Tag: The Dad Speaks

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…

This weekend, Nina and I didn’t get out of the house and it was actually extremely relaxing, even with the baby.  I think it was the first time since the first weekend we had him home that we had a weekend to ourselves.  I was tired and I got some good sleep despite having the…

My wife, Nina, is a stay-at-home mom and everything she does while I am at work (whether it be my fulltime job, my statistician 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. Unfortunately,…

Last Saturday, Nina and I went to HEB for groceries.  Yes, we had to bring Niko with us because Franklin isn’t a responsible babysitter.  ​Rather then bring Niko in his car seat and stroller, we decided to carry him in.  The reason we wanted to try it is because he isn’t fond of his car…

On Thursday, I took a vacation day from work (no, I didn’t go tubing on the river) so I could join my wife and son at his 2-month pediatrician appointment.  I can’t believe that I have been a dad for 2 months as it still feels strange to me when I am referred to as…

I was off for a month when Niko was born and really enjoyed spending every minute of the day with him and my wife.  Now, that I am back to work (for a month and yes, it went fast), I hate leaving them at 6:30am during the weekdays, but I love it when I come…

​Yesterday, I celebrated my FIRST Father’s Day (or, as I want to call it National Penis Day) and I will tell you that I enjoyed every moment and wish it could’ve lasted longer.  I wore a t-shirt that Nina gave me while we were in the hospital…It say’s WORLDS GREATEST FARTER, I MEAN FATHER!!!  Niko…

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…

​When I came home from my first day back at work (after 4 weeks off) on Tuesday, May 31st, I wasn’t sure what state my wife and son would be in (because this was the first day my wife would be alone with him all day).  In the back of my brain, I was expecting…