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…
Week 6 – Austin St. Michaels at San Antonio Christian
Before I write about the football game, I need to address the National Anthem; it will take you less than 2 minutes to read my rant. I will always stand, remove my hat if I am wearing one, and put my right hand over my heart. I really don’t care what you do. All I…
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…
The Working Dad – Part 2
For the past few weeks, Niko has been waking up around 6:30am; probably because we are transitioning him to one nap and haven’t yet mastered the awake and sleep times. Hopefully soon we will get it perfect and he can go to bed later and get up later. This really early wake up time is…
Week 4 – Wimberly at Canyon Lake
Since I finally got my own personal “obligations” of Holy Cross and St. Anthony football games out of the way, I can now cover games that are either close to where I live in Canyon Lake or close to where I work at 281 and Stone Oak. That means, New Braunfels, New Braunfels Canyon, Boerne,…
Week 3 – St. Anthony at Cornerstone
On Thursday, I was at the new Cornerstone Christian campus as they hosted the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. I arrived a little bit early so I could explore and take picture with my new monopod; yes, I am officially a camera geek! I used it for the 2nd half of the game and to be…
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…
Week 2 – Blanco Panthers at Holy Cross Knights
On Thursday, I was at the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex as the Holy Cross Knights hosted the Blanco Panthers. So, this was my 1st time seeing the Blanco Panthers, a state 3A powerhouse football team in my nearly 20 years of being around high school football. As for Holy Cross, I have worked lots of…
Week 2
On Thursday, I am going to be at the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex as the Holy Cross Knights host the Blanco Panthers. Just in case, I am not able to fill up my gas tank before that particular game, my 1st game will be on September 15th as the Cornerstone Warriors host the St. Anthony…
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…
High School Football 2017
You may have noticed that I haven’t had any content since January and I have a great reason. I have a 15 month old baby at home and have been writing a lot about being a first time dad on www.thedadspeaks.com. I did manage to redesign www.thestatmanspeaks.com and I would appreciate your comments; good or…
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…