Pay Attention!

Dear Sawyer,

We went to Story Time at Barnes & Noble this afternoon and while we were waiting for it to start, you were sitting on the bench next to a little girl who was probably a bit younger than you. We didn't know her but that didn't stop you from suddenly standing up and showing off your race car T-shirt to her. You stood in front of her and said, "I have a race car! It go so fast!" The little girl was looking at a book in her lap, though, and didn't pay you any attention. Undeterred, you said more loudly, "I have a race car shirt!" When the girl still didn't look up, you actually went closer to her and tapped her several times on her shoulder and I almost lost it. Hahahaha! Like GuhGaw and unlike JieJie, you are definitely not shy!

With me, you don't like it when I talk too much to Daddy and your siblings because you only want me to focus on you (hello, baby-of-the-family syndrome) so when you feel as if I am not giving you the attention you deserve, you physically take it by grabbing my chin and whipping my face around to look at you. It's funny (for now, only because you're still little!) but thank goodness you didn't do that to the little girl!

Love,
Mom