Wait. Do I recognize those baby blues?
Oh, it's Bella!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
PUNK ROCK ICON
At the ripe old age of almost two, we think it safe to declare that Bella Avett will influence punk rock fashion/modeling/music well into the 22nd Century!
Monday, October 26, 2009
I DON'T KNOW!
One of the funny things Bella has been doing lately is this:
She asks a question and repeats it a few times. Such as: "Where's ammo? Where's ammo? Where's ammo?"
And one of us inevitably, trying to figure out what she means by "ammo," will say: "Where's Elmo?"
And Bella will reply: "I don't know."
Hilarious.
She asks a question and repeats it a few times. Such as: "Where's ammo? Where's ammo? Where's ammo?"
And one of us inevitably, trying to figure out what she means by "ammo," will say: "Where's Elmo?"
And Bella will reply: "I don't know."
Hilarious.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
OCTOBER 20, 2009
Every morning when Bella is driven to school and every afternoon when she gets chauffeured back home, she and her parents look for several things to count: dogs (aka "oofwoofs"), cats (aka "yeows"), buses, bicycles, squirrels and fire trucks.
This afternoon on the way home from school, Bella and her daddy set a new record. We saw: 13 dogs, 5 bicycles, 2 buses and 1 squirrel. Granted, we took a bit of a scenic route, but it still counts, right?
This afternoon on the way home from school, Bella and her daddy set a new record. We saw: 13 dogs, 5 bicycles, 2 buses and 1 squirrel. Granted, we took a bit of a scenic route, but it still counts, right?
BELLA AT THE ART OPENING
Bella attended the opening of her dad's art show at Capsule in Atlanta this past Saturday night. She had a lot of fun pointing out "daddy's art" and playing with the records and turntables set up around the gallery space. She was also treated to a surprise visit from Izzy and Bud!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A JOKE
In my ongoing effort to put together stand-up comedy material for an audience of toddlers, I came up with a great joke the other day when Bella was on the toilet. It goes like this:
What does the train say when it goes to the toilet?
Poo-poo!
Bella laughed.
What does the train say when it goes to the toilet?
Poo-poo!
Bella laughed.
Monday, October 12, 2009
CRASH!
Bella and I were on there way to see her mommy at her office this afternoon when I saw the car coming from my side and realized it was going to hit us - its engine against our driver's side. The next thing I knew, I heard and felt a collision.
When my eyes opened again, I was staring at the intersection where had been, but was looking at it from the opposite direction. I smelled something burning, too. I looked to my left, and saw that the air bags/air curtains had deployed and thought I must have hit my head on them. The burning smell was the smell of those deploying, I guess. I put my hand to my head to see if there was any blood. There was not, and I decided I had my wits about me still.
I quickly turned to check Bella who was strapped into her car seat in the middle of the backseat. She looked fine and I asked if she was OK. Then she started crying. I could not open my door, so I crawled out of the passenger door and opened the back door to get her out of the car and check her out. I undid her buckles and scooped her into my arms.
She cried, and I told her we were going to fine. It was sprinkling rain, and we were half a block from Jen's office. I could not find my cell phone to call her to come take Bella. The guy who hit us came to check that we were OK, and a woman in another car told us she could not stay but gave us her name and number in case we needed a witness. Bella stopped crying pretty quickly, and soon was pointing out buses that were driving by - a good sign that she was OK, too.
I found my phone in the floorboard and called for Jen to come take Bella to her office. A police officer arrived, wrote a report cited the other driver for failing to stop at a red light, and a tow truck came to get my car. The damage was pretty minimal based on how hard I thought we had been hit. But the back wheel was bent, and it was undriveable.
The man who hit us, Jay, is a nice guy, took full responsibility for the accident, and he too was glad Bella was OK first and foremost. He has three kids of his own. We chatted for a while until the wrecker and officer were gone, and then I walked up to Jen's office to call Carmichael Insurance Agency to find out what to do next.
