ 3/15/2007 09:50:00 AM   0 comments

It doesn't do anything. I'm gonna put rocks on its head.

posted by Ketan @ 3/14/2007 09:41:00 AM   0 comments

The flu that felled me this weekend has struck Jessica as well, and appears to be claiming its third victim. Uma threw up shortly after waking and has a 99.8° temperature.

As I was bringing her over from her room this morning, I told her to be nice to Mommy because Mommy was sick. Uma said, "Ungah yike Mommy."

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posted by Ketan @ 3/13/2007 10:45:00 AM   1 comments

Pigtails are (apparently) very serious.


Oooh! That! Gimme that! Whatever it is.


Uma's gonna get some serious organizing done when we get back. And shampooing.

posted by Ketan @ 3/12/2007 09:06:00 AM   0 comments

Summers in Texas are long and brutally hot. In the pre-Uma era, I just avoided the outdoors from June to September. However, that just doesn't fly with Uma. She loves playing outside, no matter what the temperature. So, over the past couple of months, I've been preparing for summer. To protect us from the sun and the mosquitoes, I bought a 10 foot by 10 foot screened-in canopy. To keep Uma entertained inside the canopy, I have an inflatible wading pool and a really cool sand and water table. For times when we venture outside our canopy, I got an 88-inch beach ball sprinkler for us to chase. I'd still prefer to spend our summer inside in the air conditioning, but I don't think it will be that bad from the shade of the canopy.

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posted by Jessica @ 3/11/2007 03:56:00 PM   0 comments

posted by Ketan @ 3/10/2007 08:29:00 AM   0 comments

Uma is picking up so many words so fast now that there's no point in listing them. It seems like she says new ones every day when I come home from work.

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posted by Ketan @ 3/09/2007 07:33:00 PM   0 comments

Sitting on a bench outside with a ball. Go 'way, Daddy, I'm having a good time.


See, Uma, that's what happens to little girls who are bad.

posted by Ketan @ 3/08/2007 08:26:00 AM   0 comments

Uma likes to walk on the grass.


Dada, foe bah.


More marching.

posted by Ketan @ 3/07/2007 11:17:00 AM   0 comments

I have no idea what this face is.


Uma's lovely glamour smile.


Puma roar? I'm gonna eat you? Your guess is as good as mine.


Yay. Making faces is fun.

posted by Ketan @ 3/06/2007 08:12:00 AM   1 comments

Ungeh sigh.


Sayo! Aaji! Sayo! Sayo!


Ow. Ow. Ow!

posted by Ketan @ 3/05/2007 08:10:00 AM   0 comments

The rocks are the best part of the playground.


Uma immediately graveltates towards them.

posted by Ketan @ 3/04/2007 10:21:00 AM   0 comments

Sorry for the delay on today's picture. I had to replace a part in my computer that flaked out.

posted by Ketan @ 3/03/2007 05:43:00 PM   0 comments

Uma's bath has to be set up just right, or she doesn't get clean.


Sssh... someone's sleeping. Note the animals, especially poor Snowflake being smothered with just the red hat sticking out.

Actually, as you can see, she has an eye open. I thought she was asleep when I took the picture, but I guess I'm not sneaky enough.


Sometimes she finds that dragon jacket and insists on wearing it.

posted by Ketan @ 3/02/2007 07:59:00 AM   0 comments

Second thing in the morning and last thing at night: wee buh.


The safety inspector is OK with soft hats on the construction site.


Uma's driving is so scary, even with the seat belt, the Valentine puppy just can't look.

posted by Ketan @ 3/01/2007 07:26:00 AM   0 comments