Dear Sawyer,
That moment when you get ready to wrap your soon-to-be 3-year-old's birthday gifts the night before his birthday and realize that all 10 rolls of the wrapping paper in your closet are Christmas-themed. #ChristmasinJune
Love,
Mom
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Friday, May 25, 2018
Dry Spell
Dear Sawyer,
You have been doing so well with potty training! I put you on the potty about every hour and you always pee right away (and know to point your penis down into the bowl!). You only have one or two accidents a day and they have been mainly after dinner, when Daddy and I are busy trying to clean up the kitchen and get your siblings ready for bed, so we are distracted and forget to put you on the potty.
The really amazing thing, though, has been the fact that for the past five days, you have stayed completely dry during naps AND overnight! Your naps are sometimes as long as three hours and you sleep for 10 hours at night and your diaper has been consistently dry when you wake up. Very impressive, little man!
Love,
Mom
You have been doing so well with potty training! I put you on the potty about every hour and you always pee right away (and know to point your penis down into the bowl!). You only have one or two accidents a day and they have been mainly after dinner, when Daddy and I are busy trying to clean up the kitchen and get your siblings ready for bed, so we are distracted and forget to put you on the potty.
The really amazing thing, though, has been the fact that for the past five days, you have stayed completely dry during naps AND overnight! Your naps are sometimes as long as three hours and you sleep for 10 hours at night and your diaper has been consistently dry when you wake up. Very impressive, little man!
Love,
Mom
Monday, May 21, 2018
Where You At?
Dear Sawyer,
When you don't know where I am in the house, you shout at the top of your lungs, "Mama! Where you is?" Hahaha, it's so cute!
Love,
Mom
When you don't know where I am in the house, you shout at the top of your lungs, "Mama! Where you is?" Hahaha, it's so cute!
Love,
Mom
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Three for Three
Dear Sawyer,
Day 2 of official potty training! There were a total of four pee accidents today and guess what? Only 50% of them were yours! My day started waaaaaaay too early at 3:45am this morning when JieJie came running into my bedroom to tell me that she had peed in her bed. Daddy and I got up, showered her, blow-dried her hair and changed her sheets. We all climbed back into bed a little after 4am only to have GuhGaw come into our room at 4:30am and tell us that he had wet the bed. Seriously?!? Another shower, another change of sheets, a disgusting pile of laundry in the hamper room. It's the first time your siblings wet their beds in the same night and it's ironic that it happened right after you officially started potty training. You peed on yourself yesterday--were GuhGaw and JieJie feeling left out? Haha :-P
You had one accident while eating breakfast and another one after dinner. When you had to poop this afternoon, you told me, "I have to go sit on the toilet." Then you pooped in the toilet like a pro! But you didn't tell me whenever you had to pee and in fact, you had a straight-up tantrum this morning when I said you had to go potty. It had been an hour since your breakfast accident and I told you that it was time to go potty. You started crying and said, "I don't want to!" Then you sat down on my floor, crossed your arms, kept kicking your legs and cried for the next half hour. At one point, you actually stood up, ran over to your room, plopped down on your floor and continued your crossed arms-kicking legs cryfest there (why the sudden change of location?). I tried bribing you with rainbow chocolate, gummy bears and my iPad but you said no to it all and continued crying. I sat next to you the whole time and said I understood that going to the bathroom all of the time is annoying but you have to do it now that you're almost 3 years old. Whenever I tried to touch you, you swatted my hand away but eventually, you let me get close to you and you climbed into my lap, hugged my chest and stopped crying. My poor guy. I hate potty training but I know that it is no fun for you, either.
Love,
Mom
P.S. I still can't believe that when I washed the pee laundry today, it included clothes from all three of my kids! *sigh*
Day 2 of official potty training! There were a total of four pee accidents today and guess what? Only 50% of them were yours! My day started waaaaaaay too early at 3:45am this morning when JieJie came running into my bedroom to tell me that she had peed in her bed. Daddy and I got up, showered her, blow-dried her hair and changed her sheets. We all climbed back into bed a little after 4am only to have GuhGaw come into our room at 4:30am and tell us that he had wet the bed. Seriously?!? Another shower, another change of sheets, a disgusting pile of laundry in the hamper room. It's the first time your siblings wet their beds in the same night and it's ironic that it happened right after you officially started potty training. You peed on yourself yesterday--were GuhGaw and JieJie feeling left out? Haha :-P
You had one accident while eating breakfast and another one after dinner. When you had to poop this afternoon, you told me, "I have to go sit on the toilet." Then you pooped in the toilet like a pro! But you didn't tell me whenever you had to pee and in fact, you had a straight-up tantrum this morning when I said you had to go potty. It had been an hour since your breakfast accident and I told you that it was time to go potty. You started crying and said, "I don't want to!" Then you sat down on my floor, crossed your arms, kept kicking your legs and cried for the next half hour. At one point, you actually stood up, ran over to your room, plopped down on your floor and continued your crossed arms-kicking legs cryfest there (why the sudden change of location?). I tried bribing you with rainbow chocolate, gummy bears and my iPad but you said no to it all and continued crying. I sat next to you the whole time and said I understood that going to the bathroom all of the time is annoying but you have to do it now that you're almost 3 years old. Whenever I tried to touch you, you swatted my hand away but eventually, you let me get close to you and you climbed into my lap, hugged my chest and stopped crying. My poor guy. I hate potty training but I know that it is no fun for you, either.
