Levett-Ventures » Baby #2

What Mommy needs most

Ric — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:16:00 +0000

Look what Mom, Megan and the Suzie-Q (the cat) are up to and need lots of these days. Mom is exhausted and Megan isn’t helping matters any. Megan likes to sleep all day and stay up late for Letterman (and beyond) which is making the daytime miserable for Marnell. Ryan and I try to do our best to make it work, but it’s just not enough for Mommy so she ends up like this.

Home on Father’s Day!

Ric — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:39:00 +0000

What a wonderful way to celebrate Father’s Day but to bring home your new daughter! (Oh yeah, my beautiful wife gets to come along too.) :-) Marni and Megan will be home Sunday sometime between 10 and 12 noon. It will be great to start getting back to “normal” around the house and with our routines. I know that most of you with kids are saying that there will never be “normal” again in our lives, so I’ll admit that we’ll never see those glory days again in this household. Ryan has paid the biggest cost so far getting dropped off at various babysitters, friends and family while Dad either works around the house to get ready for Sunday, runs errands or visits Mom and Megan. He’s really been a trooper all along this and I let him sleep in the BIG bed with Daddy last night since he woke up screaming at 10pm. No big deal, at least he doesn’t snore but he does like to end up on top of my legs and arms as the night goes on.

I know that at times, it may seem over-the-top about how we go on and on about our kids but we’re just so blessed to have them in our lives and making our future richer and more rewarding. Keep in mind that it wasn’t looking very positive that Marnell and I might ever have children and we faithfully believe that my Mom has sent them to us after she passed away in January 2005. Ryan was born in December that year.

Now that Marnell will be home, she’ll make sure that the photos are ready to post or email to everyone and I’m sure that she’ll send some in the mail as soon as they can be printed. We thank each and everyone of our friends, Brothers & Sisters, family and neighbors for all you have done for us during the past week to make things as easy as possible. We are truly blessed to have you in our lives and to help us out.

Ric

A name for the baby & Ryan meets Megan

Ric — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:13:00 +0000

Our daughter is now officially named Megan Chartley Levett and is measuring between 19+20 inches as of this morning. She has also had no trouble to start nursing and Marnell feels that she’ll be a good eater. It’s day two for Marni and she is “feeling it”, a bit sore and still hasn’t had a shower (yet) although she has been on her feet and started to get some real food into her. Ryan got to meet Megan for the first time last night after dinner. It ended up being a short visit because after Ryan met Megan (and got bored with that) he wanted to climb all over Mom, the bed and get into the rest of the room’s untouchable things. The 6th floor was rather quiet too so when Ryan expressed his displeasure of not being allowed to be “king”, the whole wing heard it and we decided that it was time to go. He also enjoyed pointing out the baby’s nose.

Daddy also got to hold Megan for the first time too since after she was delivered, she had a lot of attention and cleanup going on from the surgical staff, then spent the afternoon in the NICU getting her numbers looking good before moving onto the 6th floor with Mom.

I must say that I’m disappointed with how the hospital has stopped validating parking for new Dad’s and that it costs between $3 + $6 per/visit. That adds up quickly when you want to visit 2-3 times a day. So, we’ll have to plan my visits a little better and try to find some parking on the street too, especially during the night visits.

Marnell’s info at Woman & Infants

Ric — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:56:00 +0000

Hello,

Marni is assigned to room 6117 at Woman & Infants Hospital in Providence. You can either reach her at her cell phone number (those of you that have it), or at 401.274.1122 x2667. She is expected to be there until Sunday but it all depends on her recovery from the operation. (Sorry the picture is blurry)

Ric

It’s a girl for the Levett’s

Ric — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:48:00 +0000

The day is finally here and it’s time to welcome into the Levett family our newest addition!

Megan Chartley Levett
Born on 06/13/07 at 10:03am
Weight: 9 lbs, 1 oz

Mom is still recovering and doing fine for now while the little girl is as cute as can be and resting after the big move. More details and pictures to come over the next few days and weeks, so stay tuned daily.

Ric & (Big Brother) Ryan

An end in sight? :)

Marni — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:13:00 +0000

Take a look at this cute little STINKER! It just can’t sit still like it should, and now I’m scheduled for a C-Section on Wednesday (9:00 am). (It’s just turning its head looking straight at the camera!)

