So, how was my vacation? Well, under normal circumstances; meaning without a baby, our cruise was awesome and I ate a lot of stuff! But, that didn’t happen this vacation. We did look at cruises, but we don’t have any extra money sitting around. Ok, it was very nice to be home with my wife…
My Boss Calls Me Dad
I am 40 years and my boss is 18 months old. Yes, I take orders from Niko and most of the time, I have to oblige otherwise, I get a screaming angry baby. If he wants me to do something, 99.9% of the time, I will do it; even it makes me look weird! And, unlike…
Niko’s 2nd Football Game
In addition to being a daddy blogger, I am also a professional writer and photographer for high school football games; www.thestatmanspeaks.com. One of the teams I covered all last year and one game this season is the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets, a private Catholic school. Here is an excerpt from that article: When I first…
The Dad Is On Vacation
This month, I am taking a lot of time off from work and I am very much looking forward to it. I am off today, 11/17, 11/23-11/24, and 11/27-12/1. No cruise is planned yet! We did look but we don’t have any extra money and that is OK with me. We will be doing lots…
The Daddy Style
I am 40 years old, have been married to a beautiful woman for 7 years, and we have an 18-month old son. And, an old adopted old cat! Basically, what I am trying to say is I am a responsible; most of the time, adult. So, because of that and the fact that I have…
Ode To My Wife – Part 4
My wife is a stay-at-home and a work-from-home mom; how she balances these in addition to taking care of me and Franklin, I have no clue. All I do know is she is doing an awesome job and I really appreciate everything she does. She deserves more than an ode; she deserves a hug and…
S P E L L I N G W O R D S
Just a really quick announcement and it doesn’t involve any human beings; if you know what I mean. I am actually rebranding my writing and photography Facebook pages to one new page at facebook.com/themarkspeaks. So, please go and like it. You will find my sports articles and photos and my daddy blogs; basically it will…
7th Wedding Anniversary
On Tuesday Nina and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. I was planning on picking up dinner for us, but that didn’t happen. After a lot of back and forth text messages regarding food, Nina told me she had some steaks in the freezer; as soon as I saw that, I was like yes, steaks…
Words
Niko is 17 months old and knows a lot of words; what they mean and what they look like. Where did he get his smarts from? He imitates sounds we make and I just love that! I really need to start watching what comes out of my mouth! He also helps clean up his toy…
Baby Dreams
I know Niko dreams, but what does he dream about? Are we in his dreams? Is Franklin cat in his dreams? Are boobs in his dreams? Does he know he is dreaming? Does he have nightmares? Every night and when I put him down for naps, I always tell him I will see him in…
Saturday Night and Day Fever
On Saturday, we took Niko out twice. The first was in the morning as instead of taking him for a walk in our neighborhood, we took him to the Canyon Lake Dam to walk and we also took him to the water and got his feet wet. The temperature was perfect and it was a…
16 Months Old
On Saturday, Niko turned 16 months old and Nina turned a year older. Last year on this day and for the first time, we crib trained Niko. Basically, we got him out of our bed as he was sleeping on me, and into his crib. I made a promise to Nina that I will never…
Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey
Luckily where we live, we just got rain and wind with no flooding or damage. We were prepared for the worst and when I arrived home from work Friday, I parked next to Nina’s car. That way, if we had to leave the house, we would get in her car and leave! She drives a Pilot…
Holding Hands
On Saturday, we took Niko to The Shops at La Cantera; which according to Wikipedia, “is an upscale open-air regional shopping mall in San Antonio.” I know that, but you probably don’t. When we take him out, we carry him because we don’t like strapping him in a stroller; especially after he has been strapped…
Home Alone – Part 2
Last Thursday, Nina had more training in Austin for her job as a stylist for Stitch Fix, but unlike the last time on July 19th when she also had training in Austin for her job, she wasn’t gone all day; she was only gone from 10am to 5pm. So, basically, it was much easier for…
The Dad Bod – Part 2
Last month, I had my annual physical and I passed with flying colors. I have dropped 25 pounds; and still losing weight, since last September. What is my secret? Well, the truth is I have a 15 month old baby and I don’t have time to eat. I would rather starve, suffer, and sleep than…
Smash Cake
Something we did on the Saturday before his 1st birthday in May and we didn’t tell anybody till this week was we had a professional photographer take photos of us as a family and of the smash cake. We exchanged soap for photos. Nina makes homemade bath and body products. The photographer wasn’t somebody we…
Nothing
For the past two weekends, Nina and I have been in and even though it sounded relaxing, it was actually busy. Busy because we have a 15 month old baby who likes to play and we like to play with him; although sometimes he plays by himself and we just supervise. It is fun to…
Niko The Climber
Within the past few weeks, Niko has started to climb things. Climbing the sofa; OK. Climbing the fire place; not OK. Climbing the rocking chair; not OK. Climbing a chair; not OK. Climbing in the toy box; not OK. Climbing in a storage cube; not OK. Climbing on an IKEA 4×4 storage cube; not OK. …
What Will I Be Doing
I was expecting to back on board with the St. Anthony football team for the 2017 season, but there were several changes in the leadership and I wasn’t a priority. I know they wanted me back and I am very grateful for the opportunity they gave me last season. I am not saying goodbye to them…