10 months and dancing!!

It's been well over a month since I've written anything on this blog. Pitiful, really. There is so much to write, so many milestones and levels of cuteness Uma surpasses daily, and I have been a very poor documenter.

I don't know if it's that I am trying to just soak up every moment I have with Uma so I don't have time to write or if it's just my utter exhaustion from teaching and working that I haven't kept up. Either way, enough self- depreciation and more baby appreciation.....
First the milestones....

**Uma has been standing squarely on her two feet unassisted for about three weeks now.
**She made it to the top of the stairs about a month ago and now is a champion, non-stop stair climber extrodinairre.
**UMA CUT TWO TEETH!!! (the apex of the teething pain was on thanksgiving- quite fun)
**UMA TOOK THREE STEPS TODAY!!!!

As I write, I am at my father's house in western foothills of Denver. We have been here through the blizzard- apparently the fourth worst ever in Denver's history. It was awesome. It snowed 39 inches in two days. We got to hang out with Grandpa Kitty (my dad), Tanya, Uncle Casey, Aunt Mak, and Uma's only cousin (that she knows)- Lil Lucas. We had good fun. Uma charmed them all with her sparkling personality and they all took such good care of her. Very sweet.

Uma ran around my father's house like it was an amusement park all day long. She loved his stairs and walking around his kitchen pushing empty boxes like they were walkers. It was seriously a workout keeping up with her.The girl is so determined. She has a Taurus rising , an Airies moon and Mars on her ascendant. The girl knows what she wants and goes for it. She goes with a gusto wherever she decides to go and if anyone tries to impede her- WATCH OUT!!!!! She is gonna be one strong woman, that's for sure!

While we were here, Uma really brushed up on her dancing skills. She has five distinct moves down now. She has had many of these under her belt for a while but now she pulls them out with such flair that they are worth noting.
1. The "Stevie Wonder" rhythmic head swaying
2. The "no-no-no" dramatic head shaking
3. The "ya-yea-yea" spastic head throwing (to Guns and Roses today)
4. The "Elvis" - where she is on her knees and she thrusts herself up dramatically
5. The "Ride-em cowgirl" when she's on all fours and she bucks her knees and feet up.
(The last two listed are quite strenuous and challenging for grown-ups!!))))))

As we have been in front of the TV way more than normal this past week, she would start dancing whenever she heard a jingle or song or tune of any sort. She is such a HAM!!!!

Below is a video I found on YouTube that I think is awesome. It is not Uma, but her soul sista- Lil Beyonce!!