I couldn’t believe what I saw when the radiologist had the little wandy thingy at the top of my belly and we saw the baby’s face! I turned to Ric and said that this was the beginning of 20 years of trouble with this one! :)

So that’s it. We have to be at the hospital at 7:00 am on Wed., and we should have a new baby by 10:00 am. Yippeeee!

They did say that they would do an ultrasound before starting everything just to see if it’s moved again. If so, they would probably induce instead. But since this baby is big, it’s still a risk. We’ll see! Keep your thoughts and prayers coming our way!

Now…we have to figure out who’s going to be taking care of Ryan on Wednesday since I just put my mom on a plane today! Timing! :)

BREECH!

Marni — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:36:00 +0000

(Can you hear Marni banging her head on the desk with frustration?)

*sigh* Looks like a C-Section on Wednesday unless this kid moves back into position.

Grrrrrr……

And so we go…

Marni — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:32:00 +0000

…off to the OB, and then the hospital! At least that’s how I’ve planned my day! EVERYONE cross your fingers that it works!

Updates soon! :)

Thursday, 10PM Update

Marni — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:05:00 +0000

It was definitely a LONG afternoon!

I saw my OB at 1:00 pm – and she said that I was finally “inducable” Yippeee! (Meaning I’ve started to dilate and efface, and the baby is facing the right way.

I went to my Ultrasound at 1:30 – got this great picture of our little munchkin. look at that cute nose!

I also found out that according to all the calculations and measurements that this baby’s estimated weight is 9 pounds 1 ounce. Hmmmm….

THEN, I saw one of the other doctors that my OB is associated with, the ones that actually deliver. After a LONG NST test (basically monitoring the heartbeat and any contractions) I talked with the other doctor. He decided after looking at everything that we’d wait until Monday to decide! Arrrrrrrrgh! Meaning….that even though I have a big baby, he didn’t want to induce me yet because there’s a higher risk of C-sections with inductions. But, there’s also a higher risk of C-sections with big babies too!

On the other hand, Ryan was 8 pounds 5 ounces, he wasn’t induced, and he slid right out without any prodding (or drugs! But that’s ANOTHER STORY for another day!)

So, here we are…we wait a few more days to see what happens. Hopefully (please EVERYONE cross your fingers!) it all just happens on its own – SOON! :)

In case you were wondering….

Marni — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:29:00 +0000

…NO NEW BABY NEWS!

Yes, I am REALLY GRUMPY! So much that I even feel a little bit bad (but not TOO bad) for the telemarketer on the other end of the phone this morning! (I completely BIT her head off! hehe)

Since Gramma has been here – we’ve been trying to get this show on the road. So…

…we’ve been to the beach…

Ryan finally wore his water shoes and stepped into the “puddles” for the first time. He really didn’t know what to think at first. He just stood there for a little bit.

Daddy’s shadow….

We also found this little specimen. Lovely, isn’t it? The seagulls had a field day with it!

After walking and walking and walking, I was sure that we’d have this kid that night! (That was Monday)

…we worked in the yard/garden on Tuesday…

nope…that didn’t do it either.

Yesterday (Wednesday) I went in to give the Final Exam for my last class this quarter. Not that I thought it would help, but it was funny to mess with the guys in the class who I know were secretly hoping I wouldn’t be there! hehe

After class… we went to the Zoo!

Ryan loved the elephants and giraffes. I hadn’t noticed before, but the railings are the PERFECT height to block the view of any child sitting in a stroller! What’s up with that? We had to take Ryan out to see anything!

After all the lifting and walking you would think that my water would break and we’d have a new baby!

NOPE! This one’s going to be stubborn!

(By the way, I was REALLY disappointed in the state of the Zoo! (Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence) The last time I was there – about 6 or 7 years ago – there were so many more animals and things to see! BIG bummer! There was a TON of construction going on though, so maybe next year things will be better!)

…we’ve tried the spicy food thing…

Gramma stayed home with our version of Dennis the Menace while Ric and I went to a new Chinese restaurant. (Pei Wei in Cranston – we HIGHLY recommend it!) Nope…spices didn’t do a thing!

So now it’s Thursday…

I have a MARATHON of appointments today. First, my OB at 1:00 pm, and ultrasound at 1:30 to see if we can tell how much this kid weighs, THEN another OB appointment at the group my OB is associated with. (My OB doesn’t deliver anymore.)

Maybe, JUST MAYBE, we’ll have some news this afternoon! CROSS YOUR FINGERS! :)