June 26, 2007
June 13, 2007
freakshow
Okay, everyone knows how incredibly gorgeous Uma is. Here is a slide show of her looking less than pretty. She LOVES taking these distorted pics on the MacBook. Shannon has amused her plenty of times and has taken some amazing shots. It is a little disturbing, but really hilarious.
June 8, 2007
June 3, 2007
a year and a quarter
What Uma LOVES (in no particular order): WATER, cheddar bunnies, sand, Toots and the Maytals, cell phones, birds, pens, crayons,riding toys, buckets, books,olives, babies, DANCING, trees, shoes, puddles, graham crackers , BABY SIGNING TIME videos, string cheese, sitting in big chairs, peanut butter, apples, BUBBLES, balls, berries, mirrors, sitting on the stoop and greeting strangers.....the list goes on and on
What Uma hates: not getting what she wants.
That pretty much sums it up. The girl loves what she loves and if she doesn't get it when she wants it...you're gonna hear about it. She is what they call a "spirited child". The girl is SO happy when she's happy but when she's pissed, it's not very pretty. She has such a spark to her. A woman said the other day that she has diamonds in her eyes....
She is such a devilish angel. So many tricks up her sleeves now. She's talking up a storm, all day long making a sing-song commentary on life. She speaks in gibberesh sentneces all day long, where she clearly knows what she's talking about because she'll nod her head or shake it . She points out things all day long and signs them all day as well- tree, dog, water, shoes, baby, cat, book, ball, truck- there seems like one of the above is always in clear sight.
Some of her favorite ramblings are wawawwawawawawawawawawa and MOMMYmommyMOMMYmommy MOMMY.
She now knows how to say her name and will sit in front of the mirror, singing her name to herself- oomaooomaoomaoommaaaaa.
Other uttering you hear all day with Uma are "uppy" for up and "uh-oh" as she throws most things overboard.
She is outright obsessed with the Baby Signing Time DvDs we get from the library. She will wake up and first thing she'll do is say "baby?". She's run to the TV and sign baby with such passion. She adores it. I have to admit I like them too. We've learned a bunch of signs by now, and the silly songs are so darn catchy that everyone in the house has them eternally stuck in their head. Who would have thought that I would be driving down the road, jamming out to a song called"These are the pets I love"?
The girl has some new moves too- she now has a booty shaking dance that I adore. Her moves include stomping , wiggling, and twirling to any resemblance of music. She has a rubber band-legged run that she uses in any type of store that has wide aisles- boy does she love running amok in stores. Makes you realize that there's a very good reason for all supermarkets in town have those clever racing car shopping carts.. They work. I came to this stark realization one afternoon after school when Uma was upset (see reason above) and a kind stranger saved us with his cart and escorted us to the check-out. I almost cried I was so thankful.
She is such a big girl now. She loves sitting in big chairs and reading books. She'll have no highchair or little bites portioned for her- she wants the whole enchilada. She wants to eat only with a fork or spoon, and she prefers the big ones, thank you very much. A friend said to me today that I can expect that stage to last another 18 years.
She strung her first two words together a few weeks back, "bye-bye, baby". She repeated it over and over when she learned it, so tickled with herself. It is pretty darn cute when she says it to Meshi or Shannon.
In other news, I finally came out to my students and parents at school and told them I wouldn't be returning next year as a full-time teacher. This year has really stretched my human potential. Sleep deprivation plus a very chaotic/creative school filled with "spirited children" is quite a combo.
It was so hard to tell my little clan of kiddoes, but I know in my heart that I want to spend as much time as I can with Uma, and create a pace that invites relaxation, calm, and openness to our next step in life.
p.s. still no new teeth.
What Uma hates: not getting what she wants.
That pretty much sums it up. The girl loves what she loves and if she doesn't get it when she wants it...you're gonna hear about it. She is what they call a "spirited child". The girl is SO happy when she's happy but when she's pissed, it's not very pretty. She has such a spark to her. A woman said the other day that she has diamonds in her eyes....
She is such a devilish angel. So many tricks up her sleeves now. She's talking up a storm, all day long making a sing-song commentary on life. She speaks in gibberesh sentneces all day long, where she clearly knows what she's talking about because she'll nod her head or shake it . She points out things all day long and signs them all day as well- tree, dog, water, shoes, baby, cat, book, ball, truck- there seems like one of the above is always in clear sight.
Some of her favorite ramblings are wawawwawawawawawawawawa and MOMMYmommyMOMMYmommy MOMMY.
She now knows how to say her name and will sit in front of the mirror, singing her name to herself- oomaooomaoomaoommaaaaa.
Other uttering you hear all day with Uma are "uppy" for up and "uh-oh" as she throws most things overboard.
She is outright obsessed with the Baby Signing Time DvDs we get from the library. She will wake up and first thing she'll do is say "baby?". She's run to the TV and sign baby with such passion. She adores it. I have to admit I like them too. We've learned a bunch of signs by now, and the silly songs are so darn catchy that everyone in the house has them eternally stuck in their head. Who would have thought that I would be driving down the road, jamming out to a song called"These are the pets I love"?
The girl has some new moves too- she now has a booty shaking dance that I adore. Her moves include stomping , wiggling, and twirling to any resemblance of music. She has a rubber band-legged run that she uses in any type of store that has wide aisles- boy does she love running amok in stores. Makes you realize that there's a very good reason for all supermarkets in town have those clever racing car shopping carts.. They work. I came to this stark realization one afternoon after school when Uma was upset (see reason above) and a kind stranger saved us with his cart and escorted us to the check-out. I almost cried I was so thankful.
She is such a big girl now. She loves sitting in big chairs and reading books. She'll have no highchair or little bites portioned for her- she wants the whole enchilada. She wants to eat only with a fork or spoon, and she prefers the big ones, thank you very much. A friend said to me today that I can expect that stage to last another 18 years.
She strung her first two words together a few weeks back, "bye-bye, baby". She repeated it over and over when she learned it, so tickled with herself. It is pretty darn cute when she says it to Meshi or Shannon.
In other news, I finally came out to my students and parents at school and told them I wouldn't be returning next year as a full-time teacher. This year has really stretched my human potential. Sleep deprivation plus a very chaotic/creative school filled with "spirited children" is quite a combo.
It was so hard to tell my little clan of kiddoes, but I know in my heart that I want to spend as much time as I can with Uma, and create a pace that invites relaxation, calm, and openness to our next step in life.
p.s. still no new teeth.
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