Molly's Room, The Final Product!

Baby Bonanza!

June 23rd was Molly's baby shower - and what a shower it was! Hosted by Grandma Shirls at her Palos Verdes estate with chair scrubbing by yours truly it was an event to remember! The red carpet witnessed Deans, Principals, Authors, Ph. D. Candidates, Teachers, Heads-of-State, the Prince of Dubai, and K-Fed (who we had to pay a hundred bucks to make an appearance but was well worth it).

Guests mingled in the spacious Baltau backyard and dined on a sumptuous feast of Chinese Chicken Salad, Croissants, and Cupcakes. Party favors included "Welcome Molly" M&Ms and seed packets that would grow along with Molly. How hip is that?

Melissa and Molly were thrilled to have everyone there and felt extremely loved. Reached for comment at an after party at the Standard Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, Melissa said: "It was really special for me to have all the important women in my life in one place to celebrate Molly. I felt really loved and supported and am grateful to all of you that attended. Thank you for your generosity."

34 weeks and counting... Well, the last week and a half has been interesting to say the very least! And exciting? Sure why not. Two Mondays past Melissa awoke in the middle of the night to a curious tightening of her uterus (a.k.a contractions). When they became regular and only minutes apart, we decided to make a dash for the ER! When we arrived the contractions were only two minutes apart! Fortunately, with rest and water Melissa was able to get her uterus under control in no time. Unfortunately, the "false" contractions (Braxton-Hicks to the layperson) have continued to the present day and Melissa (read Melissa and Bill) have had to severely limit their activities to accommodate them. Not to worry though, we've found other ways to fill our time such as putting together co-sleepers, affixing bumpers, and hanging baby art (see nesting instinct)!