At 7:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Nathan will be a week old.

At 7:59 p.m. On Wednesday, Katie and I will have been parents for a week.

I've been told that my blog needs another baby update. Something about how the announcement, that's all of three days old, has become a bit of a "been there, done that" post.

Geez, not like I'm in a hospital with a newborn and a wife who is still in recovery of sorts. But I'm nothing if not a blog junkie and a man of the people, so here's an update on the Nathan front...

"Kapgar 2.0" has a name. It is Nathan Paul. Born tonight, weighing 8 lbs, 8 oz. and measuring in at 20.5 inches long. He has more hair than daddy already.

Born four days past the due date of September 15, but born exactly on his original due date.

Born on the 19th anniversary of the death of my friend Michael Paul Haddad.

Born on Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Welcome to the world, Nathan.

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So here's the latest news on the kapgar 2.0 front.

Basically, there is no news as there is no baby. And there is no baby because there is zero dilation and zero effacing ("effacement"?). Because there is zero of those two very vital things, the doctor doesn't want to rush it with inducing the baby.

Hey all. Nope, still no kapgar 2.0. So, in the absence of a baby for the time being, how about a Snippet Wednesday?

No, it doesn't seem like an even trade to me either.

In case any of you would like an update on Kapgar 2.0 Watch 2012...

We had another doctor's appointment today and, despite having our bags packed due to an overabundance of "feeling" that we were going to be told to head directly to the hospital without passing "Go," there was no effacing or dilating to note. I know we're still kinda early (38.5 weeks), but we just had this feeling it was going to happen. Wish I could explain why.

Anyway, on to some other tiny bundles in the form of Snippet Wednesday!

Katie hit me with a big one the other day... "I think we're going to be parents by this coming weekend." She based this declaration on the fact that her belly is beginning to drop in a pretty big way.

It's time for another mixed bag review of my month's worth of progress toward my New Year's Resolutions.

Ready? Set? Go!