Author: Mark

On Sunday, I took Niko alone to the local grocery store to pick-up our order.  This was actually the first time I have ventured out in the world with Niko and without Nina.  I wasn’t at all worried because I planned accordingly and took him right when he was due for a nap.  And, it…

“Niko has been out in the world longer than he was inside of me.” Nina Lieberman I can’t believe that Niko is 9 months old!!!  It seriously feels like yesterday when I was watching him come out of Nina’s vagina!!! I have absolutely no complaints about anything (even the lack of sleep) because being a…

A few weeks ago, Nina asked me stop my foul language because she doesn’t want Niko repeating it (when he does start talking).  I was like of course (I totally don’t want that either). But, I have to be honest and tell you that this will be hard for me because I have been doing…

I like to eat (who doesn’t)!!   And, sometimes when I am out with Nina and Niko exploring the world, I need to satisfy my hunger.  So, on Saturday, we went shopping for new clothes (of course, new clothes, we don’t want used clothes) for Nina.  Afterwards, we had to feed me (and Nina and Niko)…

On January 12th, (while I was working), Nina purchased a “mommy car” (which just happens to be a Honda Pilot).  I really have to thank my mother for meeting Nina and Niko at the dealership to babysit Niko!!!  I also have to thank the car dealership for allowing Nina to sign paperwork on Thursday without…

During the weekday, my clothes and food are always picked out the night before, because I can’t think straight at 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning (can you?).  I think it is absolutely amazing how quickly I can transform from sleeping Mark to work Mark and at the same time, remember to put on a…

In honor of my 10 year work anniversary at Washington Mutual/Chase Bank (which was on Saturday, January 7th), I felt this is the best time to share a romantic love story of how Nina and I met (the book is still being written and will be for a very very very long time). So, Nina…

On Saturday, Niko celebrated his 2nd New Year’s Eve with us.  His 1st was in Nina’s belly!!!   The three of us celebrated in grand style by sleeping.  Yes, I did hear fireworks in my neighborhood all night long (it started at 6pm) and I really wanted to see them, but sleep was more important to me!!! As…

On Saturday (or the 1st day of Hanukkah), we took Niko to my parents house (which is an hour from us) to celebrate Hanukkah.  It could’ve easily been a nightmare with an almost 8 month old baby, but it wasn’t.  For the past several nights, he hasn’t been sleeping well (probably due to the fact that he…

2-3-4 isn’t the latest social media fad where you take 2 selfies every 3 minutes and post them to 4 social media sites.  I think the only people who can actually accomplish this are the KARDASHIANS!!! 2-3-4 is a baby schedule that helps us manage awake and sleep time for Niko.  I will attempt to…

I get my fair share of alone time (whether it be at my full-time job or my freelance writing/photography job).  But, Nina doesn’t because she is a stay at home mom and is the main source of food right now for Niko. When I come home from work and on the weekends, I like to…

Right now (and hopefully for the rest of my life), the two most important people in my life are my wife and my 7 month old son.  I cherish every moment I get to spend with them and I will never hesitate to choose them over anything else (even if it involves my freelance High…

My wife, Nina, is a stay-at-home mom and everything she does while I am at work (whether it be my fulltime job or my freelance sports writing/photography job) is always greatly appreciated.  She makes my life very easy.  I, in turn, make her life easy and together, we make Niko’s life easy.  On the weekends,…

Since our anniversary on October 10th, we have been feeding Niko something other than breast milk.  We wanted to keep it a secret and unveil the truth on Thanksgiving, but unfortunately, Nina spilled the beans (that isn’t one of the foods) to her mother a few days before Thanksgiving.  So, no surprise!!! That wasn’t the…

On November 16th, I wrote: Ever since we started putting Niko in the crib for night-time, it doesn’t matter how early it is, Nina and I always join him (not in the crib, but in our bed) about 10 to 15 minutes after he falls asleep. Well, I am a liar!!!  Starting this past Sunday,…

Just within the past few weeks, Niko has mastered crawling and he is a fast little baby.  Right now, we are limiting his crawling to a small defined space in our living room for his own protection. But, don’t worry because that space is actually very roomy and fenced in as Nina and I get in…

Ever since we started putting Niko in the crib for night-time, it doesn’t matter how early it is, Nina and I always join him (not in the crib, but in our bed) about 10 to 15 minutes after he falls asleep.  I almost broke the crib once when I stupidly thought it could hold a…

One of the perks of my full-time job at Chase bank is I have 4 weeks of vacation. When Niko was born, I took 2 weeks of vacation along with 2 weeks of paternity leave.  But, it was no vacation as caring for a newborn baby requires all day and all night attention.  And, for…

One year ago today, Nina and I made the announcement to the Facebook and Twitter universe that we were pregnant (ok, I wasn’t pregnant but I helped with it).  Our announcement wasn’t anything spectacular like you see these days.  I wore a t-shirt that said THE MAN BEHIND THE BUMP and Nina wore a little skeleton on the…