Go Skins! Go Steelers!

James is 2 weeks old - already 8lbs 6 oz!

Sweet Baby James is growing and amazing us every day. At his 6 day-check up at the pediatrician he had already surpassed his birth weight and was 7lbs 14 oz. And on his 2 week birthday he was 8lbs 6 oz. He's eating alot, napping alot, and growing longer and stronger... As Michael says, "James is not a friend of the environment," as we have tons of diaper changes each day and night...

James loves watching Redskins and Steelers games with his Daddy and Grandma -- and has the outfits to prove it! Perhaps we're just exposing him to two great teams, and we'll let him decide who he wants to cheer for when he's older.

Sweet Baby James is Here!! - Nov 4 2008, 7:22 AM

Hooray! Baby James Joseph Pennie made his Hollywood debut at Cedars Sinai hospital on November 4th at 7:22AM weighing in at 7 lbs 11 oz and 20.5 inches long. Megan and James are healthy and recovering well after a marathon of heroic effort - 24.5 hours of labor.
Apparently James heard the word that he was going to be induced, and so he decided that he needed to take matters into his own tiny hands and start to make his entrance prior to the induction date. We're proud of James for making it through the tough labor, proud of Michael, the stellar labor coach, and proud of Megan for avoiding c-section (close call!) and getting the job done on the very last push!
SURVEY/POLL ANSWERS - for those of you who voted for fun!

• James has a full head of brown, straight hair - like his mommy did at birth! (2 of you said this!)


• James was 7 lbs 11 oz (8 of you said this!)


• James tricked us all and came on Nov. 4th - in between the 2nd and 6th - Election day! An Historic Day indeed.

(Despite requests, we won't be posting pics of Megan - for a little while. She went through hades: pinched nerve during labor, lost a lot of blood, still very weak - and it shows! We'll get the new momma back on her feet first. This picture of Michael and Megan here was taken in Starbucks AFTER the water broke - as we got breakfast sandwiches on the way to the hospital! )

We are trying all urban legends for naturally spurring labor: Arugula salad, eggplant, spicy foods!, "The The Salad" from Ciaoti Cafe where many overdue women frequent for their famous "induction salad," 1-2 hour walks twice a day and more!
In the mean time we dressed up our Lucy-dog for Halloween because we couldn't use the Trick or Treat onesies we had for James... Lucy the yellow lab retriever is is a "Meth Lab"... ideally you'd be able to see the plastic bags of "meth" attached to her in this photo.