'X' never...EVER marks the spot

So I have had more than one "complaint" about comments being too hard to post. (Six complaints to be exact) So I thought I would post a quick tutorial. Here it is in seven easy steps:






1. Scroll to the bottom of the post you want to comment on and click the comments link. (It will have a number next to it depending on how many people have already commented)







2. Write your comment. (It doesn't hurt to comment on my awesomeness) Then click the "Select Profile..." drop down menu next to the "Comment as:" text.








3. I suggest you choose the Name/URL option.












4. Enter your name in the "Name" field. You can leave the URL field blank (unless you have a website). Then click "Continue"










5. Click the "Post Comment" button.











6. Next, it will ask you to enter a word verification. You may have to scroll down a little (1). You will then need to enter the word you see exactly as-is (2) into the text field.









7. Finally, click the "Post Comment" button. You will know that your comment was published when you see the "Your comment was published" text.



Hope that helps...comment away!

Fun Facts:

• Zach was born a week ago today. I know "they" always say that time flies by, but come on, really? It's not fair...
• The nurse said that babies go through a "feeding frenzy" two weeks after birth. I think Zach is speeding up the process...he ate more than I did today.
• Penny suggested we call Grandpa Jack "Great Great Grandpa Jack" because even though he's just a Great(n.) Grandpa he's a really Great(adj.) Great(n.) Grandpa! I think it's a great (adj.) idea. Here is a picture from his visit:

-pf

It's not my fault I'm the biggest and the strongest; I don't even exercise

Well little Zach is only 6 days old now and he can already lift up his head. No joke! This morning, I was lying with him in bed with him on my chest tummy-side down and he was lifting his head up and looking at me. Granted, the sheer will to do so was probably spurred on by him trying to find out if I had any milk to give him; but no matter what part of my shirt or face he tries to latch on, I'm sorry to say, I've got nothing for him...that's mommy's job. Speaking of, Kel is doing great with breastfeeding. She used the pump today for the first time. It reminded me of the Discovery channel special I saw one time on automated cow milking but she got enough out for a full bottle and we froze it. They last frozen for a good 5 months, so she is going to try to build up a stock.

We Skyped to Bethany the other morning in Japan. It was so awesome to be able to show Zach through video. She thinks he has Williams' freak chest (a little bump where the sternum is for those of you not aware with Will's "freak feature." Also, we got some more family visits and a few calls from people wanting to visit so we are excited about that. (Great) Grandpa Jack came to visit today and that was really special. Zach was so excited to meet his great grandpa that he pooped his diaper immediately.

Several people have commented on who they think Zachary looks more like; me or Kel. I think me, (mainly because that comment is usually followed by "he's SO cute!" but Kelly disagrees for some reason). Here's some evidence:
It's pretty much the same routine over here. He is getting more cute (to us) by the day and we are loving him more all the time. Here are some pictures to tide you over:

Cuuuuuuuute!

Suuuper Cuuuuuuute!!



Kirsten and Stephanie were over today and they taught him
how to say I love you in sign and suck his fingers at the same time.

Fun Facts:

• We now have a pack-n'-play downstairs (courtesy of Grandpa) and a Bassinet (courtesy of Uncle Michael and Aunt Patti) upstairs so I don't have to transfer the bassinet up and down stairs every day.
• Kelly's milk is in! (Is it weird that I'm excited about that?)
• I thought that my computer had broken today, hence the delay in post...I most likely lost 75% of my followers due to that down-time. (75% translates to 1.5 people)

-pf

You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles

Here are the first videos of us in the hospital and of Zach enjoying life...finally!

Here we see Kel in the hospital looking as comfortable as ever...this was in the morning only a couple hours before the birth!



In this video we find Kelly and Zach bonding with his new family.

Finally, here is some video of Zach with family and during play time.

More to come soon!

Fun Facts:

• Zach has the hiccups pretty often, and we are currently trying to get some video of him yawning, cooing, and sneezing...all very normal for us, all super cute for him.
• Zach was the exact same weight and length as my dad according to grandma Dode.
• REMINDER: You can now post anonymous comments so hopefully it's easier to make your voice heard. We'll see how it works...

-pf

The ratio of people to cake is too big

This weekend was "family fun time." We had family visitors to boost Zach's feelings (I mean "wittoh feeweengs") while he's still getting his massive doses of Super Chemical X. Here are some pics from the weekend:

Cousin Chelsea

Aunt Debbie
Cousin Rob

Grandma
Aunt Kirsten
Grandpa
Auntie Tud

"Aunt" Bridgette

Mom, Dad, Token and Zach

Ashey

We also saw Nonie and Papa and Great Grandma (or Super Nonie as some prefer to call her). It was really great to see Ashley and we can't wait to see her again and for Uncle Sam (...heheh....Uncle Sam....that's awesome....) to be able to meet Zach the next time they are both here in California.

We are going to try to connect with Aunt Beth as soon as possible via Skype. At that point, I'll figure out what she would like to be called. I've already heard she doesn't want it to be "Uncle Bill and Aunt Bethany" as that sounds "too old" so we'll figure out the perfect name for them both.


Fun Facts:

• I now added the ability to post comments anonymously, so if you have tried and it wasn't working before, hopefully it should be easier now. We love to read the comments so go for it! (Just remember to enter your name so we know it's you)
• We go to the doctor tomorrow for a blood test, so hopefully he can take his glow-worm outfit off tomorrow if all goes well.

-pf

It's not often you see a guy that green have the blues that bad

Well we made it through the first day home and just finished our second night. As I write this Kelly and Zach are sleeping peacefully after a really good night. They (Zach and Kel) are doing a really great job. Here's some proof that they actually do sleep. (Even though Kelly would have you believe she never sleeps!)
We had our first doctor appointment yesterday and it went well...except for the part where she told us he is a little jaundiced. They did a blood test to make sure and it turns out he does take after his dad. Nothing to be overly concerned about, but his bilirubin level was a little high so the doctor had a "Bili-blanket" delivered to our house last night. I was thinking, "Oh good, a cute blanket will be much better than having to put him under large, annoying warming lights..." Of course, I thought wrong:


This is the package that was delivered. It's basically two units with fiber optic cords which feed into pads that project the ultra-violet light onto his skin. It's pretty annoying because the cords are not very long so he can never be too far away from the units. However, even with that little annoyance, he did a great job last night.

Here is what it looks like on him......."This demeans us both"

Here's what it looks like in the dark...don't worry, it looks much worse than it is. However, if he gets some kind of mutant-type super power from this, I'm going to be upset...unless it's a cool power like Wolverine, or Spider Man...but if he turns into a lame superhero like Aquaman or Jubilee...well that would be totally weak.

I think he actually likes it because it provides kind a type of swaddling on top of his normal blankets...the lights are supposed to be touching his skin for about 18 hours a day, for 3 days, then we go back and test his blood again. I think we could probably achieve the same results from giving him sunbaths the "old fashioned way" but who am I to argue with technology?

Ashley (Kelly's sister) gets to visit today so we are really excited about that. I'm still working on that video ("Hi, I'm a Mac and my video editing programs are super lame") so I'll post some immensely cute baby gurgling as soon as possible.

Fun Facts:

• Zach is the oldest son, of the oldest son, of the oldest son, of the oldest son, of the oldest son, of the oldest son (that's has far as grandma can remember but I can only assume it goes on like that for ever).
• Kelly's milk is starting to come in (sorry if that's gross to any of my friends) but it's really good news as the Z man has the appetite of Paul Bunyan.

-pf