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TransMonk Nov 28 2012 04:49 PM

We have been staying away from social media announcements, but have been fairly loose-lipped so far while letting the rumor machine do it's thing. I thought I would share the news with you guys to keep me from exploding with excitement. Mrs. Monk and I are proudly expecting our first (and likely only) child. My wife is nearly 12 weeks along and is doing just fine. The due date is June 20th (NYM at Atlanta). We are still about two months away from finding out the sex, but we have chosen to know because it would drive us crazy not to. My wife visited NYC over the Thanksgiving weekend and came back with a Mets bib/bootie/creeper set...the first of many Mets related items I plan to shower upon miniMonk. We have lots to be excited about and thankful for right now. Being an expecting father has made me a nervous wreck (a feeling that I'm sure will last the rest of my life), but I'm also very proud and optimistic.

Ceetar Nov 28 2012 04:57 PM Re: miniMonk

Congrats!

metsmarathon Nov 28 2012 04:58 PM Re: miniMonk

awesome news!

seawolf17 Nov 28 2012 05:22 PM Re: miniMonk

Awesome. Congratulations to both of you!

themetfairy Nov 28 2012 05:24 PM Re: miniMonk

Mazel Tov TM - that is indeed fabulous news!

Edgy MD Nov 28 2012 05:33 PM Re: miniMonk

Great news.

metirish Nov 28 2012 05:41 PM Re: miniMonk

Great news, untold joy awaits you and your wife.

Mets Willets Point Nov 28 2012 06:16 PM Re: miniMonk

Congrats and good luck.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 28 2012 08:57 PM Re: miniMonk

Congratulations! You're in for a wonderful experience.

G-Fafif Nov 28 2012 09:22 PM Re: miniMonk

Mazel to the tov.

TransMonk Nov 28 2012 11:30 PM Re: miniMonk

Thanks for all of the congrats and well wishes!

cooby classic Nov 29 2012 04:41 PM Re: miniMonk

Yay! Baby boom! congratulations!

Ceetar Nov 29 2012 04:48 PM Re: miniMonk

cooby wrote: Yay! Baby boom! congratulations! uh oh. *finger on nose*

Centerfield Nov 29 2012 05:19 PM Re: miniMonk

Freakin' Awesome. Things I know about Monk: 1. He got divorced. 2. He had a stroke. 3. He quit smoking and got his body back into shape. 4. He and his wife are having a baby. But somehow I missed the part where he re-married. Congrats on the baby and also belated congrats on getting re-married. Many good things.

Edgy MD Nov 29 2012 05:23 PM Re: miniMonk

You also missed out that he's a rock and roll star.

cooby classic Nov 29 2012 05:39 PM Re: miniMonk

And he had that hilarious MOFO post "Transmonk Goes to Bed" when we were waiting to see where Arod would land many many years ago...

Edgy MD Nov 29 2012 05:42 PM Re: miniMonk

Wow! Fifty cranes to anybody who finds that beauty.

cooby classic Nov 29 2012 05:52 PM Re: miniMonk

I might have a hard copy of it, but I think it was before MOFO moved :( It was great...he had it written up like a SI or ESPN article, classic

TransMonk Nov 29 2012 05:54 PM Re: miniMonk

Yes...I wish I still had that post saved. That was about 3 PCs ago (also about 3 reincarnations of this board ago). I'm glad CF could catch up. I got re-married in Vegas back in August 2011. We are a blissfully happy couple.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 29 2012 08:40 PM Re: miniMonk

Way to go, Monkie. You are about to have a lot of fun.

Swan Swan H Nov 29 2012 08:46 PM Re: miniMonk

Sweet. It was just under thirty years ago when we found out we were expecting our first, and I remember so much about it. Enjoy every minute.

A Boy Named Seo Nov 30 2012 06:15 AM Re: miniMonk

Heartiest congrats, Monk!

Fman99 Dec 01 2012 12:45 PM Re: miniMonk

Seriously, that's awesome news for you. Changes your life in the most positive way.

MFS62 Dec 02 2012 09:47 PM Re: miniMonk

Best of everything, Monk. Later

TransMonk Dec 04 2012 08:19 PM Re: miniMonk

And more... I have resigned my current position in the financial industry and am going to become the Operations Director with my mom-in-law's startup company that provides a subscription database of instrumentation manuals to hospitals. The business has taken off exponentially in the past 3 years (my mom-in-law's situation is the definition of the realization of the "American Dream", going from a second shift OR nurse to the co-owner of a very successful business). The plan is for me to take over her position in the company when she retires early in 2014. All the while, I get to work from home and watch the little one grow. Things are very exciting right now.

themetfairy Dec 04 2012 08:29 PM Re: miniMonk

Best of luck with that TM!

