By Bruce Teague on February 4, 2010
Wow.. It has been nearly 4 months since my last post. While I could give you multiple excuses that have some grain of truth to them such as starting a business, being busy with the holidays etc. they aren’t really the reason for the hiatus. It boils down to the start of the NBA season and my wonderful wife buying me NBA League Pass. For those of you who don’t know what that means… awesomeness, but more specifically I can watch any NBA game within 24 hours of tip off. Unfortunately (or fortunately if you enjoy reading my blog) our internet in recent weeks has decided it (more…)
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By Bruce Teague on October 9, 2009
We’re leaving for Spain today so I don’t have time to do a real post. I’ve been looking for an excuse to post this picture. Little man, little horse, little helmet. I find it too adorable. Can a guy blog a sentence like that? I’ll be back on Monday. Have a great weekend!
Posted in Family | Tagged Elijah, kids
By Bruce Teague on October 8, 2009
Jonas sounded as if he had eaten a squeaky dog toy. With every exhale he moaned and squeaked. It was cute for the first five minutes, then it was annoying. After several hours I was concerned, but the nurses kept sweeping it under the table saying he’s just tired and it’s completely normal. He also hadn’t nursed since he was birthed 12 hours ago. I mean really how tired could Jonas be? All he’s done since he came out is sleep! The truth is they didn’t know why, and in this country if you don’t know something, you fake it like you do. We eventually had a little “chat” with our nurse. She called a pediatrician to come in and evaluate him. (more…)
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By Nicholas Z. Cardot on October 6, 2009
I spent two weeks in September where I was only home once for 14 hours. That’s not fair to my wife, my daughter, or myself. But that’s life. And we all face that sometimes.
So what’s the key to building a happy home life when you just can’t be there as much as you would like? When you can’t provide the quantity of time for your family that they deserve then you had better provide the quality of time that they deserve. (more…)
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By Bruce Teague on October 5, 2009
Elijah: “I can’t find the Scarry Kitty Cat book to read for my nap”
Bruce: “Oh, I think that book is out for surgery, you’ll have to pick another one, sorry bubba.”
Fit ensues.
Bruce: “It’s ok buddy, we’ve read it so many times.” I want to gouge my eyes out every time I see you pull it off the bookshelf. (more…)
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By Bruce Teague on October 2, 2009
I noticed a thumb shoved in his mouth out of the corner of my eye. I was hoping that Jonas wouldn’t have to suck on anything. Elijah was a paci baby and it was a nightmare breaking his addiction. I won’t allow my kids to be thumb suckers! My twin brother and I sucked our thumbs and we didn’t kick the habit until we were five. I didn’t want the same misfortune for my children. I decided to give Jonas a paci.
Babies have a strong…
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By Bruce Teague on October 1, 2009
I rounded the corner into the kitchen. The sink overflowed with dishes, but how? Didn’t I just wash the dishes this afternoon? What enables the sink to multiply offspring faster than a bunny? Is it my strange inability to reuse the same cup I was just drinking from? Seriously, how hard is it? Instead of reaching into the cupboard and pulling out a new cup, I need to go find the one I left on top of the bookshelf or on the bedside table. Why do I never do it? (more)
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By Bruce Teague on September 29, 2009
Aw man! How did I get here? Wasn’t I sleeping? This is the third time this week I’ve woken up standing in my crib and it’s only Monday. I don’t even know how to get down. This is ridiculous.
“WAAAAAA”
Oh wait, I think I hear someone. No don’t turn around because I stopped crying! I’m just trying to listen out for you. Sounds like Mommy went back to bed. I’d better try again.
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By Bruce Teague on September 28, 2009
I came home on a Tuesday around 6 o’clock as usual, asked my wife the usual question “what did you do today” and received a response that was anything but the usual. “Oh I sat around trying to figure out if I’m pregnant”.
“What? Are you serious. Did I hear that right, what exactly does that mean anyways?”
It means it had been six weeks since her last cycle and neither her nor I had really noticed up until that day. If you would have asked me a month before when I wanted to have a baby I would have told you in a few years. I had no..
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By Bruce Teague on September 16, 2009
Elijah started his first day of school last Wednesday. We talked it up every chance we could. “It will be so much fun, you’ll get to play with lots of new toys.” The hype was working. Elijah couldn’t wait to start. We were afraid there would be separation anxiety issues, but he was so enamored by all the new toys it was more “Mom and Dad who?” Unfortunately we failed to mention that it wasn’t always fun and games. He had a meltdown when the teacher tried to move him from the play room to the classroom. It was short lived though and every morning he asks “Can I go to school?” Score one for the parents!
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