To Daddy's Lil Angel...

Dear Baby Levis,

So, it’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve last written to you and so much has happened since than! I really don’t know where to begin because a lot has happened in the past couple of weeks. I guess, I’ll just start writing and hopefully I’ll write out everything that I can think of & it won’t sound retarded.

Well, first of all, you are currently about 14-15 weeks along now. I can’t believe how fast the time has flown by. It seems like only yesterday your mom and I were sitting in the doctor’s office waiting to find out if you were real or not. I guess I should get used to time flying because I know that Grandma Levis always tells me that and I totally understand where she’s coming from now. It will only be a matter of time before you are with us and than from there the time is probably going to really fly by. I hope that it doesn’t go too fast for me!!!!

So, you have been quite the traveler as of recent. Both you and your mom have managed to go to New York and back a couple of times. Your mom surprised me for my birthday with a trip to the Big Apple. It was such a fun trip! It was definitely a trip that I had looked forward too for some time. And mom did an awesome job with the traveling! She managed to really step up and do lots of activities, even though it was probably very tiring for her. She made dear old pops very happy! We did so many things in New York, it was unbelievable. When we got there, we rested for a little bit and than we headed to Maddison Square Garden to watch a basketball game. That was a lot of fun! We then went walking through Time Square and back to Abuelo’s apartment. That night we took it east and relaxed. The next day, we got up and had some breakfast/lunch at this little café and then made our way to Central Park. It was a beautiful day, so everyone in all of New York was there. It was really interesting to watch all the people out there. There were people dancing, roller-skating, jogging, walking their dogs, playing Frisbee, & playing catch. It was pretty wild! We definitely had a blast out there! We, then, headed over to Borders and looked at baby name books. Believe it or not, we killed about 3 hours there, just sitting and reading about 10,000 baby names to each other. But it was definitely a nice and relaxing day! Later on that night we ate at this nice Cuban restaurant, Victor’s Café. The food was excellent and our waiter treated us like we were part of his family…he was so nice! What a meal! The next day, you got a chance to try Ray’s Pizza! It’s daddy’s favorite and I think you really enjoyed it because mom was feeling really full before we got there, but she ate an entire slice, so I’m thinking that you just took over and enjoyed it with her. After pizza, mom and I headed to the NY Library to look at really old stuff! It was quite an adventure because it was pouring rain the minute we left the pizza place. We stayed there for about an hour and than headed to Grand Central Station. This was a lot of fun because mom and I found this little café that sits above the main area of the station where all the people come and go. The bonus was that this café had a tower of prosciutto, which your mom and I devoured! We relaxed and watched all the people come and go and run for their trains. I had a nice drink and your mom drank her casual Roy Rogers (easy on the Grenadine). After a little bit, we headed back and relaxed some more. Later on that night we decided to try this food stand that always has a line of people. They sell Mediterranean food there. We stood in line for about 15 minutes and when we got up to place our order, I got so intimidated by what to say, that I just mimicked what the guy in front of me said. We both laughed because I didn’t even know what I had just ordered! We took it back to the apartment and I ate about half of it. When the next day arrived, we were both ready to head home. By the way, you are definitely our little “good luck charm” for flying. Before this last trip, your mom and I have had the absolute WORST luck with flying, and this trip was the smoothest flight for us ever! We even arrived early both there and back. You really are our little angel!!!!!!

Well, now that we’re back home, things are going well. It looks like mommy is finally out of the nausea stage and she seems to really have her appetite back. She hasn’t been craving anything out of the ordinary, however, she is into carrots lately, which seems new to me. But other than that, I haven’t really been on any “Food Craving” runs to the store in a while. I guess it’s still early and I will soon be making my way to the store for pickles, ice cream, watermelon, chili, pork grinds, apple sauce, or anything other crazy mixture of foods. I look forward to it and I hope that mommy knows that I will travel to both ends of the earth to satisfy both your and hers cravings for exotic combos.

Your dear old dad has recently been fighting a nasty cold, which is weird because I’m pretty super human and never get sick. Perfect timing, I assume, because all my friends keep making fun of me saying that I’m going through my “sympathy pregnancy.” I really don’t think I’m sick because I want to simulate the pregnancy, but in any event, it’s taken a toll on both your mom and I. We look forward to just relaxing in the next coming weekends before Wedding season starts for us. (I must warn you…in the next couple of months, things are going to be really shakin’ in there because we have like 4 weddings to go to, so get your dancing shoes ready!!!!).

Well, I think that’s all I’ve got for now. I’m sorry this one was a bit long and detailed. I just wanted to let you know what you went through in the past couple of weeks. I can’t wait to see you! I lie in bed every night and think about what it is going to be like with you here. I know there are many good times on the horizon for us, so please keep growing strong and I will be seeing you soon! I love you!!!!

P.S. Your mommy is an amazing woman and she is absolutely amazing for everything that she has done for me lately! Between jetting off from LA to NY with me and making me “Cuban” chicken noodle soup, she has truly taken care of me and I love her deeply for it! You both are Daddy’s Angels and I love you both with all my heart!!!!!!!!!