Father of the Year Status

So my 10 days of being Mr. Mom is coming to an end. For anyone out there reading this, hear me and hear me now: I AM FATHER OF THE YEAR. It is not arguable...this is what my regular routine has been since the wife left for Vietnam
6:00am – 6:30am wake up, shower get ready for work, make a pot of coffee
6:30am – 6:50am wake son up if not already up, change diaper put him in clothes for the day
6:50am – 7:30am feed son, feed myself, get bag ready for Day Care, put my lunch and sons bag in the car
7:30am – 7:50am drop son off @ Day Care
7:50am – 8:15am drive to work
8:30am – 5:00pm work
5:00pm – 5:30pm fight traffic and race to pick up son from Day Care
5:30pm - 6:00pm fight traffic to get home
6:00pm – 6:30pm prepare dinner, feed son, eat a quick dinner for myself, clean up son
6:30pm – 7:00pm playtime...for son, not me.
7:00pm – 7:30pm prepare bath for son, give son a bath, wrestle to put him in his PJ’s, get sleep bottle ready
7:30pm – 8:00pm a little bit of playtime depending how tired I am, put son down for bed
8;00pm – 9:00pm clean up dinner mess, do the dishes, maybe get a little bit more to eat, prepare sons bag for tomorrow, clean the floor from what son didn’t want, clean up bedroom & bath tub from bath time, get my lunch for tomorrow ready
9:00pm – finally time for myself...sometimes I do chores but very minimal. Most times I watch ball, play vids or clean up the mess made by son.

And these are the things I do daily...nevermind the little curveballs the son will throw in there. BUT...it's all worth it when I see this smiling face:


So I’ve been doing this for the past week and a bit...this should be enough to qualify me for Father of the Year. Wife comes back tomorrow...I can’t wait! LOL

I'm working on another "Pinoy Pride" article...check back in a couple days.

Not as bad as I expected...

So my first day without the wife went ok. It's still a little lonely in the house but that's why I have basketball on the television.

After I picked up Logan from Day Care, we went for a little ride. We were laughing a lot in the car, like we always do when it's just me and him :) We don't even do or say anything...I just start laughing and giggling and he more or less does the same. He's my buddy, what can I say. I fed him then while he watched Yo Gabba Gabba


I got his stuff ready for bathtime then bedtime. He really likes Yo Gabba Gabba and I think he like Biz Markie's "Beat of the Day". I think he gets his love of music from me...


His rash is still bothering him, but I'm putting the ointment on so hopefully it will go away. Nothing changed with his bed time routine. He went to sleep pretty easily around 7:30pm. Even though everything went ok today, it was still a little tiring. It's amazing how exhausting a 13 month old can be...but I like it :)

To reward myself I've decided to sit on the couch and watch ALL the March Madness games I PVR'd while I wasted my time @ work.

Speaking of work, I got a written warning today...and it's for the stupidest thing: for taking my lunch @ 1:15 - 1:45 instead of 1:00 - 1:30 How f**king petty...whatever, my boss knows it's stupid and I know it's stupid. There are other people who take their lunches from 1:30pm - 2;00pm and even though this is also against "policy", I doubt they'll get spoken to let alone a written warning. Whatever...

Patiently Waiting...

So the wife left for Vietnam late last night/early this morning...I already miss her and it’s not because I can’t handle my son on his own. It’s not the same walking around the house without her there...but this is good for me and is a reminder of how much I really do love my wife. I give a f**k what any “macho” guy says out there...I love my wife dearly and there is nothing wrong with letting everyone know that. If anyone is gonna hate on me for expressing that, then they need to look at their lives and think about why they are so lonely and empty....my wife & son truly are my life. Everything I do revolves around them...I remember one incident where I was at a friends, all the guys were there. My wife called me and when I said “I love you” before hanging up, they all did the sarcastic “awwwwwww” and threw comments like “you’re so gay”...to which I replied “I tell her I love her every chance I get because I don’t want to take her for granted” They couldn’t say shit...anyway, enough of how I feel about my wife, I think I got my point across. I miss her...

On with some REAL Spring talk: NCAA MARCH MADNESS and GOLF!!!! I love March. Nothing beats the rush of all the games going on. NCAA ball is so exciting, especially in March. The kids are playing their asses off because if they lose, they’re out and their season ends. A lot of them are trying to get that NBA contract as well. I think the beauty of it is the kids aren’t getting paid (unless they’re point shaving) so the passion, emotion and competitive spirit is real. It’s just amazing seeing people play their ass off strictly for the love of the game and thrill of competition no matter what level it is...that being said, I guess you can say a non-pro/pick-up/street ball legend such as myself can somewhat relate :)

GOLF is around the corner...I smell it. I’m hoping this season will be a good one for me. I didn’t play much golf last summer because of the move into the house, the birth of my son and my wife being on mat leave. This summer, although things will be tight, I’d like to really work on my swing. One of the things I plan on doing is going to the range more to nail down my mechanics & fundamentals and practicing on “lesser” courses so that when I do play “primo” courses, my game will be in good shape and I’ll enjoy the round that much more. I’ll have to invest in one of those Green Fee coupon books...gotta save every penny I can. Golf ain’t cheap...especially when you have a mortgage & mouths to feed. Anyway, I better actually work...and check the scores in the March Madness games...the MADNESS IS UPON US!!! BUCKLE UP....GO MEMPHIS & LOUISVILLE!!!

Blah, blah, blah...

So…a lot has happened since I last blogged which was about a month ago: Raptors still suck, my son is walking, my wife is taking off for Vietnam this week for my brother in-laws wedding, I started a basketball league, my son is sick, work sucks and I have a twitter account: www.twitter.com/djdotcom even I still don't really see the point in twitter. I think for the most part, it's for people to rub their own egos and think that people actually care about what they're doing @ any given time. It's only really good for celebrities because really, who cares what everyone else is doing unless they're famous?

There really isn’t much for me to say, well I lie…I can say a lot but for starters, I’m @ work and don’t want to risk getting busted LOL. Secondly, with today’s society and with the amount of people who can access this blog, I’m hesitant to disclose some personal information. I just don’t want anyone knowing more than they need to know about me, my family and/or my life….

So yah, my son is walking...I'm still convinced he's the best son in the world (yes, even better than me!). I'm anxious to get him to start playing with a basketball & golf clubs LOL. I think it would be fun to have another "guy" who'll be into those things as much as I am...the main thing for me is how I can keep it fun for him. That's the most important thing to me because I'm not about to force him into anything. Ideally, I'd like for him to choose what he likes...Golf or Basketball? LOL

He's really starting to turn into his own person in that he knows what he likes & dislikes. If he ain't feelin' what you're giving or doing with him, he'll let you know...the frustrating thing, is that after he gets his way he grins & smiles like "yah muthaf**ka I got you!"

So yah, I don't want to talk about the Raptors because I'll get pissed off...I'm going to miss my wife while she's away, I really don't know what I'd do without her but I guess we'll find out in the next week!