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…
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…