I’m very proud to announce the birth of my second son, Zachary Darbie Kuretz. He was born on Friday July 24th at 11:40 AM, weighed 6 lbs 12 ounces, and was 20 1/4 inches long. It was an incredibly fast delivery, only 20 minutes after we arrived at the hospital, so very exciting and action packed. Both my wife and the new baby are doing very well, and 3.5 year old Jackson is very excited to have a little brother. And yes, I can finally get rid of this mustache now that the new baby is here. 
Update: Added a picture of post-mustache removal. The story on the mustache – this started with our first child, I figured since my wife was growing something uncomfortable, so would I. This time I started earlier, and it got way bigger and was a pain to eat, etc. I’m glad it’s gone!
Article by Alex Kuretz
I'm Alex Kuretz, and I'm the founder of MediaSmartServer.net. I was the Lead Test and Integration Engineer at HP for the MediaSmart Server until April 2008 when I moved on to other opportunites outside HP. I've kept active in the WHS community, creating several add-ins and helping users make the most of their Home Servers.
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Congrats to you and the wife!
congratulations. good to hear that the mustache is going.
Congrats!! What’s the deal with the mustache?
major congrats
Congrats Alex, glad to hear everyone is doing well. Did that stash come with a free Harley? LOL
Congrats Kuretz family!
Congratulations Alex to you and your family!
Weren’t you allowed to shave off the mustache till the baby arrived?
Lose the caterpillar now dude! Congratulations to you and the family.
Congratulations, Alex! Great news!
Awesome news Alex, Congratulations!
Congrats, Alex! So, have you set Zachary up with an e-mail account yet?
And why not grow a beard to compliment the ’stache?
Glad to hear all doing well…!
Congrats!!!!! A truly awesome event in life!
Congratulations, Alex! So cute!!
Thank you all for the well-wishes! I’ve updated the blog post with a post-mustache picture as well as the back story on why I was growing it.
Without the mustache I kinda see John McEnroe meets Kevin Spacey
Congratulations, Alex. Heh, my first son was born the same way, less than 20 minutes after arriving at the hospital. The doctor on call arrived just in time to play “catch the baby”. Sure beats waiting around!
Congrats, I remember the day my son was born and how proud I was too. That baby is 36 years old now!
Congrats!!
Well I get your blog via RSS on my Google Reader… sorry for the late reply, Alex. Guess I need to check my “Reader” more often.
I wondered why I was seeing a few less post form you lately
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Congradulations on the new little guy! Gald the baby and wife are doing great!!!
We are starting our “western” trip in the coach pretty soon but at this point it looks like the folks we know from FC are going to meet us in Yellowstone… There is some chance we will make it to FC, but its unlikely at this point since we will travel into Yellowston from Devel’s Tower and then south to the Tetons and even further south to Mesa Verda. From SW Colorado we will be headed further south in late Setember to avoid the snow!!! All of that means we won’t come very close to FC and since the coach gets 8 mpg we are trying to reduce mileage. If we do get close I will see if you guys are up for lunch or somehting on the Hayles’ family.
You may still have your hands full with Zacahary even by late August when we will be in Colorado anyway.
Again, Gini and I are happy for your guys.
George
CONGRATS Hope all is well and healthy!
Congratulations on the birth of your son Alex. Glad to hear that all is well with you and the family.
Richard
Congratulations Alex
That’s wonderful news Alex. Congratulations to you and the rest of your family.
It’s hard to believe a baby so cute came from someone so funny lookin’! Just kidding.
Congrats!
Congratulations to the Kuretz Family