Matthew Settle and Aven Walk to Work

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No towncars or taxi cabs for this New Yorker!

Actor Matthew Settle has all he needs in his own two feet (and an iPod!) as he walks to work with daughter Aven Angelica, 5 months, on Wednesday in the Big Apple.

Matthew’s show, Gossip Girl, had set up shop at the Ziegfeld Theater for the day as they shot scenes for the new season of the CW hit.

What’s Aven up to while dad’s at work? “She’s making noises now, turning from back to belly and back [and] she wants to stand all the time,” mom Naama Nativ recently told us.

Comments

The fact that he is plugged into an Ipod while carrying his daughter bugs me.
He’s tuned out. Since he is carrying her, obviously he can see if she needs something but it just gives a picture of being totally disconnected and tuned out. Not that there would be constant conversation but just nice to have the opportunity to interact and be fully with her on the walk.

- Jane on August 7th, 2009

I agree. It was my first thought as well, that he seems disconnected to his daughter in this photo.

On a sidenote… Maybe I’m paranoid, but living in NYC, I hate it when parents jaywalk with their kids/babies/strollers. Sure, maybe it is a fact of life in the city when you are alone. But I think it is dangerous, and will potentially teach your kids bad habits as they grow.

- Kristin on August 7th, 2009

I don’t like his wearing an iPod either.

- mp on August 7th, 2009

agreed jane-she is awake and fully available to learn what’s going on around her if he wishes to reciprocate.

- ang on August 7th, 2009

on closer inspection,i think he’s only plugged in on one side. it still looks off, though.

- ang on August 7th, 2009

CUTE daddy and baby!!!!!!!! (((:

- lolita on August 7th, 2009

It’s Jane again…
but I found this other picture of him on this site-
apparently, this is a regular thing with him. I get the feeling he must be one of those people who is kind of unaware of child development and the fact that children learn so much by being talked to and through interaction. Almost as if he is carrying a book or accessory and no need to interact with her, she is just a baby! UGH!
Is it possible that these earphones are connected maybe to a phone.. I want to believe that this can’t be music/Ipod

http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/05/05/matthew-settles-daddy-duties/

- Jane on August 7th, 2009

I know the trend for celebrity parents is to pick different baby names, but they need to consider that it will be their children who will have them. His daughter will always be correcting the spelling, most likely by people who spell her name either “Avin” or “Avon.”

- Cece on August 7th, 2009

What a little cutie she is.

- Bb on August 7th, 2009

I just cant get over it, shes soooooooooooooooo cute!!!
I want to see more of her….

- lolita on August 7th, 2009

You people can’t be serious…? You know what I see? A dad cuddling with his daughter instead of sticking her in a car seat or stroller. Different strokes for different strokes I guess.

Anyhow, Aven is a beautiful girl.

- Brandi on August 7th, 2009

Goodness! How do we know he is even listening to anything at all in these pics? The iPod, or whatever his earphones are attached to, could be turned off for all we know.

- lizzielui on August 7th, 2009

Oh my goodness is she sweet!

- Angelia on August 7th, 2009

Has anyone ever thought that maybe that is his iphone and just maybe he has them in so in case his phone rings while carrying his daughter, all he has to do is just click on the button near the neck area???
Or maybe he is playing music but not blasting it really loud. So, maybe he can hear his daughter and his surroundings, or maybe he could have been humming or singing to her??!! HUH, OMG, it couldn’t be, he must be disconnected from his child.
Give me a break people, relax, where in the parent handbook does it state, that while being in the prescence of your child, you are not allowed to listen to an ipod??!!

- dlock on August 8th, 2009

FYI, after taking a closer look at the picture, that is most definately an iphone. I have those same headphones (they come with the phone), you can listen to music or listen to callers all on the same earphone.

- dlock on August 8th, 2009

Yeah, I’m not shocked by this at all either. And even if it is music, I use my iPod in the streets in a way, where I can still hear everything around me.

I love this picture! Love how he has both her legs firmly tight and she sits there totally relaxed, taking in the world around her! Cute!

- j.U.d.E. on August 8th, 2009

Aven is such a fair baby! So beautiful though. She has mom’s hair color but I think her face is similar to daddy’s even though she has a paci on. I love the name Aven. I actually know twins named Haven and Ava which are just a couple of letters different from Aven.

- Kris on August 12th, 2009

How cute!

To me it only looks like he has his Iphone headset in his ear in case it rings (he’s got his hands full!), but I could be wrong.

- lily on September 7th, 2009