wild child

I was talking with a friend the other day, telling her that my child was not mellow. "Why did you think you'd have a mellow child?"
"I'm mellow!" I screeched.
"Exactly" she replied.....

Uma is such a stinker. I think they made her so cute because they just knew what a stinker she would be. So FULL of it. "It" being lifeforce, gusto, bravado, passion, and determination. All wonderful qualities that will serve her well when she runs for president one day.

Uma is a wild child. Ever since our trip to Mexico she has been a force to reckon with. You can take the girl out of Mexico, but you can't take Mexico our of the girl. She uttered her first "no!" on our last day of our trip and in the last month has perfected her use of this word. She schools everyone in the nursery.no, no, no, no. She tells the cats "no!".....It's frightening.
Apparently the terrible twos start at 14 months.
She is learning very slowly the concept of sharing. It is absolutely horrifying to see her walk up to a child, grab something of theirs and then refuse to give it back. It's the "caveman" mentality that all one year olds possess but embarrassing nonetheless.

She tempers her caveman side by being the most precocious flirt. She used to always be the kissee but now she is the kisser. She'll pucker up and give away the wettest kisses.

She is such a hoot these days. She is so fun. She has dozens of words now-hi, bye, up, uh-oh!, shoes, apple, book, ball, bird, wa-wa (water), door, meemee (milk), Ow for cat, and her absolute favorite word- bubble....
She knows all of the names of the kids in the nursery as well as our neighbors.

It seems everyday she has a new trick up her sleeve.
She now does sign language for many animals and she just mastered "thank you".
Gotta teach them manners while they're young!

Despite all of my claims that I would never be called "Mommy", she now does exactly that. I have no idea how she got that ,as I always refer to myself as "Mama". I hate to say that coming out of her mouth, it does sound terribly sweet.

To quote my pal Paula Noel,
having a baby is like getting the most intense butt kick from the world's most gorgeous angel.