It was a long day today, beginning early and finishing late. Teagan was born around 9:40am. Seven pounds, seven ounces. Twenty inches. Ten fingers. Ten toes. Two eyes and ears. One mouth.
More photos will, I’m sure, make it to the blog in the coming days, but I wanted to toss one up and to scrawl a couple of thoughts from the day here before they are forever forgotten.
1. Newborn Pampers smell better than almost anything.
2. Newborn babies smell better than Newborn Pampers.
3. Babies’ heads are funny-lookin’, and it’s impossible to keep a cap on them. It’s wrong to use duct tape. Very, very wrong.
4. Having a child changes everything. For always. There will never be a time when there wasn’t a Teagan. (I know — this is a thought that I had when Ani was born, too — but I wasn’t a blogger then, so I didn’t get it down. Better late than never.)
5. I like very much looking at the world through the eyes of someone who’s never seen anything like it before. There’s a sense of wonder, even in a cross-eyed newborn stare, there that I find intoxicating, invigorating, and downright neat. Ani has been really good for me in this regard. Teagan is, and will be further still, too.
6. This world and the universe it exists within will forever be full of amazement, wonder and awe. Wow. #
Enough gushing — off to sleep. Thanks for indulging a proud father.
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She is beautiful. Congratulations.
Allanah, Nelson, New Zealand
Hey hey hey!!! Welcome to the world Teagan!! What wonderful news for your mom and dad. You’re all lucky to have each other. Be good to them, they’re really tired about now … mind you, I bet you are too.
Congrats on the your arrival Teagan. Don’t worry, of course this picture will be used in a photo album for the rest of your life. You are right – your world has changed – more than anyone can tell you! Enjoy the ride!
As a father of two daughters myself (5 years old and 13 months) let me tell you it is the life. I often refer to going home to “my girls”, to include my wife.
I’d have it no other way.
Incidentally, quality use of the yall’ll, I thought we only said that down here in the South!
Congratulations, Bud.
Chris Craft
Yeah!
Kevin
Congrats to the whole family! Welcome to the wonderful world Teagan…the fun is just beginning.
Donna
Congratulations Bud! NEVER, NEVER apologize for doting and gushing about your own child. It’s never something you can apologize for, EVER! I can usually sum the greatest days in my life to probably 4 days: wedding day, births of both my kids, and hitting a homerun further than Johnny Damon in a HS baseball game. So it’s a special day. Relish it forever.
Tom
Seeking the Wisdom of the Ages…
http://tnturner.edublogs.org
Congrats, Bud. I am sure you will have a collection of photos (or a Flickr badge) by the time New York hits in November.
Truly impressed with the y’all’ll usage. I count Colorado as south…sort of.
Congratulations are in order Bud! I’m still just trying to cope with one ankle-biter, so my hat is off to you on attempting two
She’s beautiful, and I fully expect her to be blogging in a few months
It’s amazing how small they start out, isn’t it? She is beautiful. Congratulations to you all!
Teagan is beautiful. I love her name. Congratulations! Tell Ani she will be a wonderful older sister. Best to you all!
Awww! Congratulations! She’s beautiful.
Many mazels tov, Bud. She’s beautiful!
It took you ten whole minutes before you took a picture for us to see? Shame on you.
Congrats to you, your wife, and Ani, and welcome Teagan Elizabeth!
Congratulations. My wife and I just had our first child about 5 months ago — I don’t recall any difficulty keeping the cap on, though.
woohoo!!!!
nice name
happy happies!
dave.
Duct Tape?
How about BlogTape?
Congratulations!
she’s beautiful, Bud…in that exact newborn cross-eyed way that makes them so cool.
and i love the name.
Thank you for sharing, Bud. A precious shot of Teagan — and a wonderful name, too!
Enjoy the daddy-blog experiences coming your way; a huge network of similarly minded guys sharing the unfolding 2.0 story of their little ones. Being “Beckett’s Dad” since his arrival 8 1/2 months agohas become my favorite part of blogging, as well as my proudest role on this planet. Also made the the quest for the ‘future of learning’ even more intriguing.
Congratulations. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy…especially having the summer to tackle the lack of sleep gig.
Cheers,
Beckett’s Dad (aka Christian)
Mazel Tov! Congrats! Woo hoo! (etc…)
She’s gorgeous! Enjoy every minute of your time together.
EXCELLENT —
so pleased for you and your family!!
Blessings, Health, Peace, and Joy!!
Jennifer
Congratulations, Bud. Enjoy!
Well– I guess she’s good enough lookin to have missed graduation for… Sorry I didn’t make it in the other day– I’ve been moving today. It was a long one– your daughter is beautiful, she looks a little like the Budzilla! Just kidding, just kidding. Have a good one, keep in touch.
Congrats, Bud. I hope you and Tiff get some sleep. See you soon.
There is nothing that can compare to having a child! Congrats!
I can tell that you are a wonderful dad. You are right about children changing everything. They add so much to your life. Now I have two grandsons, and the joy just keeps on going. They do and say such funny things. Have fun!
Bud,
Congratulations. Fatherhood is a fantastic experience. Best of luck. I do think that your geocaching days are on hold for a while. Imagine the day when she sees you teach, helps with handouts, or watches you talk at a conference (among other things like riding a bike, throwing a frisbee, flying a kite, reading a book together).
Best,
Chris
Congratulations, Bud! Bravo!
Susan
CONGRATULATIONS! May you have many sleepless nights of wonder. All the best! Will
Congratulations! She is beautiful and the name is so unusual! I like it!!
Congrats, Dad. Counting fingers and toes, just like I did ages ago.
Be proud of her, even when she begs you to shut up.
Congratulations on Teagan Elizabeth! She is beautiful! We have a Teagan Elizabeth of our own born 6/12/2004, and I am a teacher as well.
Wishing you and your family many blessings!
Janet