I am in really good hands with Dr. Niko. He treats me very nicely and gives me a band-aid, shots, and medicine. He checks my heart, my ears, my temperature, and my knee reflexes. He jumps on my back, feeds me food, and makes me drink. On top of all that he brings me pillows…

This was a conversation I had with Niko as we were eating dinner on March 2, 2019. I don’t apologize for the chewing or utensil clanking. And, this isn’t sponsored by Daniel Tiger!

From Niko’s Point-of-View I know both of my parents work. My Dad works for a bank and he drives and drives and drives very early in the morning; I do hear him but I prefer to sleep than getting up to wish him a good day. I can usually hear his car when he turns…

The first thing I do every single morning when I wake up; whether it is for work or the weekend, is I turn on the baby monitor to see what position Niko is sleeping and also to make sure he is still sleeping. The majority of the time he is sleeping on his stomach with…

Well, Nina was sicker than we thought she was. I was planning on going to work last Monday and having my mom and her older sister come and play with Niko all day. But, around midnight, Nina woke me up and told me she was having trouble breathing. Breathing is important and we decided to…

So, two weeks ago, I was sick or actually, I had the coughs pretty bad. I am now feeling much better. I don’t think it was the flu because I only had the coughs. Last week, Niko got my coughs and you know for an almost 3 year old, you can’t give them cough medicine…

Last weekend, I was sick or actually let me say, I had a coughing explosion and all I wanted to do was sleep!  But I couldn’t sleep because my wife works from home and Saturday was one of her work days. Niko knew I wasn’t feeling well and kept using his play doctor kit on…

Since last July, I have been doing the nighttime stuff with Niko and that includes bathing him, getting him on the toilet to pee and/or poop, feeding him snacks and drinks, dressing him, singing to him, reading books to him, and eventually after almost an hour of all this, I get to put him in…

I consider Niko to be potty trained even if he still wears a diaper for nap and nighttime; hey, if you want to come over and wake him up in the middle of a nap or nighttime to get him to pee, please COME ON DOWN! Yes, I got reference from The Price Is Right…

I don’t have time to read a paperback or a hardback book anymore because I am a father to a very active and smart 2 1/2 year old who wants all the attention in the world. That is also why I am so behind in watching tv shows or movies and have no clue what…

For the past few weeks, Niko has been wanting to do a lot of things by himself; of course, we supervise him. Franklin cat still hasn’t shown any interest in taking over our duties. Niko can now pick him up! I am serious! This includes using the toilet, brushing teeth, showering, taking a diaper off,…

Even though we don’t believe in the religious aspects of Christmas, we still celebrated with gifts, food, and family. I must give a lot of thanks to Nina. Not only did she wrap all the gifts and stuffed three stockings with little things, she also cooked an entire meal for us, my mother, my brother,…

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…