Farmer Ted Dec 06 2012 03:10 PM Re: miniMonk

Bring it on, Pepeon!

Gwreck Dec 08 2012 06:29 PM Re: miniMonk

Sorry to have not see this before. CONGRATS!

El Segundo Escupidor Dec 27 2012 09:50 AM Re: miniMonk

Congrats, dude! Your boys can swim! (And please say congrats to Transmonkette)

TransMonk Feb 01 2013 12:43 AM Re: miniMonk

20 week ultrasound today...it's a girl! Doc said she is as healthy as it can be based off the ultrasound. We're thrilled!

themetfairy Feb 01 2013 12:52 AM Re: miniMonk

Fabulous news Monk!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 01 2013 04:01 AM Re: miniMonk

TransMonk wrote: 20 week ultrasound today...it's a girl! Doc said she is as healthy as it can be based off the ultrasound. We're thrilled! kablam

seawolf17 Feb 01 2013 02:45 PM Re: miniMonk

You know that because it's a girl you have to name her Cooby, right? Forum regulation.

metirish Feb 01 2013 03:50 PM Re: miniMonk

Great news, congrats.

Mets Willets Point Feb 01 2013 03:56 PM Re: miniMonk

So it's a miniNun.

cooby classic Feb 01 2013 04:41 PM Re: miniMonk

What is the due date? My daughter is having a girl too, on June 4ish! Congratulations! (I wonder what she would think of naming her little girl "Cooby"...)

TransMonk Feb 01 2013 05:09 PM Re: miniMonk

Yes, a miniNun. Ha! She is due June 20 (+/- 2 days per the ultrasound tech). I would throw Cooby into the ring, but the names were picked out long ago.

cooby classic Feb 01 2013 06:10 PM Re: miniMonk

I am sure your wife is glad for that :)

Benjamin Grimm Feb 01 2013 07:29 PM Re: miniMonk

You should also be glad that you weren't "thrown into a ring."

Edgy MD Feb 02 2013 04:18 AM Re: miniMonk

There'll be other rings.

Rockin' Doc Jun 15 2013 03:08 AM Re: miniMonk

Belated congratulations on your pending fatherhood. There is nothing quite like the feeling of holding your infant child for the first time. You're going to love it.

TransMonk Jun 15 2013 02:33 PM Re: miniMonk

Can't wait...soooo close.

metirish Jun 30 2013 02:33 AM Re: miniMonk

Beautiful Bianca has joined the world. Congrats Monk and missus.

Edgy MD Jun 30 2013 02:54 AM Re: miniMonk

Hard to top this. Congrats to you and Mrs. Monk.

G-Fafif Jun 30 2013 02:57 AM Re: miniMonk

Now that's Amazin'! Congratulations to the expanded family.

Rockin' Doc Jun 30 2013 04:41 AM Re: miniMonk

Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby girl. Glad to know both mom and daughter are doing well.

themetfairy Jun 30 2013 11:52 AM Re: miniMonk

She's beautiful. Mazel Tov Monk!

seawolf17 Jun 30 2013 12:10 PM Re: miniMonk

All the best, Monk!

TransMonk Jul 01 2013 10:05 PM Re: miniMonk

Thanks everyone...I definitely consider the Crane Pool part of my extended family. Wifey, baby and I are home and doing very well. I couldn't be more happy!

Fman99 Jul 02 2013 06:54 PM Re: miniMonk

TransMonk wrote: Thanks everyone...I definitely consider the Crane Pool part of my extended family. Wifey, baby and I are home and doing very well. I couldn't be more happy! Mazel tov my friend. Enjoy it and appreciate it.

d'Kong76 Jul 06 2013 05:17 PM Re: miniMonk

Congrats, Trans

dgwphotography Jul 18 2013 02:50 PM Re: miniMonk

Congratulations, TM. Girls are are the greatest gift..

TransMonk Nov 04 2013 09:16 PM Re: miniMonk

So, my little girl turned four months old last week. She is strong and animated and hasn't had the slightest hint of a fever or a sniffle in her life. When she was born, the doctor needed to go in and bring her out with forceps because her heart rate kept dropping and it turned out that the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck. She came out with a shiner over her left eye and the hospital pediatricians all thought that the forceps caught her on the lid and that the swelling would eventually go down. She was and has been an otherwise healthy baby. But as the swelling went down, it became apparent that she had a ptosis in her left eye and we have seen several pediatric eye doctors to get recommendations on how best to remedy the situation. Every one said that as long as the droopy lid was not effecting her vision, that any corrective surgery could be done when she is three or four. We have spent many hours patching her good eye (which she HATES) in an effort to strengthen the impaired eye, but she will typically shut down when the patch is on...which is a sign that she is no longer trying to use the impaired eye due to the fact that she cannot fully operate the lid. We were referred to a surgeon two weeks ago and he is going to perform a Frontalis Sling operation on her left eye this Friday morning. This is a fairly routine surgery where they use a silicone band to attach the lid to muscles near the brow which should greatly help her keep the eye open. With additional patching for the foreseeable future, she will strengthen the eye and learn how to use both of them together. While the surgery is routine, fully anesthetizing a four month old infant is not. Had this surgery been for primarily cosmetic reasons, we would have waited, but every doctor we have seen has advocated for us to perform the surgery now before she stops using her left eye any further. I know there are parents here who have been through so much more with their own kids, but if anyone thinks about it on Friday morning, please send good thoughts Bianca's way. I know she is going to be just fine...but on Friday morning, I am going to be an absolute nervous wreck.

