Welcome our newest family member: it’s a GIRL!!!!!
And her name (after much debate) is: Megan!
Megan was born August 1, 2011 at 10:45AM at the Royal Alexandra hospital in Edmonton, AB, CANADA. She is adorable and doing fabulous!
Here is short summary of the journey.
Labour started around 23:30 on July 31. We arrived at the hospital around 7AM. If any of you recall, Merry was an absolute superstar when Simon was born, and she was just as impressive for Megan.
The staff didn’t even assess her until over two hours had passed after we arrived. Because Merry was so calm and relaxed, they assumed she wasn’t very far along. When the resident finally came to assess her, her reaction was very surprised, saying, “Oh my gosh! Baby is coming soon! We have to get everything ready!”
When the doctor arrived, the first thing she said was, “Are you sure she’s on no pain medication?” Yup, no meds or epidural. What a rockstar.
Here is Merry, my hero. Chillin’ out and calm, and only two hours from delivery:
The monitor she was hooked up to was bad and was giving stupid readings. Ironically, the exact same thing happened for Simon’s birth. Who maintains these machines anyhow?
And here she is, just seconds after her grand entrance! It’s funny, when she’s crying, she looks exactly like Simon (when he cries). LOL.
She calmed down as soon as they wrapped her up. Just minutes old.
Finally down in the recovery ward, Merry gets to really enjoy our little princess for the first time.
Then I went home and brought Simon to meet his new sister! I was curious to see how he’d react. And his reaction was… well… just a pretty blank stare. I don’t think he had any clue what this thing was that we were showing him.
So he turned his attention to more interesting things… like his juicebox.
Starting to wake up a bit!
And right back to sleep.
Apologies if our correspondence has been slow. We will eventually catch up when things settle a bit. We are both exhausted at the moment but happy as can be!
August 2nd, 2011 at 18:15
Congratulations on the new arrival. So stoked for you guys right now!
Oh and a warning for you Lloyd, she’ll have you wrapped round her little finger before you know it
August 2nd, 2011 at 18:36
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 2nd, 2011 at 18:37
Congrats Lloyd, Merry & Simon! Megan is beautiful.
August 2nd, 2011 at 19:15
Congrats Lloyd and Merry!!! Good work on pounding out the kids!
August 2nd, 2011 at 19:38
She is soooo adorable! I can really see the resemblance to Simon. Congratulations again you guys. Merry you really are a rockstar! Can’t wait to meet Megan someday soon hopefully.
August 2nd, 2011 at 20:11
Congrats on the new bundle of joy Lloyd and Merry!!!! She’s gorgeous- and Merry looks fabulous in all the photos!!!
I can’t wait to see Simon’s World Update on this one!!!
Kathryn (& Andrew) Watson
August 2nd, 2011 at 20:23
She is lovely! Congratulations! Simon is soooo cute too.
August 2nd, 2011 at 20:58
Congratulations! What a beautiful family you have! Look forward to future updates on the World according to Simon and Megan!
August 2nd, 2011 at 21:00
She is so cute and love the name! Rest up and enjoy your family of 4!
August 2nd, 2011 at 21:14
Congratulations Lloyd, Merry and Simon! So glad it all went well and that everyone is happy and healthy.
August 2nd, 2011 at 22:03
Congratulations! She’s adorable!
August 2nd, 2011 at 22:36
Congratulations Merry and Lloyd! She gets her look from her mom! Just kidding Lloyd, you always had a little Bruce Lee thing on the go. All the best!
August 2nd, 2011 at 22:52
Awwww! She’s so sweet. I love the shot of Merry holding her. Little girls are special – enjoy every moment! You’re in so much trouble Lloyd.
Hope you can all take it easy for a while. Merry – rest & recover, and NO stairs for 3 days! You did awesome! Luv you guys!
August 3rd, 2011 at 00:21
Yippee!! Congratulations to BOTH the rockstar parents! Don’t you feel that life is just a leetle bit more complete now that you’re a family of 4?
Megan is precious and Merry looks fantabulous (as always!). So happy to hear the labour went well (and shorter than Simon’s from what I remember). Kick your feet up and enjoy the babymoon guys! Can’t wait to visit soon 
August 3rd, 2011 at 08:36
Ahhh, you guys, she is beautiful! Enjoy, they grow sooo fast! Congrat’s, Merry you are a ROCK STAR!!!!
August 3rd, 2011 at 12:56
Well done- you two! I am bursting with pride. Megan is gorgeous and Merry you were incredible. Way to go!
August 3rd, 2011 at 14:25
Congrats Lloyd, Merry, and Simon on the beautiful little girl! I appreciate all the photos, and of course look forward to playing with Simon and Megan.
August 3rd, 2011 at 17:23
Congratulations!!!! Merry you are such a hero. Megan is such a sweet cutie. Have a good rest and look forward to meeting Megan and seeing you all.
August 3rd, 2011 at 17:32
Congratulations to you both from your pals over here in the UK.
I just know you’ll love having two kiddies
August 5th, 2011 at 10:36
Awesome. Congrats to Lloyd, Merry & Simon…..& Megan.
August 7th, 2011 at 19:23
Merry and Lloyd,
Congrats! She is perfect! I cant wait to meet her.
- Sincerely, your favorite babysitter
August 8th, 2011 at 07:19
She’s perfect. Cant wait to meet her.