Author: Mark

Both of my parents are Jewish and thus, I am 100% Jewish.  My Hebrew name is Mordechai, which means warrior.  I attended a Reform Jewish synagogue and did all the major Jewish life-cycle things; including my wedding. I did Sunday school for many many many years and Hebrew school to prepare for my Bar Mitzvah….

No bragging coming from; well, OK, I lied! I am on vacation and don’t have to go back till January 2nd! It will be the most time off for me since Niko was born when I took 4 weeks off. We don’t have any plans set in stone because we are the parents of a…

I got a question to ask all the parents all over the world.   Why do you share photos on social media of your kids?  I am not a hater on this; I love seeing baby photos of all kinds! I would love to share pictures of Niko; before we had Niko, I shared way to…

Since July, I have been doing the nightime things with Niko; that inlcudes pooping and peeing in the big toilet, bathing him, getting him dressed in his pajamas, feeding him snacks with milk and water, reading him books, reading him more books, brushing his teeth, singing to him, and finally,  almost 75 minutes later, putting…

It really boosts my confidence when Niko says my cooking is good!  I am not an elaborate chef; my recipes are very simple.  I mean, anybody can make an omelette, pasta, rice, or heat-up leftovers in the microwave.  Nina, on the other hand, makes much more complicated recipes and usually, our Instant Pot is the…

Yesterday, I purchased an Acer Chromebook from Best Buy because it was much cheaper than Amazon; I have had it in my Amazon wishlist for a few months.  In my Amazon browsing history is an Apple Watch; I haven’t completely ruled out getting one as I know it will work much better with my iPhone…

I will admit and tell you that I thoroughly enjoy playing with Niko and most of the time, its my highlight of my day!  Its very therapeutic for me and I don’t have to think about anything.   I watch animated movies like Moana, Frozen, all the Shrek’s and Cars.  And, I enjoy them more…

In his crib is one of the Minions and a toy kitten from Ikea; we actually purchased more back-up toy kittens from Ikea in case that becomes something he can’t live without!  So far, we haven’t had to use a back-up kitten! Tonight, I put him in a Minions shirt and he asked me WHY…

While Niko was pooping, he told me to go away and sleep with mom; not my mom, but my wife! And, for a second, I actually considered it. But, then who would watch and help Niko poop? Franklin cat isn’t responsible!

Is Niko spoiled?  Of course he is and I really don’t care what anybody thinks.  If he asks for something; whether it be food, a toy, or a particular thing or place to do or go, I most of the time can say YES! If I can’t say yes, I explain to him the reasoning…

Don’t tell President Trump!  Actually, I took Niko with me on the last Saturday of early voting and the cool thing is I didn’t have to wait at all.  Everybody at the location we went to was very nice and friendly and they all liked Niko. Niko even got some stickers (FUTURE VOTER and I…

On Friday, Niko turned 2 1/2 years old and to celebrate, Niko and I ate breakfast tacos at the local park and Nina met us there a few minutes afterwards with some cupcakes.  Niko enjoys running around the kids playground and we like watching his expressions, his shrieks of happiness, and his baby running style….

Wow! I can’t believe it’s been 3 years since that 1st post of hey, we are having a baby!  I really enjoy writing and as I say quite often, typing words and making sense of them comes extremely easy for me. This year, Niko wasn’t dressed as a skeleton; he was dressed as Shrek or…

Who says I need to see a shrink when I can tell Niko all of my problems.  He is a great listener with easy replies.  And, I don’t have to pay him or drive to see him!  I can do it all in the evening after his bath while sitting on a recliner with him…

Tonight, Niko asked me what that brown thing was on my face.  I replied, it’s my eyebrows.  A few seconds later, I went to the bathroom and it was actually a piece of food form his snack this evening.  Just so you know, he ate a chocolate cookie, some gummy fruit snacks, turkey, ham, roast…

When Niko goes poop in the big potty, he wants me to hide my face so I can’t watch him poop.  I oblige because if I don’t he screams!  I usually will cover my face with my shirt or just stare at the floor.  But, even though he thinks I can’t see him, I can…

According to Wikipedia, it’s a child development stage which normally occurs around the age of two (but can start earlier) and consists of toddlers often saying no and throwing temper tantrums.   Well, welcome to my life as Niko is 2 years old and for the past few weeks, he has been showcasing his ability to…

Last Saturday, Niko got his first official haircut; I say official because Nina and I have trimmed his bangs a few times just a little bit to get his hair out of his face.  Now, we have been preparing Niko by telling him that we would be getting his haircut. He understands what will happen…