Tag: The Dad Speaks

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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). …

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…

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…

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…

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…

So, Niko was born on May 2nd.  You do the math.  All I will say is one year ago today…

The last time Nina and I went to Baby’s R Us was last November when Niko was still in Nina’s womb.  With just the two of us, it was an easy day of shopping and we topped it off by eating at Las Palapas (a local fast food Mexican restaurant) with my parents. Well, when…

On Tuesday, I celebrated Niko’s 3-month birthday by holding him in my arms and eating Reese’s pieces.  Yes, he is at that stage in life where he is very curious as to what mom and dad are eating.  I didn’t drop any on him — in case you’re wondering.  But, he did step in my…

On Saturday, I met a friend of mine for lunch and since it was in the same shopping center as HEB (the local grocery store), Nina and Niko came with me.  I actually need to rephrase that and say Nina went grocery shopping and I took the baby!!!  Yes, it was the first time I…