Dante hangs out; gets ass whupped by a girl

A busy day as mom provided food and nap-time warmth, while dad played plumber and electrician.Just chillin' in the bouncy chair, waiting to see dad do both electron and H2O plumbing. He's always trying to mix them.


Then Sienna Marana came over to muss him up. Just 'cause she's 12 weeks older and 6 pounds heavier, she thinks she's da boss. Just wait, he'll bulk up soon and show her who wears the onesie around here.

A good day

hangin' at the Castle, a quick trip to the doc, then some naps.

Home-unculus

The little guy is home now, kicking back on the couch, hangin' with Jerry.

Getting ready for his first car nap

Almost there Getting lunchSacking out

Papa San

You know those big, round comfy chairs? We got one for Zyggie. This one's heated, vibrates, and is moderately interactive.

The difference is that the cushion on this one is convex, not concave.

Nap time.

Hell of an idea.

Birthday cake

Prisca made this diaper cake for him, too cool. It has diapers (duh), toys, and those little balls turn into washcloths.

Big Wrap

Uh, yeah. Can I have a Kid Wrap (TM), easy on the sauce, no tomato, extra sprouts, and spare napkins? Thanks. Do you take credit cards?

Burrito Boy.

Clearly a long day

Still tired from the move, Dante has spent the afternoon snoring and drooling in mom's armpit. If that's not love, I'm not sure how you should define it.

Out the window

On Sunday, Myrna had some contractions, so we trundled off to Aspen in the trusty Subaru. Our reception was less than stellar, as It was clear that the night nurses didn't want to help out too much. Naturally, we had called the night service at the Doctor's office, but after it rang for 3 minutes, I decided it was not going to pick up. I was really wishing we were at the airport, because by comparison, you really feel like a valued customer there. The staff sort of blew us off, finding us home with some Ambien and instructions to go to see the doc At 8:45. In Basalt.

Which is nice, since Basalt is close to home. Except the Basalt office is closed on Mondays.

We got to the Doc in Aspen, she said Cool-go to the hospital. Like obedient people, we did, and this time check in was or breeze. By 10 or so, we were at set and waiting for drugs. At least I was, Myra had an epidural. But I digress.

Another check, And the Doc says "Hmm.... that feels like a butt." the other Doc checks and goes "Yup. That's a butt. You're having a C-section."

Good to learn my son will carry on my approach of going at life ass-first. But I digress.

So, a quick change of plans, a call to OR, jammies for me, and it's off down the hall.

And, lo and behold, Dante Z came into the world, ass-first. Attaboy.

7 pounds, 8.6 ounces. 21" long. 1:50pm.

Now Mom and baby are resting, gathering energy for a bit of spring skiing. After all, it's corning up nicely out there, and Highlands will be open an extra week. So go there and stay off Ajax.

Nice hat. By the way, that's not Mom.

Here's mom.

Let's also give credit where credit is due: Prisca kept us safe and sane, and has been invaluable. If you can bring your own nurse to these events, I say go for it.

On track for the end of the month

The doc says that we can expect the kid to be on time at the end of the month (about 2 weeks), and that the little booger is about 6.5lbs right now. Zyggie could gain up to a pound before he is born.

Since we don't have any pictures of the kid, have a picture from Wengen, Switzerland. Below the Swiss Air Force (just back from invading Liechtenstein) is the famous Hundshopf jump, which is abot 5 meters wide at the top and is about a 41 degree slope. To the skier's left, along the rock, is a 1.5-meter wide 'sneak', where the crew goes around the course. As you slide through the sneak, your tips drag against the rock wall. It is generally considered poor etiquette to snag your tips and fall into the course.

someone help me out of this bean bag

Jerry The WonderDog (TM) is still waiting, too.

Still waiting

Still waiting for the big day. Not much else to tell, really.