Author: Mark

I was off for a month when Niko was born and really enjoyed spending every minute of the day with him and my wife.  Now, that I am back to work (for a month and yes, it went fast), I hate leaving them at 6:30am during the weekdays, but I love it when I come…

​Yesterday, I celebrated my FIRST Father’s Day (or, as I want to call it National Penis Day) and I will tell you that I enjoyed every moment and wish it could’ve lasted longer.  I wore a t-shirt that Nina gave me while we were in the hospital…It say’s WORLDS GREATEST FARTER, I MEAN FATHER!!!  Niko…

We are still trying to get Niko into a nighttime routine and are trying lots of things.  One is different ways to fold a blanket for swaddling and another is actual swaddle blankets (we have purchased several to see which works best).  We play white noise all night (a hair dryer or ocean sounds), we…

I don’t get stressed out at my jobs or in my personal life, but I have started to experience baby stress.  It is normal, correct?  It will go away soon, correct?  When I come home from work (after 10 hours), it feels like I am being pulled in 10 different directions as there is so…

I have been a father since May 2nd and I think my sleep deprivation is finally starting to diminish.  Yes, I am still tired but not tired enough where I can fall asleep anywhere (especially in the middle of a BLOG post).  What was I talking about?  I was having a wonderful dream about sleeping…