Dear Sawyer,
Three times you made me laugh today:
1) I fell asleep after I turned off my alarm this morning (you were all off from school last week and it has been soooooo hard getting up before dawn this week) but you were awake and you came into my room and sternly told me, "Mommy, everybody is awake. You need to get up." And then you turned around and walked out of the room. Yes, sir!
2) Later on in the morning, you were using the bathroom and I was waiting in my room when you shouted, "Mommy! Did you hear that? I peed and pooped at the same time!" Haha, thank you for that news update!
3) We were looking at pictures you made at school yesterday. There was one that said "For Daddy," one that said "For Mommy," one "For Paw Paw" and a fourth "For Gong Gong." I asked you if you had told your teacher what Paw Paw and Gong Gong mean. You said, "Yes, and I also told Ms. Kiera that Paw Paw and Gong Gong fight a lot." Hahaha! There are no secrets when you have a toddler!
Love,
Mom
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Stoic Sawyer
Dear Sawyer,
Last night, you and Daddy were in Daddy's office and you were touching the underside of his desk. Unbeknownst to Daddy, there was a sharp piece of wood underneath the desk and you cut your thumb on it. In fact, Daddy didn't even realize you had cut your finger until the two of you started walking over to JieJie's room and Daddy looked down and saw blood trailing down from your thumb to your palm. You hadn't said a word or even made a sound and Daddy said he was more panicked than you were! You were just looking calmly at your injured hand and touching the blood with your finger. Daddy cleaned you up and gave you a Paw Patrol Band-Aid and your thumb looked a little bruised today but the cut didn't bother you at all, even when you were eating or washing your hands. My tough little guy!
Love,
Mom
Last night, you and Daddy were in Daddy's office and you were touching the underside of his desk. Unbeknownst to Daddy, there was a sharp piece of wood underneath the desk and you cut your thumb on it. In fact, Daddy didn't even realize you had cut your finger until the two of you started walking over to JieJie's room and Daddy looked down and saw blood trailing down from your thumb to your palm. You hadn't said a word or even made a sound and Daddy said he was more panicked than you were! You were just looking calmly at your injured hand and touching the blood with your finger. Daddy cleaned you up and gave you a Paw Patrol Band-Aid and your thumb looked a little bruised today but the cut didn't bother you at all, even when you were eating or washing your hands. My tough little guy!
Love,
Mom
Monday, February 25, 2019
The Whole Package
Dear Sawyer,
For the past few months, you were telling me a couple times a day, "You're beautiful." That, of course, made me feel so special every time you said it but now you have upped the ante and tell me a few times a day, "You're beautiful. And smart." Then you follow it with your I-know-I'm-super-cute-and-charming smile where you smile and scrunch up your whole face and oooh, you are so sweet and delicious!
Love,
Mom
For the past few months, you were telling me a couple times a day, "You're beautiful." That, of course, made me feel so special every time you said it but now you have upped the ante and tell me a few times a day, "You're beautiful. And smart." Then you follow it with your I-know-I'm-super-cute-and-charming smile where you smile and scrunch up your whole face and oooh, you are so sweet and delicious!
Love,
Mom
Sunday, February 24, 2019
All In
Dear Sawyer,
Eight minutes is no longer good enough for you. Now when I tell you that you can read or play or stay in the bath for 8 more minutes, you reply, "Not 8 minutes, I want all the minutes."
:-)
Love,
Mom
Eight minutes is no longer good enough for you. Now when I tell you that you can read or play or stay in the bath for 8 more minutes, you reply, "Not 8 minutes, I want all the minutes."
:-)
Love,
Mom
Friday, February 22, 2019
Silly Monkey
Dear Sawyer,
You have many little mannerisms that are so charming and endearing. Among them:
1) Dinner-time conversations can get a little chaotic because we have five people who all want to talk about their day. GuhGaw and JieJie often interrupt or talk over whoever is speaking but if someone is talking and you want to say something, you raise your hand and don't speak until I "call" on you. So polite!
2) You say things like "I'm not quite sure" and "a [of] course!"
3) Whenever I say thank you to you, you chirp back, "Welcome!"
4) You pronounce "tummy ache" like "stummy ache."
5) You like to share your snacks with squirrels so on the way home from school, I often see you pouring a few cheddar bunnies or roasted chickpeas out of your snack cup onto the sidewalk on purpose. Or you will take a bite of rice cake and then spit a few pieces out onto the ground. When I ask you to stop doing that, you reply, "I'm feeding the squirrels!" It's cute when we're outside but not cute when we're at home and you purposely drop food on the dining room floor and tell me that you're "feeding the spiders."
6) When you do something wrong and you know it, you instantly apologize because you know how important apologies are. The other day, you spilled your milk while I was in the living room and you ran over and told me, "I'm sorry I was playing and spilled my milk." I replied, "You spilled your milk?" Then you said, "I said 'sorry.' When you make a mistake, it's okay if you apologize."
7) You love apples and carrot sticks and bite them with such vigor. You make such satisfied crunching noises when you eat them!
8) You really like watching Curious George and when George causes a commotion or gets into a mess, it cracks. You. UP. There was one episode where he was making a car wash for his toy cars and he accidentally sprayed the hose upward and hit a squirrel in the face with water. You thought it was the most hilarious thing ever and laughed uncontrollably for several minutes while bouncing up and down on your butt on the couch and squeezing your cheeks together. When you get like that, I could watch you watching George all day!
