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…
Niko’s 2nd New Year’s
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…
Niko’s 1st Hanukamas
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…
St. Anthony Football Players RECOGNITION
This year, I covered St. Anthony football games and when the San Antonio Express News and TAPPS unveiled their All-District teams, I was totally expecting to see several familiar names representing TAPPS District 2-1. Well, I was very disappointed when nobody from St. Anthony was selected. Just because they withdrew from TAPPS earlier this month,…
2-3-4 and Crib Hour
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…
St. Anthony Football Wrap-Up
Now that the 2016 High School football season is officially over, I can finally publish my wrap-up article for the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. It has been sitting comfortably in my back-pocket for a few weeks, but I have been updating it daily. It was my absolute pleasure to be a writer/photographer for St. Anthony…
Home Alone With Niko
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…
Family First and Crib Watching
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…
Ode To My Wife – Part 2
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,…
Happy 7 Month Birthday
The Great Eating Experience
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…
Dad Lied
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,…
Niko the CRAWLER
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…
How I Got Started As A STASTICIAN
Last Tuesday, I received this Facebook message on The Statman Speaks: Hi my name is Ruby Dominguez. My son, Jacob, is a freshman at Charlotte high school and is taking a college course right now. In this class he had to state his career choice and he chose a sports statistician. He would like to interview…
Niko the ALARM CLOCK
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…
The Dad is on Vacation (please leave me alone)
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…
Week 11 – St. Anthony at Central Catholic
On Friday, I was at Bob Benson ’66 stadium as the Central Catholic Buttons hosted the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. Last year, I was going to cover the Antonian Apaches VS the Central Catholic Buttons (primarily because I wanted to experience Bob Benson ’66 Stadium for the 1st time and also I really wanted to…
One Year Ago…Today
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…
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…
Week 9 – Antonian at St. Anthony
On Saturday, I was at Lang field for a District Tapps 2-1 game between the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets (6-1) and the Antonian Apaches (7-0). Usually when you have a game that features an undefeated team and a one-loss team so late in the season, it should get a lot of coverage and that is…