Love,
Mom
P.S. I still can't believe that when I washed the pee laundry today, it included clothes from all three of my kids! *sigh*
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Brotherly Love
Dear Sawyer,
My little sweetie pie! Cute things you did recently:
- I was getting you ready for bed last night and you said, "I need to play." I said you could play for a few more minutes while I went to the bathroom. You started playing with your cars but I guess you were more tired than you thought because before I even finished in the bathroom, you called out, "I done playing!" When I went back to your room, you had already climbed into your bed and pulled the blanket over your lap!
- We went to a birthday party today and came back home a little late. JieJie had fallen asleep in the car and woke up cranky and crying. She was standing in the foyer crying and you immediately began comforting her. You told JieJie softly, "You okay. Don't be sad. Hug?" Then you stretched out your arms and she moved in close to you for a hug. Then you looked up to her and asked, "Kiss?" You kissed her on the cheek and capped it all off with, "I love you." Oh my god, soooooo sweet!
Love,
Mom
My little sweetie pie! Cute things you did recently:
- I was getting you ready for bed last night and you said, "I need to play." I said you could play for a few more minutes while I went to the bathroom. You started playing with your cars but I guess you were more tired than you thought because before I even finished in the bathroom, you called out, "I done playing!" When I went back to your room, you had already climbed into your bed and pulled the blanket over your lap!
- We went to a birthday party today and came back home a little late. JieJie had fallen asleep in the car and woke up cranky and crying. She was standing in the foyer crying and you immediately began comforting her. You told JieJie softly, "You okay. Don't be sad. Hug?" Then you stretched out your arms and she moved in close to you for a hug. Then you looked up to her and asked, "Kiss?" You kissed her on the cheek and capped it all off with, "I love you." Oh my god, soooooo sweet!
Love,
Mom
Saturday, May 5, 2018
Happy Lunch
Dear Sawyer,
Recent activity:
- You count like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 14 19 12 19 12 19 12
- You have a bossy side. Sometimes, you say things like, "Sit up, Mama. 'Sit up,' I said!" Whoa, there.
- We started a new music class and the other boys in the class can get a little rowdy. They like to run around the classroom, touch toys in the corner that they're not supposed to touch, bang the drumsticks on the mirror and not listen when their moms and nannies tell them to sit down. But not you! You don't copy their behavior at all. Instead, you obediently sit in my lap for the entire class and follow all of the teacher's instructions. Thank you for being such a good boy!
- You like to put emphasis on the things you say by shaking your hands up and down with your palms turned upward. It's so cute!
- You call armpit hair "grass."
- When you want to sit on my lap, you say, "Lap lap, please!"
- You are so helpful! Whenever you see me Swiffering the floor, making my bed, folding laundry or cooking dinner, you say, "I want to help you!" If I'm cooking something easy like soup, I will hold up with one arm and you will help me add seasonings or stir the soup. You look so happy when you get to assist me and you always tell Daddy and your siblings, "I help Mama. I do a good job. I'm a good chef!"
- I went out yesterday and you told me today, "I miss you yesterday. I so sad." Awww!
- You were eating your lunch when you smiled sweetly as you dipped your carrot stick in your pasta soup and said cheerfully, "I so happy!" Day. Made.
Love,
Mom
Recent activity:
- You count like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 14 19 12 19 12 19 12
- You have a bossy side. Sometimes, you say things like, "Sit up, Mama. 'Sit up,' I said!" Whoa, there.
- We started a new music class and the other boys in the class can get a little rowdy. They like to run around the classroom, touch toys in the corner that they're not supposed to touch, bang the drumsticks on the mirror and not listen when their moms and nannies tell them to sit down. But not you! You don't copy their behavior at all. Instead, you obediently sit in my lap for the entire class and follow all of the teacher's instructions. Thank you for being such a good boy!
- You like to put emphasis on the things you say by shaking your hands up and down with your palms turned upward. It's so cute!
- You call armpit hair "grass."
- When you want to sit on my lap, you say, "Lap lap, please!"
- You are so helpful! Whenever you see me Swiffering the floor, making my bed, folding laundry or cooking dinner, you say, "I want to help you!" If I'm cooking something easy like soup, I will hold up with one arm and you will help me add seasonings or stir the soup. You look so happy when you get to assist me and you always tell Daddy and your siblings, "I help Mama. I do a good job. I'm a good chef!"
- I went out yesterday and you told me today, "I miss you yesterday. I so sad." Awww!
- You were eating your lunch when you smiled sweetly as you dipped your carrot stick in your pasta soup and said cheerfully, "I so happy!" Day. Made.
Love,
Mom
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