themetfairy Nov 04 2013 09:25 PM Re: miniMonk

She's precious TM! My middle guy had surgery when he was five months old to remove a cyst from his throat. Again, while it's routine, I know your angst about fully anesthetizing an infant. But it sounds like she's in good hands and that they'll take good care of her. The best of good vibes for a smooth day on Friday!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 04 2013 09:33 PM Re: miniMonk

I'm certain she'll be just fine but I totally understand how worried you will feel anyway. Hang in there!

seawolf17 Nov 04 2013 10:36 PM Re: miniMonk

Show those docs who's boss, Bianca. You're going to rock this.

metirish Nov 05 2013 01:38 AM Re: miniMonk

All the best to the Monks, find good doctors and trust them......which looks like you have done. All the best, will be thinking about you all.

metsmarathon Nov 05 2013 03:16 AM Re: miniMonk

aw, pretty lady. she'll come through this just fine, as will you. my thoughts'll be on her and her speedy recovery.

Rockin' Doc Nov 07 2013 01:43 AM Re: miniMonk

Once it became clear that your daughter was no longer attempting to use the left eye, then it is best to have the ptosis fixed in order to avoid the development of amblyopia. Take heart in knowing that you and your wife are doing what is best for your daughter. I will keep both of you and your beautiful daughter in my prayers.

seawolf17 Nov 07 2013 02:33 PM Re: miniMonk

BOOM. Eye doctor in the house. Nice.

Edgy MD Nov 07 2013 02:54 PM Re: miniMonk

Yeah, I'm not sure I wouldn't have flown down to North Carolina to have Rockin' Doc scrub in on the surgery. Best wishes and prayers for your daughter. Stupid eyelid.

TransMonk Nov 07 2013 03:24 PM Re: miniMonk

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes...and it is great to have the reassurance of Rockin' Doc! My fingernails are going to get mighty short and my hair is going to get a little grayer over the next 36 hours...but I know my little girl is going to be better than ever once we're through this.

Fman99 Nov 07 2013 05:16 PM Re: miniMonk

Went through similar anxiety when Fboy was 15 months old and needed a general anesthetic to get ear tubes put in. As far as small children and surgery go that one is about as routine as it gets, and yet it was nerve wracking for Fwife and I. Thoughts and prayers coming your way, sir.

TransMonk Nov 08 2013 09:08 PM Re: miniMonk

Bianca's operation went well his morning. The surgeon was able to determine that the muscle in question did not fully develop before she was born and the condition was not a result of the forceps extraction during birth. The little one is cranky and does not like the fact that she cannot rub at her stitches, but her mood should be back to normal within a few days. The surgeon was honest and told us that because she is so young and has so much more developing and growing to do that this would most likely not be the last procedure that she would need for the issue as the tension on the sling may need to be adjusted as she gets older. But like Doc said above, this initial operation was necessary in order to prevent amblyopia, so we are glad that we were able to get it done and that there were no complications. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and support. It really is appreciated.

Rockin' Doc Nov 09 2013 03:35 AM Re: miniMonk

Glad to hear that all went well. I'm sure it was a stressful time for both you and your wife.

cooby classic Nov 11 2013 12:02 AM Re: miniMonk

Aw, love her heart....how did I not see this before? All the best and lots of hugs for this little darling!

Centerfield Nov 12 2013 06:16 PM Re: miniMonk

Sorry I'm coming in way late. Congrats on the successful surgery. Continue to send thoughts and prayers your way. Kids are the greatest gift, but my goodness, do they every stress and age you. Bianca is beautiful. I thought she was just winking at me.

metirish Nov 12 2013 07:38 PM Re: miniMonk

Yes, great news. Good that the surgeon was honest, the key is finding ones you trust, all things considered you are placing trust in a person you may never see again, need a good feeling about them.

Mets Guy in Michigan Nov 13 2013 02:33 PM Re: miniMonk

Just catching up to this. Glad to hear it went well. She's a beauty!

Edgy MD Nov 14 2013 05:14 PM Re: miniMonk

A one-in-a-million girl. But don't fall in love!