Tummy time for everyone!

Look! Megan is showing Daddy how to hold his head up!

Megan doesn't scream over tummy time like she used to...and she's on her way to rolling over one of these days...

And Pauley is still wondering when Megan will go home so she can get some rest and her parents' undivided attention. (Or, from this picture, at least some Skippy peanut butter...) But Pauley is also demonstrating that she can do tummy time, too.

Who is this guy?

Do you know who this guy is? (photo credit: http://www.pbs.org) If you answered Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Interscope Records and legendary producer of artists like Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, Dire Straits, and considered the person who discovered rapper Eminem, you're right!

What does this have to do with anything? Well, I saw him walking his dog a couple of weeks ago in Los Angeles. And it's why my sister made the following request in the comments section of a previous post:

Now I want to see a post about your superpower of recognizing famous people in public, esp. people whom most of us couldn't pick out of a lineup.

Since I moved to L.A., I've seen lots of celebrities, and I usually realize who they are after I notice them, know I've seen them somewhere, and think I probably went to college with them or know them from Baltimore. At a school event, for example, I marched up to Alfre Woodard and introduced myself to her because I just KNEW I knew her from somewhere in my past. How embarrassing. I've finally accepted the fact that, since I live in L.A., if I think I know someone, it's probably from the "magic box" in my living room and not from my high school that is 3,000 miles away from Los Angeles.

But I often identify random people who you may have heard of but you might not know what they look like. For example, at Starbucks I saw Clive Davis, founder of Arista Records. I was in total awe. This guy discovered Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and Whitney Houston, among others. But how many people outside of the music industry would recognize him?

But I'm not perfect. The first time I saw Denzel Washington, for example, I thought to myself, "Wow, that guy is so good looking. He looks like...Denzel Washington...duh."

But I can't beat the best celebrity sighting of all, which belongs to my sister: Tommy Lee in IKEA.

I never ask to have my picture taken with a celebrity, but here's one of the few times I did: Here's a picture of me with actor Jake Gyllenhaal. taken while he was filming the movie Jarhead.

Take that, Reese Witherspoon! :-)

Five Months Old!

Megan turned five months old today. And for the first time, it was hard to take her picture--she's really become quite squirmy--and she wanted to eat the paper! :-)

She is definitely teething...
And her grandmother bought her a holiday outfit with adorable reindeer feet!

Here's a close up of my baby doll.

Happy Anniversary!

Tomorrow, P.C. and I will celebrate our three-year wedding anniversary. We had a wonderful wedding--the two of us went to Las Vegas and got married by the local marriage clerk. (No Elvis wedding chapel for us--we just wanted to get married without the frills of a wedding.) It was very special. (Above is our first picture as husband and wife. You can see the reflection of the woman who married us. I think the photographer was the security guard who served as our witness.)

One of the great things about P.C. is that he really is a "what you see is what you get" person. He doesn't pretend to be anything he isn't. If you ask for his opinion, you'd better be ready for it, because he tells it like it is--but always in the kindest way possible. And his loyalty is so admirable. I know he's on my side and trying to do the best he can for his family. I feel blessed to have him in my corner. And he is a terrific father to Megan, too.

And when it comes right down to it, I just plain love the guy. He's a good person and a great friend, and there's no one I'd rather spend my life with. He's taught me that marriage is about loving and trusting and caring and wanting to have the best relationship possible. And that every day isn't perfect, but it doesn't mean we're doomed--it just means we have to make it better for the next day. (Believe me, this was hard to get used to, having had a previous marriage where my ex-husband ran away when he just didn't feel like working at being married anymore. The concept of "working things out," as obvious as it may seem, was totally foreign to me.)

Thank you, P., for being a wonderful husband. And a fine person. I love you very, very much.

Here's to many more years of health and happiness!

21 Weeks Old!

Here is a picture of Megan at 20 weeks, 5 days--close enough to 21 weeks, don't you think?

You'll note she is wearing a stunning Christmas ensemble, courtesy of "Gram" Shaw. This little girl is certainly going to clean up the presents at Hanukkah and Christmas...a definite benefit of being born into a family that celebrates both!

Thankfully, Megan's cold is almost gone. Now she's teething! Well, at least she likes the taste of baby Tylenol...

20 Weeks Old--and What a Week!

Megan turned 20 weeks old on Thursday. It's been a challenging week, but still one I wouldn't trade for anything!

As you may know, Megan had an ear infection and pink eye two weeks ago, and P.C. got the pink eye and I got the ear infection. This week, I developed a cough, a fever and pink eye.

Luckily, P.C.'s mom watched Megan for two nights so I could get some rest. It was the oddest thing, though--for months I've been saying that all I want is a night to myself so I could get some real rest, and this time, not only was I not able to rest well because of my cough, but I MISSED MEGAN TERRIBLY. I wasn't surprised that I missed her, but I WAS surprised at how much I wanted her around, even though it would mean less sleep. Don't get me wrong--I was delighted to get some time to myself--but I did miss my little girl.

Well, be careful what you wish for! Megan woke up on Thursday morning with pink eye again, and when I took her to the doctor's she had another ear infection! I think (*knock wood*) we're on the mend now, and we'll have next week to recover before it's back to work and daycare.

But the thing I learned this week? That even with runny eyes and a stuffy nose, my sweet little girl still lights up my heart.

Heads Up!

The picture isn't great--taken with my camera phone--but you get the idea. Megan pushed up today for the first time! This is a big deal--she absolutely hates "tummy time," and a lot of times when babies resist playing on their stomachs they are slow to do a push up. But today she did it! You go, girl!

By the way, check out the terrific blanket that cousin Stephanie made for Megan. Cute, huh?