Author: Mark

​I don’t have a therapist (yet) to express my smorgasbord of feelings about being a first time daddy.  So, I hope you’re sitting down because I am going to spill them right now.   I am anxious, eager, excited, happy, lazy, lucky, nervous, overwhelmed, panicky, paranoid, relaxed, scared, tired, and worried.  And, I am not even…

​When I tell people that my wife and I are going to be parents, they always tell me you won’t get much sleep.  I am actually OK with it because I have taken a lot of naps in my life and I am happy to give them up for a little while so I can…

​On Thursday, my co-workers surprised me with a baby shower. But, unfortunately, I wasn’t surprised.  I have a way of getting people to tell me the truth — just kidding.  I actually saw something about a boy’s baby shower on my co-worker’s computer and a few days later, I asked her when it would be…

The last time I wrote to you was 10 days ago as Nina and I assembled a dresser.  Or, actually, let me rephrase that, I built the dresser and the cat supervised and Nina took photos.  Wait, let me rephrase that again, Nina took photos and she did some assembling. ​A few days after the…

Last Sunday, Nina and I made an IKEA supply run for the baby and 2 of the things we purchased required assembling.  One was a dresser and the other was a crib.  Well, on Friday night, I decided to tackle the dresser.   And, I will be totally honest and tell you that it was…

​This weekend, Nina and I purchased a crib and a dresser from IKEA.  I am planning on assembling the dresser next weekend (that way, we can get all of the baby’s clothes out of our dresser).  Also, my parent’s got us a stroller, car seat, and a car seat base on Friday and they came…

​Two weeks ago, one of my co-workers at work gave Nina and I two huge boxes of baby clothes. We had such a blast going thru it and I must admit folks, baby clothes are so damn adorable and cute.  After we sorted everything, it looks like Oscar is set for 2 years!!  Man, that…

Nina and I have a baby registry.  I am not asking for gifts, I am telling you to buy us gifts!!!   I am kidding folks.  The baby registry is basically for us so we know what we still need to get for Oscar and for our generous parents who want to buy us stuff….

​Within the past few days, Nina has started to feel Oscar pushing very gently on her abdomen when she lies down in bed.  So, on Christmas evening, as were in bed, I put my hand on her abdomen and I felt Oscar for the first time.   Man, what an amazing feeling it was.​​And, to…

On Tuesday, I used my last day of vacation very wisely as me, Nina, and her mom went to an ultrasound appointment.  Well, not me and not her mom.  Although, I did volunteer to take the place of my wife but all they would’ve seen is a 38 year old stomach with no baby, just…

​Nina purchased a Baby Bjorn last week on Ebay and even though she showed me one on our baby registry and showed me one at Target, I still had no clue what it was for.  That was until she took out of the dryer (yes, we washed it first).  Oh, it’s a baby carrier for…

The last time Nina and I were at a hospital together was on Thursday, February 19th of 2015 and it was by far the longest day of my life, the most stressful/nerve-wracking day of my life, and it was the most impatient I have ever been.   Nina had elective surgery.  No need to worry…

Last week, we got a tour of the hospital for where Oscar will be born and it was very nice, shiny, and looked brand new (which it is).  They have the facilities to do everything for Nina and Oscar and treat them as first class patients.  The really awesome thing is they have all the…

My wife and I got back from a cruise on Sunday (it was our 7th cruise) that went to Cozumel, Mexico; Falmouth, Jamaica; and Georgetown, Grand Cayman.  Yes, it was extremely relaxing and very enjoyable as they all have been.  I will share food pics, scenic pics, ship pics, and some pics from the shows…

Last weekend, Nina and I made a journey to Baby’s R Us.  We have a list of things for Oscar and Baby’s R us was a great place to touch and play with cribs, strollers, and children.  I am just kidding about the children folks!!!  My favorite part of Baby’s R Us was the clothing…

Yesterday, I ​​told my co-workers and I must admit, they were all surprised (and very happy for us) because they had no clue!!!  I have been with Chase since January of 2007 and in my current position since April of 2010 and my co-workers are my 2nd family.  I actually consider them to be my…

I am extremely happy to announce that Nina and I are going to be parents to a baby boy due next May!!! Thank you!!! I didn’t do anything…actually, I did and this is not the time or the place for the details. Our lives are going to change forever and I am so excited for…