Tag: The Dad Speaks

Niko getting out of his pajamas? Right now, Niko absolutely refuses to take his pajamas off. These pajamas aren’t long pants and a long shirt; they are footed cotton pajamas that cover his entire body except his face and hand! He wears them all the time and the bottom of them have holes. When I…

I know I have written about this, but I am going to do it again; and I don’t care if you have already read it. Niko’s at that age in his life where he wants to do things on his own and I allow him to do it, unless he can get hurt. I don’t…

Well, we have been in our new house for a month and Niko is really enjoying everything about it. Don’t ask me how many times he goes up and down the stairs? Don’t ask me how many meals he has eaten outside; whether it be on the front porch or back porch? Don’t ask me…

I am not handy by any means, but I am proud to say that I assembled bookcases, a trash composter, a play kitchen, an outdoor table, and a night table. I am a very good direction follower and enjoy the end results. Yes, it’s challenging when Niko helps because he tends to take my screwdriver…

So now that my birthday and Niko’s birthday are over and we have been in our new house for a few weeks, it is time for me to start eating better. It’s not like I have been eating bad things and drinking lots of soda constantly and frequenting fast food restaurants. Just a few times,…

It’s hard! Mainly, because he wants to play and look at everything. And, some of the stuff is fragile! But, at the same time, he is also extremely helpful as he helps us put stuff away or carry light boxes upstairs. Plus, some of the boxes we have been unpacking are clothes and toys from…

While I am feeding and quenching Niko after bath and before nighttime, I tell stories to him and as he was wiping his meat sauce hands on my shirt and shorts, I was inspired to tell him this particular story: I am a napkin. I wait to be used. Oh no, I see someone coming…

Just within the past few weeks, Niko has really started to enjoy playing with bubbles. So, here are some photos of us playing with bubbles.

I purchased a wireless Bluetooth stereo adapter last week and so far, I am enjoying using my Samsung earbuds and my really comfy Sennheiser headphones. The adapter itself is small and easily clips on my shirt pocket or my work ID. And, the sound is amazing. Sometimes, I have to take them off to make…

This was a conversation that Niko and I had about eggs on March 25, 2019. If any breakfast restaurant wants to sponsor us, we will be happy to eat your food and tell the world how awesome your eggs are!

It has absolutely nothing to do with Niko and Nina. Writing about sounds stupid, but I really don’t have anything else to tell you. Okay, so here it goes… I am having trouble finding a comfortable pair of headphones to use while I am at work. The Bluetooth LG ones aren’t comfortable and the sound…

On St. Patrick’s Day weekend, we were very lucky. That Friday morning, we had 2 showings; this was after we took the house down for a week and relisted it with a new agent and pictures. Our house was on the market already for about 2 weeks. An hour after the 1st showing, we got…

KISS IN THE BED. Basically, what this means is that Niko is ready to be put in the crib for sleeping; whether it is for a nap or in the evening. It means that Mom and Dad are done and can finally breathe and take care of themselves.

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…