Tag: The Dad Speaks

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…

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…