SO much to catch up on...

I am now a mother of two boys, 3 months and 2 and a half years old.  My life feels pretty crazy but I wouldn't have it any other way.  My baby is a sweet, smiley, happy boy and I'm so lucky to have him.  My 2 year old is amazingly smart, witty and blows me away with the comments he makes.  Nothing gets past him.  My Dad (who's in his 60's) watches him two days a week.  My son comes home saying things only a man in his 60's would say...it's hilarious!  He also started Chinese School 2 days a week and although he's the youngest kid in class, he's speaking at the same level.  It's pretty awesome being their Momma!!
My husband is working so hard these days.  He's an amazing father to our boys and runs two successful businesses.  One of them is a vodka line called Ion Vodka.  It's Ultra Premium and made with Ionized water.  It's 10 times filtered so, it's incredibly smooth.  The other business he created is an online nutrition website, glutenfreedaily.com.  It's a comprehensive website that gives you meal plans, recipes and the ability to hold you accountable for your food eating actions.  It's the only website of its kind that does this while being completely Gluten Free.
I too have something I've been doing for fun.  I started my own business for Thirty-One Gifts.  I'm selling these bags that are functional, super cute and keep me organized.  I love them!  If you have a chance, check out my website, www.mythirtyone.com/saradoll.

That's the update of my life!  Just another day in paradise!! : )

This week

My little man is growing up so fast!  20 months old this week.  My Aunt calls him "Peat," cuz he repeats everything you say.  He narrates through your day as your doing things, it's pretty funny.  He tells the lady at Target the other day, "I wash dishes" (No, I've never made my 20 month old wash dishes).  He's mastered his ABC's and counting to 10 in English and almost Mandarin and says, "I count to ten".  Instead of saying, "Ni Hao Ma" (How are you? in Mandarin) he says, "Ni hao Mama".  He says, "C'mon" as we're walking out the door as if he's in a hurry! And is constantly chatting... mostly about the dog.  The things that come out of his mouth crack me up.  And as always, this kid loves to dance.  He lifts his elbows and sways his head and says, "I dancing!"  I can't even handle it!  This is a very fun age.  Challenging but fun!!

Easter 2012

A pic of the cousins swinging on Grandma's swing set. Guess which one's mine!
The one in the middle with his mouth wide open probably yelling...yup, that one's mine...the loud one!! I don't know where he gets it?! ; )

Swim Lessons

This little pumpkin started swim lessons! He's such a water baby...he loves it. And... it's an arm workout for Mom and Dad too as we're lifting 20 lbs in and out of the water!

It's been way too long!

I know I haven't posted in awhile. Been busy running after my 18 month old. This age has been absolutely exhausting but, it is by far the most fun stage yet!!
My son is repeating everything we say. It's adorable and scary at the same time. We have to watch what we say and how we say it. Jackson observes everything. He's smart too! He can count to 10 and can identify most of the alphabet. He amazes me. He eats very well (still gluten & dairy free). I have lots of new tips and products to post. Will post soon!

How many paper products does your household consume?

Feeling good about making my household paper towel free (for the last 3 months!) after reading an article with these statistics:


-700 pounds of paper are consumer by the average American each year.
-Paper manufacturing is the 3rd largest user of fossil fuels worldwide.
-The U.S. used approximately 68 million trees each year to produce 17 billion catalogues and 65 billion pieces of direct mail.
-The U.S. uses 25% of the world's paper products.
-Approximately 324 Liters of water is used to produce 1kg of paper.
-40% of the U.S. landfill trash is paper products.

Even reading through that article made me realize, it's not just paper towels. It's every paper product we consume. It's magazines, dinner napkins, junk mail to product packaging. I never gave much thought to how much one person consumes. Knowing the effect it's having on our planet will definitely make me think twice about each paper product I use.

My goal this week: Use hand dryers in public restrooms, cloth napkins at dinner & read gossip magazines/news/books...online! Hope these facts make you more consious of your own paper use.

I believe this book is the reason my son sleeps from 6:30pm-7am every night. So many Moms recommended this book to me so, now I need to pass it on to you. I suggest starting this book around 3 months.
The methods that it teaches you are so helpful. It's also nice to read real life testomonials from Moms that have been through the same thing.
Everyone comments on how happy and smiley my son is. I'm not giving this book all the credit but, it has definitely helped him get good naps throughout the day, sleep through the night and wake up feeling restored and full of energy!