We're home now. Bella fell asleep about a half mile from Jen's office and she seems fine.
I am so thankful she is OK, and do not want to think what could have been Needless to say, I highly recommend Britax brand car seats for any child out there. She spent a lot of money on it, but it kept my daughter safe today and that's the highest praise I can offer.
When my eyes opened again, I was staring at the intersection where had been, but was looking at it from the opposite direction. I smelled something burning, too. I looked to my left, and saw that the air bags/air curtains had deployed and thought I must have hit my head on them. The burning smell was the smell of those deploying, I guess. I put my hand to my head to see if there was any blood. There was not, and I decided I had my wits about me still.
I quickly turned to check Bella who was strapped into her car seat in the middle of the backseat. She looked fine and I asked if she was OK. Then she started crying. I could not open my door, so I crawled out of the passenger door and opened the back door to get her out of the car and check her out. I undid her buckles and scooped her into my arms.
She cried, and I told her we were going to fine. It was sprinkling rain, and we were half a block from Jen's office. I could not find my cell phone to call her to come take Bella. The guy who hit us came to check that we were OK, and a woman in another car told us she could not stay but gave us her name and number in case we needed a witness. Bella stopped crying pretty quickly, and soon was pointing out buses that were driving by - a good sign that she was OK, too.
I found my phone in the floorboard and called for Jen to come take Bella to her office. A police officer arrived, wrote a report cited the other driver for failing to stop at a red light, and a tow truck came to get my car. The damage was pretty minimal based on how hard I thought we had been hit. But the back wheel was bent, and it was undriveable.
The man who hit us, Jay, is a nice guy, took full responsibility for the accident, and he too was glad Bella was OK first and foremost. He has three kids of his own. We chatted for a while until the wrecker and officer were gone, and then I walked up to Jen's office to call Carmichael Insurance Agency to find out what to do next.
We're home now. Bella fell asleep about a half mile from Jen's office and she seems fine.
I am so thankful she is OK, and do not want to think what could have been Needless to say, I highly recommend Britax brand car seats for any child out there. She spent a lot of money on it, but it kept my daughter safe today and that's the highest praise I can offer.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
WEEKEND AT HOME
Bella spent pretty much the entire weekend at home with her parents and had a great time.
On Saturday, she helped them clean up the house by putting away clothes and toys, and sweeping with her little broom. She also made it to the toilet each time she had to go to the bathroom, which was great, too. She did a little shuffling dance to let her parents know it was time to go to the toilet, so that helped. One of the cool finds of thr weekend was a box that her mom had put in storage before Bella was born. When we all discovered it again, it turns out to be filled with stuff Bella loves: die-cast metal race cars, a stuffed animal bear, small toy cars, a slinky, one of those little wooden Russian dolls with six smaller dolls stored inside (you know, they keep getting smaller as you open them), and a pair of plastic eyeglass frames. Bella Loved putting those on and modeling them for her folks.
However, Bella did not want to nap. She hung out in her crib for half an hour and sang songs and played under her blanket, but no sleeping. So she stayed up all day, and while her mom went for a run, Bella fell asleep just after 7 p.m. She slept all night and got up in a great mood on 8 a.m.
She had guests on Sunday: David and Leah brought over their eight-week-old boy, Asa, and Bella enjoyed getting to watch him nap, reminding everyone to be quiet while he napped, and showed genuine concern for him when he cried out at one point. Then in the afternoon, Ben and Temple brought Holden over to play for a bit. Bella and Holden had fun dancing to the demo songs on the Casio SK-5, tinkling the ivories of the mini baby grand, and eating grape tomatoes and strawberries. Then they played with some balls on the back porch and took turns very nicely on the slide in the front yard.
Again, though, she did not nap. So at dinner around 5:45, she was so tired sitting in her chair that her eyes would close and shed start to lean over. So her mom scooted over, asked if she was sleepy, and Bella said "yes." Bella never admits to being sleepy. Sure enough, two minutes later she was sound asleep in Jen's arms.
