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…
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Niko’s 1st FOOTBALL game
Last Saturday, Nina and Niko came to a St. Anthony football game with me. In case you didn’t know, I am a freelance writer and photographer and my current gig is St. Anthony football. St. Anthony is a private Catholic school in San Antonio. I covered St. Anthony basketball games in 2013, 2014, and this…
Football VS Niko
Besides being a daddy to an almost 6 month old baby, I am also a high school football writer/photographer for St. Anthony football. Of course, when I am at a football game, I miss Nina and Niko and whenever I see a baby, I always smile and have an urge to cradle them in my…
The Babysitter
Yesterday (10/10), Nina and I celebrated 6 years of marriage and we didn’t do anything spectacular or even leave the house. It was actually a very pleasant day at home in our pajamas and we enjoyed each other and of course Niko (and, I can’t forget the loudest thing and the thing that gets the…
Happy 5 Month Birthday
On Sunday, October 2nd, Niko turned 5 months old and that time sure has gone by super-fast. It really does feel like yesterday when Nina and I were at the hospital. To celebrate this momentous occasion and also the Jewish New Year, we had a very early brunch at my parents’ house. This was the…
It’s Hard Work But Extremely Rewarding
I have probably written something similar before on thedadspeaks.com, but I really don’t care!! It is hard work raising a baby. Just taking him out takes preparation and a lot of patience. You also can’t make scheduled plans because we are on baby time. I do get tired when we take him out. Besides being a dad,…
Naps and Night-time with Niko
Since September 2nd, Niko has been sleeping in the crib over-night. He hasn’t yet slept thru the night and Nina and I are OK with that. Hey, he is only 4 1/2 months old and he needs his “mommy milk.” After he eats, he goes right back to sleep in the crib (this usually happens around Midnight). …
Making My Wife Cry
On Friday, September 2nd, we celebrated Niko’s 4 month birthday and my wife’s birthday (I won’t tell you how old she is because that is none of your business). All I will say is she is younger than me and I am 39. Well, Nina was having a great day, up until that afternoon, when we…
Niko’s 4 Month Birthday Extravaganza
On Friday, Niko celebrated his 4 month birthday (it was also my wife’s birthday but since this is thedadspeaks.com and not the thehusbandspeaks.com, I won’t tell anything about what I got wife for her birthday). Ok, I will tell you…I got her a bean bag chair so she can be comfy when she plays with the…
Dad’s Other Job
In addition to being a daddy (and a daddy blogger) to an almost 4 month old, a husband to a very beautiful woman for almost 6 years, and a fulltime employee at Chase Bank in the Unclaimed Property Department for almost 10 years, I am also a FREELANCE writer/photographer for the St. Anthony Catholic High…
Daddy Diaper Duties
I get diaper duty in the morning before I leave for work and in the evening before we jump into bed. Now, with morning diaper duty, I have to be careful because I am dressed nicely and don’t want to get pee, poo, or slobber on my clothes. I have already witnessed a poo fountain…
One Year Ago Today
So, Niko was born on May 2nd. You do the math. All I will say is one year ago today…
Niko vs baby’s r us
The last time Nina and I went to Baby’s R Us was last November when Niko was still in Nina’s womb. With just the two of us, it was an easy day of shopping and we topped it off by eating at Las Palapas (a local fast food Mexican restaurant) with my parents. Well, when…
happy 3 months niko
On Tuesday, I celebrated Niko’s 3-month birthday by holding him in my arms and eating Reese’s pieces. Yes, he is at that stage in life where he is very curious as to what mom and dad are eating. I didn’t drop any on him — in case you’re wondering. But, he did step in my…
first time alone with niko
On Saturday, I met a friend of mine for lunch and since it was in the same shopping center as HEB (the local grocery store), Nina and Niko came with me. I actually need to rephrase that and say Nina went grocery shopping and I took the baby!!! Yes, it was the first time I…
a weekend at home
This weekend, Nina and I didn’t get out of the house and it was actually extremely relaxing, even with the baby. I think it was the first time since the first weekend we had him home that we had a weekend to ourselves. I was tired and I got some good sleep despite having the…
ode to my wife
My wife, Nina, is a stay-at-home mom and everything she does while I am at work (whether it be my fulltime job, my statistician 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. Unfortunately,…
sleepy baby
Last Saturday, Nina and I went to HEB for groceries. Yes, we had to bring Niko with us because Franklin isn’t a responsible babysitter. Rather then bring Niko in his car seat and stroller, we decided to carry him in. The reason we wanted to try it is because he isn’t fond of his car…
2-months
On Thursday, I took a vacation day from work (no, I didn’t go tubing on the river) so I could join my wife and son at his 2-month pediatrician appointment. I can’t believe that I have been a dad for 2 months as it still feels strange to me when I am referred to as…
extremely random thoughts
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…