Author: Mark

I don’t care if she did just recently (18 days ago ) deliver our son Niko out of her vagina. I don’t care that her boobs come out every few hours to feed Niko.  I don’t care of she breastfeeds in public. I don’t care if she walks around half naked with extremely revealing or baggy clothes. I don’t care…

Please circle all answers that apply. Q: Who stinks more?A.      NikoB.      FranklinC.      NinaD.      Mark Q: Who screams the loudest?A.      NikoB.      FranklinC.      NinaD.      Mark Q: Who has gotten the most sleep?A.      NikoB.      FranklinC.      NinaD.      Mark Q: Who has had the most poos/pees?A.      NikoB.      FranklinC.      NinaD.      Mark Q: Who is the cutest?A.      NikoB.      FranklinC.      NinaD.      Mark Q:…

One week after Niko was born, we had his first pediatrician appointment and a follow-up appointment for blood work from the hospital.  Yes, we hadn’t even had Niko home for 2 days!!!  Even though we were sleep deprived and physically and mentally exhausted, we had to dive in and just do it.  Throughout the weekend,…

It was a very surreal moment driving home with precious cargo.  Even though I totally knew that having a baby in our car was eventually going to happen, I still couldn’t process it.  Nina sat in the back seat with him and he did much better than the cat.  The cat MEOWS loud and Niko…

One of my many responsibilities as a new Dad and husband is to make sure Nina is comfortable before, during, and after breastfeeding — since this is something I can’t do.  It feels like I am her trainer and she is a boxer.  In between rounds, I squirt water in her mouth and shove food…