HO HO HO! Merry Christmas!

James is now over 12 pounds and is our chubby cherub angel! We are excited for Christmas with Megan's parents and grandma in Los Angeles -- James' Grandma, Grandad, and Grammy!
We saw Santa at the Beverly Center and James slept through it ;) We'll figure out how to scan that picture and post it for all to see.
HO HO HO!

Merry Christmas 2008

Our Christmas card for 2008! What an amazing and eventful year we have had. Thank you for sharing in our joy. We wish you a blessed holiday season and a happy 2009!

Pennies pose for a portrait :)

Baby James' First Christmas

More Pics from the Birth day!

Thanksgiving with James, Thomas and Gwen. And our Visit to Universal!

Wonderful family and friends have come to meet baby James. Thomas and Gwen were in LA for Thanksgiving. Auntie Peg and Uncle Mike came when James was 1 week old - along with Auntie Cass and Uncle Joe and Aunite Jadzia. Also "Uncle" Greg Garcia came and delivered food, chocolate and held baby James... Drew, Jake and Lainey Schmitter also came to visit! We are so thankful that they all love us so much!

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! )