Double Trouble

I threw my first baby shower last Sunday, for my good friend Lauren, who is exactly 10 weeks further along in her pregnancy than I. I did a bunny theme, with bunny ears, bunny prizes and carrot cake. We played silly baby shower games, like "Celebrity Baby Names" and "Nursery Rhyme-Down", and we ooh-ed and ahh-ed over the cute baby gifts.

It was lots of fun, although there's a part of me that can't quite believe we've reached a place where maternity leave policies, life insurance and the relative benefits of cloth versus disposable diapers are normal topics of conversation.

Shout Out

I'm not one for superstitions. When Adam and I decided to throw stuffed bride and groom bears at our wedding in lieu of a bouquet and a garter, I didn't really expect the guy who caught the groom bear to be the next to get married. And, technically, he won't be -- Noah and Tovah got married last August, and Adam and Danielle got married in April. But, still, it's pretty cool that Eitan and Michal are now engaged!

Here's Eitan, catching the bear. (Be impressed with my PhotoShop skills -- I put him in color so that you could find him.) Mazal tov!

Mazal Tov

Mazal tov to our friends Gail and Alen on Alen's legal adoption of their kids, Gabi and Sasha. This is the first successful adoption by a lesbian of her partner's biological children in Jerusalem. My friends were a landmark case!

As the young, female, straight contingent at Friday's celebratory party, my friend Becky and I were elected to run the "make-up corner" for the little girls. I had the sense to run away when the brushes passed from our hands to the kids', but Becky was a better sport that I!