Tough Enough

Dear Sawyer,

I was impressed earlier this month when you got your shots at your checkup and didn't bat an eyelash but you exhibited a whole other level of toughness today. We were walking down the street and you were trying to catch up to JieJie on her scooter. You were running pretty fast and I told you to slow down before you fell--and then you fell. You scraped your hand, knee and leg and your knee was bleeding slightly. You whimpered a little but then that was it. You stood up and were so brave while I cleaned up your boo-boos. I didn't have a Band-Aid but you sat in your stroller and calmly held a napkin on your knee to stop the bleeding until we got to the restaurant we were going to.

I don't know what was up this afternoon but JieJie got pretty hurt, too, when we arrived at the restaurant. The restaurant has two heavy glass doors and I asked JieJie to hold the interior one open while I held the outer one open and pushed you and the stroller in. While JieJie was holding the door, it started to close and her hand got caught! I couldn't get to her because I was still trying to hold the outer door open and get you inside. JieJie's eyes widened in pain but she didn't scream or cry; in fact, it was me screaming "Her hand is caught! Her hand is caught!" that got the waitress's attention and brought her running over to help.

JieJie did cry a lot once her hand was freed and her hand must have been sore for awhile but she was still able to wiggle and move it around. The waitress brought over ice to put on it and JieJie soon stopped crying and went on to scarf down three whole slices of pepperoni, broccoli and mushroom pizza (btw, I could only eat two before getting full!).

I have such tough kids!

Love,
Mom