Tag: The Dad Speaks

We are still trying to get Niko into a nighttime routine and are trying lots of things.  One is different ways to fold a blanket for swaddling and another is actual swaddle blankets (we have purchased several to see which works best).  We play white noise all night (a hair dryer or ocean sounds), we…

I don’t get stressed out at my jobs or in my personal life, but I have started to experience baby stress.  It is normal, correct?  It will go away soon, correct?  When I come home from work (after 10 hours), it feels like I am being pulled in 10 different directions as there is so…

I have been a father since May 2nd and I think my sleep deprivation is finally starting to diminish.  Yes, I am still tired but not tired enough where I can fall asleep anywhere (especially in the middle of a BLOG post).  What was I talking about?  I was having a wonderful dream about sleeping…

So, after 4 weeks off from work for my Paternity leave and my 1 week back at work since, I can easily say that having a baby is hard and extremely demanding.  There is no way I could’ve prepared physically, mentally, and emotionally.  Not even research or open discussions with other parents. would have sufficed.  …

It is really challenging for me juggling all of my responsibilities as a husband, father, fulltime employee at JPMorgan Chase, freelance High School sports writer/photographer (www.thestatmanspeaks.com has been hiatus since he was born and it will return in August), and freelance Daddy Diaries writer.  I didn’t even mention alone time for me…naps, television (I want…