Imagine your 1-yr old potty trained

I was reading a new blog over the weekend and a post on Infant Potty Training on PowerLaunch was seriously the weirdest parenting thing I've ever read. It was also really intriguing.

Warning: the following material may only be suitable to parents and adults who are used to be around pee and poo.

I'm a step stool

Literally, I'm a step stool. Check out the flamingo/tree pose. Forgive the ugly t-shirt and sweatpants. I'm too lazy to pull out the actual step stool or chair to help our 19-mo old wash his hands.

Hope you're having a great weekend!

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What I learned from reading 100 blogs

I mentioned in my "Why I blog" post that I was participating in Blogelina's "100 comment" event. Well, I finished reading all 100 137 blogs and tried to leave specific comments on each and not just "great post". It was challenging, but I through the experience I got to read a lot of great blogs and met new people.

It was great to see the variety of blogs represented:

• Faith
• Couponing, deals, etc.
• Crafting
• Homeschooling: A Living Home School got me thinking with their reasons for homeschooling
• Parenting
• And only one site about fashion -- I could hardly believe it! Maybe because people are drawn to fashion blogs like moths to a light. But in a good way. Not in the *zaaaap poof!* way.

Vehicle buying decision matrix

A while ago, the hubby and I were considering buying either an SUV or a minivan. Initially, I shuddered at the word "minivan". I told myself I'd never own a minivan. Ever. But like all "I'll never" statements made before having our son, I had to seriously consider a minivan now because my needs have changed. Now you may say, you only have one kid, why do you need a minivan? Or, even if you had two kids, why do you need a minivan? Read my old post to find out, please.

Celebrate a blogversary, give to charity

One of my bestes bloggie friends, Nilsa from SoMi Speaks, is celebrating her 5 year blogversary! Will someone please tell me is it spelled blogversary, blogiversary, or what? Besides giving away something to readers, she's also generously giving to a charity nominated by a reader. How generous is she?! So, the more you enter (comment, share, blog), the more money will go to charity! Now that's a special giveaway. Check it by clicking right here!

Meet Baaaaab

Our 18-mo son (J) had a playmate with the hubby's friends' 16-mo son (K). And when they came, they brought the cutest gift for J! See how happy he is!

Apparently, uninterrupted sleep for the lesser evolved

[J sleeping at 3 months. Check out how his hair has evolved!]

Ok, ok, so the article Interrupted Sleep Might Be the Best Kind says that over time, technology and lifestyle changes have caused (those of) us (lucky enough) to adopt to an 8-hour sleeping schedule. It says that history (via writings and paintings showing people working at night --yea, the latter one is really convincing!) shows people sleeping in two 4-hour stints with an "awake" period in between.

I *am* surprised!

Last night around 11:54pm, I was ready for bed, but as always, needed to check Facebook and Twitter just one last time. What do I find but a new post by one of my bestes bloggy friends, fashion blogger Jasmine of AdamAlexMommy.

AdamAlexMommy: New Blog Post- C if U just got surprised by AdamAlexMommy w a prize- adamalexmommy.com/2012/03/surpri… #fashionblogger #surprise #thankyou

— AdamAlexMommy.com (@AdamAlexMommy) March 2, 2012

A surprise?! I was intrigued...

Why I blog

Would you like 100 comments on your next blog post? That was the subject line of an email I received from Blogelina. I answered in my head, Of course I do! What blogger doesn't want to say something worthy of another person taking the time to leave a comment (no matter the commenting system, hehe)? Blogelina organized multiple 100-blog groups to participate. Basically, each blogger who signed up would visit 99 other blogs and leave a comment (who'll leave the remaining 1, hmmmm). So from Mar 1 to Mar 8, that's what we'll be doing. Since 99 new people might be visiting this site, I thought I'd give a brief introduction, and hopefully not bore my regular readers and supporters :).

Here it goes: