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…
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…
Week 8 – St. Anthony at TMI
On Friday, I was at the Texas Military Institute (TMI) as they played the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. This Week 8 game is the last non-district game for St. Anthony. They have accomplished a lot in their previous non-district games, but they will be tested mentally, physically, and emotionally in Weeks 9, 10, and 11…
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…
Week 6 – St. Anthony VS Milton Lee Academy
On Thursday, I made my first appearance at the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex as the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets played the Lee Academy Rebels. I do have an unpublished list of San Antonio area stadiums that I haven’t visited yet and thanks to St. Anthony, I was able to cross off St. Gerard in Week 1 and…
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…
Week 3 – Cornerstone at St. Anthony
On Saturday, I made my first visit to Lang Field, which is the home of the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. Lang Field is the oldest high school football stadium in Texas (it was built in 1910). The only other thing I was able to gather about the stadium was that is was named after Father…
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…
Week 1 – St. Anthony at St Gerard
As The Rolling Stones say, “Please allow me to introduce myself…” Hi, my name is Mark Lieberman and I am a writer/photographer for St. Anthony football. I am not a rookie, since I was a high school football statistician for the Texas Sports Radio Network from 1997-2014 and Thursday Night Lights on CW35 in San Antonio…
Week 1
Week 1 of the 2016 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL season starts tonight and up until last Friday, I was really looking forward to being the statistician for Thursday Night Lights in San Antonio. I am not regretting my decision to step away. It is strange for to be home tonight (because I have been a…
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…
Another High School Football Schedule UPDATE
On Friday, I was notified by the producer of Thursday Night Lights that my first priority of being a statistician for TNL was to provide down, distance, and yard line to the truck graphics operator. I am a statistician and my first priority is to provide statistics to the talent and the truck. Oh, the…