Are we entering a new phase of no-napping, but early bedtimes? I think we could deal with that very well thank you.
On Saturday, she helped them clean up the house by putting away clothes and toys, and sweeping with her little broom. She also made it to the toilet each time she had to go to the bathroom, which was great, too. She did a little shuffling dance to let her parents know it was time to go to the toilet, so that helped. One of the cool finds of thr weekend was a box that her mom had put in storage before Bella was born. When we all discovered it again, it turns out to be filled with stuff Bella loves: die-cast metal race cars, a stuffed animal bear, small toy cars, a slinky, one of those little wooden Russian dolls with six smaller dolls stored inside (you know, they keep getting smaller as you open them), and a pair of plastic eyeglass frames. Bella Loved putting those on and modeling them for her folks.
However, Bella did not want to nap. She hung out in her crib for half an hour and sang songs and played under her blanket, but no sleeping. So she stayed up all day, and while her mom went for a run, Bella fell asleep just after 7 p.m. She slept all night and got up in a great mood on 8 a.m.
She had guests on Sunday: David and Leah brought over their eight-week-old boy, Asa, and Bella enjoyed getting to watch him nap, reminding everyone to be quiet while he napped, and showed genuine concern for him when he cried out at one point. Then in the afternoon, Ben and Temple brought Holden over to play for a bit. Bella and Holden had fun dancing to the demo songs on the Casio SK-5, tinkling the ivories of the mini baby grand, and eating grape tomatoes and strawberries. Then they played with some balls on the back porch and took turns very nicely on the slide in the front yard.
Again, though, she did not nap. So at dinner around 5:45, she was so tired sitting in her chair that her eyes would close and shed start to lean over. So her mom scooted over, asked if she was sleepy, and Bella said "yes." Bella never admits to being sleepy. Sure enough, two minutes later she was sound asleep in Jen's arms.
Are we entering a new phase of no-napping, but early bedtimes? I think we could deal with that very well thank you.
Monday, October 5, 2009
SEPTEMBER PHOTOS
One day, Bella put on her green sunglasses and I asked her if she wanted to go out on the porch and pose for pictures for her mommy. She did and we did!
One day, I asked Bella to help me clean up the house by taking one of her mommy's bags to the closet. She dutifully put the bag over her head and began walking toward the closet. I asked her to stop long enough for me to snap this picture, and she continued her journey - somehow - to the closet.
One day, Bella decided she wanted to put on a swim diaper while we were in the house. She got one pair on, then added another, and another. I left the room and she waddled into the kitchen a few moments later sporting what I thought were four swim diapers. Turned out she had eight of them on somehow!
We are fortunate in that Bella will try just about any food, often with surprising results. One day while I was cooking dinner, she tucked into chopped onions and ate several pieces before I stopped her on account of that being weird. She also likes lemons, despite this face.
This is one of my favorite recent shots of Bella. Her mom took it and it shows off how wild her hair can get, her beautiful blue eyes, and, well, just how altogether precious she is.
One day, I asked Bella to help me clean up the house by taking one of her mommy's bags to the closet. She dutifully put the bag over her head and began walking toward the closet. I asked her to stop long enough for me to snap this picture, and she continued her journey - somehow - to the closet.
One day, Bella decided she wanted to put on a swim diaper while we were in the house. She got one pair on, then added another, and another. I left the room and she waddled into the kitchen a few moments later sporting what I thought were four swim diapers. Turned out she had eight of them on somehow!
We are fortunate in that Bella will try just about any food, often with surprising results. One day while I was cooking dinner, she tucked into chopped onions and ate several pieces before I stopped her on account of that being weird. She also likes lemons, despite this face.
This is one of my favorite recent shots of Bella. Her mom took it and it shows off how wild her hair can get, her beautiful blue eyes, and, well, just how altogether precious she is.
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