the Novakz

So Bella had her hair clips in the other day and when we took them out, her hair was rockin’ hard. It was, well it was glam rock, 80’s style. She’s far removed from Being a child of the 80’s but I sure as heck was one and I remember those days well. No matter what her hair looks like she sure is cute!! Have a look for yourself!

Below are a couple of new videos of Bella.  The first one is of Bella just plain crackin up because she thinks I am hilarious.  And I suppose she’s right.  The second is of her new trick, the Rollie Pollie manuever.  This week on Feb 18th, Bella decided it was time to roll out.  She surprised Phia and just flipped.  She pretty much does it on cue at this point anytime you lay her on her back.  I suppose crawling is the next step, we’ll see how long it takes to get that point.  When she’s on her tummy she kicks like crazy so maybe no too much longer? PS some of you have seen these videos on Phia’s facebook, but if you haven’t seen them, check em out below…, it’s below.

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So many people have gotten us adorable outfits for little Bella. As she wears each of them I’ve been trying to snap a couple of pics and send them out to the people who bought the outfit, so you can see how cute she looks. This set is for my wonderful Aunt Jo out in Saugerties NY who sent Bella an Awesome Tie-Dye top. Bella is finally big enough to wear it and she looks great! We can’t wait to see you next month and provided she still fits into it, Bella will have her tie-dye on to greet you! So Thanks you to Aunt Jo and Uncle Alex for the top, she loves it and looks extra cute in it. These pics are for you!

Hello there! So it’s been a while since we’ve send out an update and a lot has changed with Bella in that time. As I write this Bella is 15 weeks old. She is 13.9 lbs and 26 inches long. Bella’s been great with sleeping, she crashes at about 9 and sleeps through to 6 or so which has been great for us. Bella has also learned to master the art of smiling and does all the time. She also is learning how to laugh and she thinks Phia is probably the funniest person on Earth. Phia can make her laugh just by asking her repeatedly “whacha doing?”. It cracks her up.

Bella has taken to watching Playhouse Disney most mornings and absolutely loves The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny and Special Agent: OSO (those of you with kids, probably know what I am talking about). There is a song at the end of the Mickey Mouse Club House called the Hot Dog song that she loves. We also bought the MP3 and anytime she hears it she smiles.

Bella seems to have a genuine interest in music. I play my guitar for her all the time and she suffers through my terrible singing voice. She will sit and watch me and smile for 20-30 minutes. She stares intensely at at my hands as I play. It seems to really intrigue her. My friend Gene recently came over and he played for her. He was shocked to find he had an absolute captive audience. She stared and smiled as he played. I could tell he really enjoyed it. Bella will grow up surrounded by music so it wouldn’t surprise either of us if she decided to participate once she’s old enough.

Let’s see what else I can tell you. She is really strong and great at sitting upright. She has a little chair courtesy of Brad and Tracey that she does great it. She kind of hates “Tummy Time” which is where you make them lay on their stomach so they can work the neck muscles which is the first step to crawling. Although she hates it, she’s progressing nicely. She’s very wiggly so she should be rolling over and starting to craw pretty soon.

Bella’s hair continues to get longer and thicker and people are always amazed at how much she has. Have a look at her most recent pics and you’ll see what we mean. Her eye’s unsurprisingly seem to be turning brown, but they’ll be a pretty brown like mommy’s so they’ll suit her nicely.

As for mommy and daddy, nothing too exciting . Phia is back to work and doing great with the transition. I know how hard that was and I’m very proud of her at how well she’s handled it. It helps that we have great daycare and Bella seems really happy there. I have been learning Piano in my spare time and that’s pretty fun but other than that I just spend my time making Phia’s life more difficult and snapping pictures.

Speaking of photos check out these new pics of Bella. I took them just the other day so they are very recent. You should be able to use the slide show below but it’s been buggy so if it gives you trouble, click here to link to the flickr set.

Phia and I took Bella to Balboa Park and walked around a bit. It was a lovely night. Bella slept through the whole thing but it was nice to get out of the house.

the Holiidays have come and gone and they were wonderful. Bella enjoyed her first Xmas and New Year. We got to show her off to all of Phia’s family on Xmas day and they were oohing and aaahhhing over here all night long. The attention kept her up and excited so she was a bit hyper but it was all worth it. It was wonderful to finally be able to share Bella with the family, they’ve all been waiting patiently to meet her. We hope everyone had a great holiday season. Here are some pics of Bella in the Holiday spirit. Pretty cute!

Finally!! I was finally able to get a bunch of pics of Bella smiling! She smiles all the time, but the second you put a camera in front of her, she would focus on that. So Phia and I worked together, she entertained her and I snapped pics. Then finally she looked into the camera and it was all smiles from there!

She’s got a really cute smile so I’m pleased to share the pics with you.

the first set is all Black and White and only has a few pics. the second is a color set and has a lot more pics. Enjoy!

It has come to my attention that girls love baby baths. I know Phia loves giving Bella a bath, so this post is for you girls out there. Here are a couple of pics from Belly getting nice and clean. Splish Splash!

So Bella is 6.5 weeks old now. She’s been sleeping great and only waking up 1-2 times a night. She’s growing steadily and adding new things to her repertoire every day. She’s getting pretty good at holding her neck up so she’s really close to having full control. She has learned the fine art of smiling and does a lot of it every morning at about 6 am. It’s really cute. I wish I could show you, but everytime she does it and I put a camera in her face, she fixates on the camera… and the smile goes away. I’ve tried to snap them quick but they are way out of focus. I’ll get a pic sooner or later. She’s also kind of learning to laugh, it’s sort of like a rapid breathing, but we can tell she’s trying. Soon enough on that too.

Let’s see what else, Bella is starting to “coo” and so in the morning when she’s smiling she’ll also sort of talk a little. I don’t think it’s what most people would call completely cooing. it’s mostly little noises, but she’s trying to say something. It was funny, today I was holding her in my left arm and playing chords with my right on the piano. I was singing her a song and she was kind of singing with me. She was just making long sounds kind of soft and drawn out and lets just say it was mega cute.

So that’s about it, things are going great. We’re really looking forward to the holidays and a great new year. We hope all is well with everyone and hope to talk to and see you all soon.

Here are some new pics of Bella, mostly of her playing on the bed and on her fun mat. Enjoy!

Here is a little short video of Bella. Many of you haven’t seen her in motion yet, so here’s a little clip of the little bear looking super cute, with momma. She is about 5 weeks old in the video.

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