Alison Sweeney Introduces Megan Hope
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Alison Sweeney wasn’t expecting to give birth on Jan. 12. But when she dropped into the hospital for a check-up in full hair and makeup after a long day on the set of NBC’s The Biggest Loser, the host, then 9-months pregnant with a baby girl, recalls, “My doctor was a little concerned and said, ‘I don’t want to leave her in there one more day!’”
After having labor induced, Alison, 31, gave birth to Megan Hope Sanov at 11:48 that same night.
Alison describes her surprise – and her husband Dave Sanov’s mad dash to the delivery room just in time for the birth – in the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
At home in Los Angeles, little Megan already has her dad, a California Highway Patrolman, “wrapped around her little finger,” Alison says. Not to mention her big brother, Benjamin Edward, 4: “He pets her on the head and calls her cutie-pie!”
Megan’s nursery is decked out in pink and brown tones with sage green accents, a feminine chandelier, and traditional Bellini furniture. Tradition, too, dictated Megan’s name: “There have been a lot of quirky, unusual celebrity baby names. But we wanted people to be able to spell it. We wanted it to be more timeless,” Alison explains.
There’s nothing old-fashioned about Alison’s post-baby workout routine, however. The star who, was back on the The Biggest Loser set just eight days after the birth – and returned to her role as Sami Brady on soap opera Days of Our Lives just six days after that – has been turning to her Nintendo Wii for help. Alison is the proud owner of a new fitness program, called EA Active, and has been following its lead to help bust her baby weight.
“When do I have time to go to the gym?,” asks Alison. “It really is like a personal trainer in a box. It’s perfect. I recommend it to all mothers!”
Source: PEOPLE
– Mark Dagostino
- Posted on Mar 19, 09 at 8:00AM
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March 19th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Alison looks very happy and Megan is a doll. COngrats to the whole family
March 19th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Sweet interview
I like the “timelessness” of her daugter’s name also. And I am contemplating on getting the Wii Fit. Any reviews????
March 19th, 2009 at 8:32 am
A full head of red hair. I smell a heartbreaker.
March 19th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Such a beautiful little sweetie pie
March 19th, 2009 at 9:11 am
She’s a cutie pie! I’m lovin’ all the hair!
March 19th, 2009 at 9:47 am
the wii sports active is not the wii fit… it is a separate game and doesn’t require the fit to play it.
It is less expensive and has a leg band that attaches to the controller as the nunchuck does.
March 19th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Look at all that hair, and those big eyes!
March 19th, 2009 at 10:10 am
What a cutie-I love the hair. My daughter had hair like that-it wouldn’t lay flat for 5 months! I’m jealous that she has EA Active already (the release date is mid-May)-the perks of celebrity I guess! Re: Wii Fit-I LOVE it and use it every day. I normally HATE to exercise, so this has really helped me.
March 19th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Such a cutie pie and Alison looks awesome. Also, I love the name Megan.
March 19th, 2009 at 10:40 am
Megan is such a little doll! Look at all that hair and those big eyes! Absolutely precious.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:00 am
She is beautiful just like her mother. I think that Allison still looks great. Megan is a great baby name.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:11 am
So beautiful! And I so love that she went with a traditional name. It is gorgeous!
March 19th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Congratulations, Alison. Your daughter is beautiful.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Megan is such a cutie. She looks so alert for a newborn. Best of luck to the Sanov’s!
March 19th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Aww! Look at that hair!
March 19th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Lis: Get the Wii Fit! I love it. And I am actually losing weight.
March 19th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Aww Megan is adorable..love her head full of hair!!
March 19th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Hey, she was born on my birthday! What a pretty little girl with all that hair. And I like her name—they’re right, it’s timeless .
March 19th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
I am a Days of our Lives fan and if Alison a.k.a. Sammi left the show, I would lose interest. She is a fantastic actress and no doubt a wonderful wife and mother with 2 beautiful children/baby.
March 19th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Does she not realise that there are multiple ways to spell Megan? I mean it would be easier for me to know how Pilot is spelled, than guess which way someone spells Megan. Pretty baby though.
March 19th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Wow, look at all that red hair! Is Alison’s husband a redhead? I haven’t seen a picture of him.
I watched Alison grow up on “Days of Our Lives.” It’s hard to believe she’s now in her 30s and has two kids!
March 19th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Megan is so cute!! I love her hair
March 19th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
What a sweet little muffin. I just want to cuddle her.
March 19th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
“Is Alison’s husband a redhead?”
No. He’s blond.
March 19th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Here’s a picture of her husband:
http://www.soapoperadigest.com/features/days-of-our-lives/interviews/davesanov/
March 19th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Such cute red hair she is so cute cute baby!!
March 19th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
What a gorgeous little girl! I think thats the baby who is ” Grace ” on days of our lives…
March 19th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
I love her HAIIIIRRR!
March 19th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
She’s absolutely adorable, and I love her name!
March 19th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
such a cute baby and lots of hair too! looks red, yeah? isn’t texting great when things like that happen?
March 19th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
“I think thats the baby who is ” Grace ” on days of our lives”
It’s not. Here are the babies who have played Grace:
Maggie and Bebe Vose (January, 27 2009—February, 13 2009)
Ave and Grace Greeson (February, 24 2009—present)
March 19th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
I wonder what bedding she used??? looks to me like serena and lily… anyone know??
March 19th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Megan is a doll! And I love her name
March 20th, 2009 at 1:34 am
Dee- Megan is sometimes spelled Meghan.
March 20th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I could eat her all up – Megan is really just too yummy for words
March 20th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
what a doll, yummy hair, wide eyes, Ali looks beautiful too!!!! Love her as host as TBL;)
March 20th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
I love Ali on Days of our Lives! …her new little girl is adorable, she looks alot like her big brother and her daddy I think.
March 21st, 2009 at 3:01 am
I really don’t see the red in her hair! It looks brown to me, with hints of red that are probably from the light?
VERY Cute baby, I wonder what made her become induced though.
March 21st, 2009 at 3:02 am
Nice to see a celebrity baby , without a kooky name!
March 22nd, 2009 at 2:53 am
When Samantha Harris had Josselyn, everyone criticized her for going back to work just three weeks after the birth. Yet nobody’s saying a word about the fact that Alison went back to work just one week after she had Megan! Why the double-standard?
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:03 am
she is absolutely a doll, and Allison named her a great name ( Megan ) it happens to be my name and I pronounce mine with a long E.
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Congratulations Alison! Megan is beautiful!
Alison’s adorable baby girl is wrapped up in a shabby chic blanket from Pixie Dust Decor and it is their Jardin Secret Stripe fabric.Pixie Dust just started offering monogramming for their products as well. A must have for every mommy to be!
March 24th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I just cannot understand- big drama birth then back to work in 8 days-just seems so odd and disconnected
March 24th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
cel- She never said the birth was a “big drama”. All she said was that she had her labor induced. Induced labors DO sometimes go smoothly and uneventfully.
June 4th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Alison,
Congrats on your new baby. Magan Hope is Beautiful! She has great hair and her eyes are huge. My daughter Alyssa had the same BIG EYES and LOTS of HAIR. Infact she had her first Haircur at 8 months. I wish you all the best Alison!!!!
Your BIGGEST FAN YET,
Regina