Sorry for the delay, here is Maddox!

Maddox Anthony Conte has arrived @ 5:33 am this morning

Hello everyone,

Most of you have recieved a text from me at this point stating that we were on our way to the hospital last night. What an experience is all I can really say. We left the house last night at 11pm and stayed awake all night until the guy arrived this morning.

He is an interesting little guy weighing in at 7.5 lbs and 20 inches long. He keeps his eyes open alot and looks like a burrito all wrapped up. We delivered at Sharp Mary Birch, Hospital. We had a great team of nurses and doctors. Everything went well and all of us are doing great. Taunya really did well and the doctor told us that we could be going home as soon as tomorrow. We are really excited about that so we can get started on building our routine around this guy.

We are going to be adjusting so if we do not return the calls right away please be patient. I will be posting pictures later today!

60 minutes- Taliban vs. Green Berets

I watched this tonight on 60 minutes and thought I would share it. Not only is it inspiring, it is about a story that shows mind over matter can be a factor when it comes to doing anything. I have been watching 60 minutes since I was a kid. They always seem to do some of the best journalism I can remember. Take the time to watch this.

The Simple Life

Before the madness begins, I was thinking of things that I really enjoy.  Here is a list that comes to mind;

• Hot coffee in the morning
• Long talks with the wife.  
• Seeing the smile on my wife's face when she rides her bike.
• Waking up early when its still dark outside.
• The rain
• Accidentally falling asleep(wink wink).
• Feeling exhausted after a intense swim, bike or run.
• Being home with my dogs Mona & Truman.
• PS3
• Reading, yes I said reading.
• Ice cold beer while BBQ'ing.
• Sushi
• Friends like Katie & Chris, Jeff, Craig, Dave and Tim.
• Reconnecting with old friends.
• Quiet mornings.
• Watching my sister and nephew interact.
• Open minds.
• Trying new foods.
• Changing my opinion.

These are what comes to mind.  What do you enjoy?  Take time to jot them down.  You might be surprised with what you end up putting down.  Taunya went walking this morning with her friend Niki this morning.  Some contractions, but nothing really.

More baby news- We have a date...

So we went to the doctor yesterday as we are scheduled to have labor induced on May 1st if he does not come sooner. Still no name yet. We are taking suggestions..:)

Baby News!

There is none.  Thanks for the calls and emails.  We are in a holding pattern.  Maybe he realizes that life is more simple in there?  Maybe he is lazy already and knows that once he is out, he is going to hear about things like chores, jobs and gas prices.  Maybe he just is stubborn like his mother and is waiting until the last minute?  Maybe is like his father and knows to make the most of a good thing like free room and board?

Either way, we are ready for him to get here.  Its like being 9 and having knowing that Christmas is 4 nights away?

How ironic.  As I type the song "A Horse with No Name" by America is playing in the background as we sit here in the living room.  Taunya is sleeping already with both bulldogs surrounding her.  Funny.

If you are reading my blog, I am going to probably post here first when we are on our way to the hospital.  So if you are a regular reader of the blog, just know that you will probably be in the know when it comes to the baby ne

Tick tock, tick tock, ko koo, ko koo...

Well,

To sum it up that is pretty much what is going on now.  Its like watching paint dry around here.  As I sit here watching Truman and Mona chew their bones, snorting and making noises, I am waiting for the day.  Tick tock as I watch the clock and want the little guy to get here.  The ko koo for what I am going to be when he actually arrives.  Like I said, its like that long day at work, or sitting thru a 3 hour lecture and looking up at the clock and saying "OMG, its only been 22 minutes??"  Yeah, thats me.  I am THAT guy.  

As I sit here I am supposed to be in San Jose right now for training.  I talked to my boss and he let me get out of it which was nice.  I was worried that I might get stuck up there if Taunya went into labor.  Its only an hour and 15 minute flight, but if she went into labor I would probably not be able to get on a plane to come home until around 5:45 which would put me home somewhere around 8am. Not good.  So I decided to stay here and hang out to be more of a help.

I did a triathlon on Sunday that I was pretty much 100% not trained for at all.  Having been traveling and recently coming off of back spasms just a week ago, I still went ahead and did the race.  The distances were as follows; 1 mile swim, 26 mile ride and then a 6 mile run.  The last time I ran was about 3 weeks ago just before the back spasms.  I have not swam that far since about a year ago.  It was brutal, but amazing what you can tell your body to do when dealing with pain and issues when it comes to endurance events.  Some of the highlights or lowlights if you will from the race for me.

1. Swim-Took in 4 mouthfuls of San Diego Bay.  It was windy causing some chops in the bay.
2. Bike-26 miles, I think I did it just under an hour.  If I averaged 26mph that would be impressive.  I will wait to see my split times.
3. Run-Just trying to hang on. The first 1.25 miles was on beach sand.  Brutal.
4. Run-Ran with a 69 year old guy for awhile.  Cool dude.  Really nice guy.
5. This race is called the Superfrog/Superseal Triathlon.  Its done in Coronado and on the NSW(Naval Special Warfare) base where all of the SEALS train.  
6. My heat was with the military and I was running and swimming with some 20 year olds with 2 percent body fat, that were navy seals.  Alot of them passed me on the run needless to say.  
7. Finally, I did the whole race without stopping and walking at all.  I was proud of that fact.  With the exception of the Ironman, I have never stopped or walked in a race.  I am proud of that fact.

Anyway, enough of that  We might get some drizzle tonight but the weekend is looking to be a warm one.  I am looking to scoop up some new wheels for my bike pretty soon so I am excited about that.  Other than that, my next race is a bike, race again.  I am looking forward to it.  The only bad thing is that its a 100 mile race.

Oh yeah, Taunya finally had her baby shower this weekend.  Talk about waiting to the end?  Thanks to Katie her friend for putting it together as t really went well.  Thank you all for your help and baby stuff.  Its all gonna be put to use.