Life of Steve: Baby goes to Childcare- Mommy goes to Work- Dad still in same place

Noteable Quotes

On Blaming You
"I don't blame you for being you But you can't blame me for hating it" Fall Out Boy- A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me"
On Old Friends
Old Friends seem much closer now. They stood the test, of time somehow. Cinderella- Bad Steamstress Blues, Fallin' Apart At The Seams
On Jealousy
I stay wrecked and jealous for this, for this simple reason I just need to keep you in mind as something larger than life Taking Back Sunday-Cute Without The 'E'
On The Press
"The vast majority of the press is not concerned in covering what is actually happening. They are interested in covering what they think people want to think is actually happening."- Bo Peabody
Hated or Loved.
It is better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for what you are not. - André Gide
On Growth
"All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without the benefit of experience." - Henry Miller
On Forgiveness:
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." ~Mahatma Gandhi
On Going too far
"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." -T.S. Eliot
On Sorrow
"There is no greater sorrow than to recall in misery the time when we were happy." - Dante
On History
"What experience and history teach is this-- that people and governments never have learned anything from history." - George Wilhelm Hegel

I think I need to buy this book for Lauren now so she understands.

Today was the first day that my wife went back to work after having our baby. Since I work out of my home office this means that things were a little different around the house while I was working since Lauren was born in early April. For example:

Every so often I would hear a dog barking. When my wife would get visitors the dog would get really excited and there would be a lot of noise. Now this only happens when the UPS guy rings the bell after dropping off a package.

In addition to the dog barking I would also hear a baby screaming if she happened to be on the first floor and was upset about something. Now there are no more screaming babies in the house during working hours. I think this will do wonders for my concentration.

More soap operas than I could count were watched during the day. (Being a Stay At Home Mom rules! Like I blogged before. Feed the baby, Walk the Dog, Work on Tan, Watch Soap Operas. Did I miss anything?) Also noticed a large number of such programming seems to suddenly appear on the DVR. Hmmm.

I suppose this is very similar to when a guy who works in an office retires and then is at home all the time in his "Wife's Space" driving her crazy but in reverse. I was pretty used to it being only The Dog and I until those other two joined me for 10 weeks. Of course after a while I actually got used to it and now it almost seems too quiet. Time to crank up the music on the PC, grab a snack, and tease the dog again! Ahhhh Back to the good old days again!

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