Ada et al
adventures of the notorious Yoohoo

These are some of her common sayings.

On food, a couple of weeks ago: “Mmmm. So good. I like it!” More recently, “Too spicy!”

On everything, the last week or so: “I like it!” For instance, after pointing out what something is, e.g., “Knee. Mamala knee. I like it!” Or after asking about something. “What’s that?” A magazine. “I like it!” For example, just a minute ago, “What’s that? What’s that? What’s that, Mama?” “Claw feet on the bathtub.” “Wow. I like it. That’s nice.”

Just now: “I need to fart!” Finding a bag of bags. “Wow! This is nice. I like it! For Ada!”

Earlier this morning: “Ada, it’s time to go potty.” Ada runs away & crawls into her box. “No!” “Come on, Ada; you wanted naked time, so you have to go potty.” “I say no!” We then heard “I say no!” about a dozen times over the next hour.

For more than a month, on anything she likes or wants or is holding: “Ada’s!”

Just now, after I remonstrated with her about not biting me, or the computer, she screamed, then “I say NO. I say NO. Fuck.” Exactly five seconds later, about something else, “Wow. This is nice. Nice. I like it.”

Over the last month, but not so much the last week, every time she would have a very minor bump or fall: “I hurt. Owie. I need icepack!” Which she would put on her head, no matter what alleged injury she had received.

Okay, this post is over. Why? Because Ada was practicing potty, and then got up, and attempted to lift the potty. I said “No, Ada, leave the potty.” She argued. I said firmly “No!” as I was putting down the computer. In a fit of rage she picked up the entire potty and threw it. So, after cleaning up, that’s all I have time for blogging today. We’re off to get her dressed & go meet some friends.

Who needs cable? Ada is endlessly entertaining. Click for video.

Ada’s mutterings at the beginning are her usual running commentary these days about how everything is “spicy” — milk, in this instance. This video also demonstrates how she moves about in the world: at a run.	Note how she generously offers to share her milk with the cats (Pippin and Yesi), and how they flee.
	No, seriously, we didn’t teach her to do this. I especially like how she prances at the end.

Ada likes putting herself in our shoes lately. Here you can see her in Mamiche’s shoes, knocking on the front door and calling out to friends she’s been missing because they’ve been away on vacation for the past couple of weeks.

Click the images for videos …

ada is growing up. she grooves to her own singing of the ABCs and just started sleeping in her Big Girl Bed (thank god!). and for the record, today she started wearing big girl training pants instead of diapers — per her request. she’s going to be in diapers a bit longer, but we hope not long enough that we have to purchase the next size up.

click on each photo to see a short video ….

January 8: Ada gets her Big Girl Bed!!! Video on the left captures a glimpse of her excitement of the bed (really just run-of-the-mill nighttime sillies) and video on the right shows her selectivity in deciding who gets to sleep in the Big Girl Bed. Luckily she chose herself above all others.

late December: Sepia keeps a watchful eye on the ways of our child (left) and an early ada rendition of ABC (right)

While staying at her grandparents, Ada became fascinated with the clock radio beside our bed. “Music!” she said. “On. On?” So we showed her where the power button was, and she turned it on.

Some Genesis hit of the 80s came on. She paused and listened for a moment. “Music OFF!” she said firmly.

Ada wishes her aunt Carole (“Caco’) a Happy Birthday!

Last Sunday we went to the zoo and then the lantern parade with Ada-zilla where we met up with Johannes, Jaiden-the-Zebra, and Cyn & Zach. As the sign at the zoo warns, animals can bite…
(Don’t forget to click on photos for expanded views.)

this two-part video is about a month old–back when i didn’t quite get ada-speak.

i didn’t know it as the time, but it turns out that she’s saying “rocking chair” over and over again. rocking chair is her second compound word. first was “high chair” and more recent is “eye glass”

because she keeps saying, “Muad’dib!” with great excitement.

Here’s Ada swinging at the Cambridge Commons Playground after making the rounds at Honk!fest in Harvard Square. In the first video you’ll see a kid who’s very into swinging, but in the second there’s something else–a glimmer of a future sky diver, I’m afraid…