if she only goes backwards?
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Aug 08
She definitely understands…
Today Dave and I were at storage packing up our gear for Burning Man, and as expected, Oona got a little fussy after a while. In fact, not only did she get fussy, but after bouncing her, changing her diaper and trying to play with her, she really began to cry… So I started making her a bottle, but clearly I was taking too long, cause her stress level increased and crying was turning to screaming – until I said “Oona, I’m making you a bottle” and she stopped crying, tilted her head to the side, and patiently waited.
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Aug 08
In San Francisco
On the way home from Burning Man we spent a few days hanging with Todd, Danielle, Leo and Troy, and Troy’s lovely friend, the slightly baby-obsessed, Rita. Note Troy’s legs dangling from the tree in the first photo.
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Jul 08
Pre-Crawling. Hooray!
Oona is now mobile.
A few days ago she dragged herself from one end of the long black couch to the other. Just now she made a heroic effort to get from one end of her play mat all the way to the other in order to grab a *ohshitIgottachildproofthishouserightaway* bag of zip ties. I quickly replaced the zip ties with a little toy cow, just out of reach. She screamed. And scritched. And threw her little tushie in the air with her legs moving like a little frog. And she somehow managed to slide about 2 inches. Just enough for one little hand to reach out and grab the cow and pull it in to herself.
I burst out cheering and congratulating her and clapping with all my might — I think I startled her with the commotion cause she looked up at me with worry, but then a HUGE grin overtook her face as she realized that I was cheering for her!
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Jul 08
She kissed me!
I play this game with Oona daily which I call Kiss Attack. I say “I’m… going… to… kissyourcheeks” and kiss her cheeks really fast on both sides. She squeals and looks like she can’t stand it she’s so happy.
So the last few times I played Kiss Attack with her, I saw that she kept trying to get me back. So yesterday I let her. She grabbed my hair and pulled my face to her, opened her mouth wide, and just pressed her mouth up against my cheek and held it… A big wet, slimy, licky kiss from my cheek up to my eye.
Aww, Oona, I love you!
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Jul 08
Still working on all those ooooooh’s!
This weekend we had the Smoochdomers over for drinks and they loved practicing oooooh’s with Oona! Behind the scenes in this photo, there were about 6 adults all going Ooooooooh!
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Jul 08
Working on Crawling
I think she may have it soon, though it’s supposedly way too early… But she can prop herself up on her elbows, and she’s moving her knees in and out… She BADLY wants to move around. I am certainly in no rush!
Oh, and this weekend she started to suck her thumb. CUTE.
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Jul 08
Pacifier in. Pacifier out. Pacifier… almost. got. it. just. about. in…
The last few days Oona’s been working on getting that pacifier back in her mouth after she takes it out. Sometimes she hits her eye, sometimes her cheek, sometimes she starts crying as her hand gets caught between her mouth and the pacifier… But occasionally, and somewhat more regularly, it is actually ending up IN her mouth again. *slurp slurp*
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Jul 08
Learning to Say “Oooooooh!”
Today was the first time Oona seemed to really understand talking… She learned to put her lips together in a little O shape, and imitated her Nana over and over again.
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Jun 08
She’s a flippin’ fiend!
Oona can now roll over from her tummy to her back, and from her back to her tummy! She seems to like her newfound freedom. I’m not so sure — I found her in her crib this morning lying sideways with one leg sticking out between the bars! Oy. Keeping my fingers crossed that the crib bumper pad comes today!!
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Jun 08
Puppet Show!
Moishe does a little puppet show for Oona using Jane’s stuffed mermaid at the Smoochdome Fundraiser setup. This is the first time she has ever laughed at a toy. SO HAPPY!!