Love,
Mom
You have many little mannerisms that are so charming and endearing. Among them:
1) Dinner-time conversations can get a little chaotic because we have five people who all want to talk about their day. GuhGaw and JieJie often interrupt or talk over whoever is speaking but if someone is talking and you want to say something, you raise your hand and don't speak until I "call" on you. So polite!
2) You say things like "I'm not quite sure" and "a [of] course!"
3) Whenever I say thank you to you, you chirp back, "Welcome!"
4) You pronounce "tummy ache" like "stummy ache."
5) You like to share your snacks with squirrels so on the way home from school, I often see you pouring a few cheddar bunnies or roasted chickpeas out of your snack cup onto the sidewalk on purpose. Or you will take a bite of rice cake and then spit a few pieces out onto the ground. When I ask you to stop doing that, you reply, "I'm feeding the squirrels!" It's cute when we're outside but not cute when we're at home and you purposely drop food on the dining room floor and tell me that you're "feeding the spiders."
6) When you do something wrong and you know it, you instantly apologize because you know how important apologies are. The other day, you spilled your milk while I was in the living room and you ran over and told me, "I'm sorry I was playing and spilled my milk." I replied, "You spilled your milk?" Then you said, "I said 'sorry.' When you make a mistake, it's okay if you apologize."
7) You love apples and carrot sticks and bite them with such vigor. You make such satisfied crunching noises when you eat them!
8) You really like watching Curious George and when George causes a commotion or gets into a mess, it cracks. You. UP. There was one episode where he was making a car wash for his toy cars and he accidentally sprayed the hose upward and hit a squirrel in the face with water. You thought it was the most hilarious thing ever and laughed uncontrollably for several minutes while bouncing up and down on your butt on the couch and squeezing your cheeks together. When you get like that, I could watch you watching George all day!
Love,
Mom
Friday, February 15, 2019
BFFs
Dear Sawyer,
Daddy and you were having an argument tonight and it went like this:
You: Mama is my best friend!
Daddy: No, Mama is my best friend!
You: No, Mama is my best friend!
Daddy: Nuh-uh, she's my best friend!
And so on. Best argument I ever had to listen to!
Love,
Your best friend
Daddy and you were having an argument tonight and it went like this:
You: Mama is my best friend!
Daddy: No, Mama is my best friend!
You: No, Mama is my best friend!
Daddy: Nuh-uh, she's my best friend!
And so on. Best argument I ever had to listen to!
Love,
Your best friend
Friday, February 8, 2019
Bigger Is Better
Dear Sawyer,
When I tucked you into bed tonight, you were holding a Power Ranger PEZ dispenser and I told you that you couldn't sleep with it because it is too small. You replied, "You're big. Can I sleep with you?" So smart and insightful! But the answer was no :-)
Love,
Mom
When I tucked you into bed tonight, you were holding a Power Ranger PEZ dispenser and I told you that you couldn't sleep with it because it is too small. You replied, "You're big. Can I sleep with you?" So smart and insightful! But the answer was no :-)
Love,
Mom
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Girl Crazy
Dear Sawyer,
Funny things you said recently:
- "I'm going to marry Ms. Keira, Ella, Mila and Athena. How many is that?" Um, three too many, you little player!
- You fell down on the way home from school yesterday and used your hand to break your fall. PoiPoi asked you if you were okay and you replied matter-of-factly, "Yeah. I'm tough."
- You and JieJie were fighting over a stuffed narwhal and you came into my room to complain about your sister. "JieJie took my narwal! She not being nice! Ugh, whatever." Your "Ugh, whatever" was so full of disdain and had such an "I am so over it" tone to it and it was so adorable!
Sweet thing you said at bedtime tonight:
- When I asked you if you wanted your music box or night light on, you said, "No, I only want to spend time wis you."
I love you so much, sweetie!
Love,
Mom
Funny things you said recently:
- "I'm going to marry Ms. Keira, Ella, Mila and Athena. How many is that?" Um, three too many, you little player!
- You fell down on the way home from school yesterday and used your hand to break your fall. PoiPoi asked you if you were okay and you replied matter-of-factly, "Yeah. I'm tough."
- You and JieJie were fighting over a stuffed narwhal and you came into my room to complain about your sister. "JieJie took my narwal! She not being nice! Ugh, whatever." Your "Ugh, whatever" was so full of disdain and had such an "I am so over it" tone to it and it was so adorable!
Sweet thing you said at bedtime tonight:
- When I asked you if you wanted your music box or night light on, you said, "No, I only want to spend time wis you."
I love you so much, sweetie!
Love,
Mom
Friday, February 1, 2019
Eight Is Great
Dear Sawyer,
When JieJie picks a random number, she always goes with 1,003:
"I read for 1,003 hours."
"I haven't had dessert in 1,003 days."
When it comes to units of time, your magic number is 8. When you are taking a bubble bath and I tell you that you can stay in the bath for one more minute, you say, "No, 8 minutes." If I say we have to leave for school in 5 minutes, you reply, "No, 8 minutes." Sometimes this backfires because I will say that you can play for 15 more minutes and you say, "No, 8 minutes."
If you are requesting several of something, though, you always request three because, as you explain, "I'm 3."
"I want 3 pretzels because I'm 3."
"Can I have 3 cars because I'm 3?"
"I will give you 3 kisses because I'm 3."
The flip side to that last one is that after you give me those 3 kisses, you sometimes state that I have to give you 37 kisses because I'm 37. I oblige . . . but it takes awhile!
Love,
Mom
When JieJie picks a random number, she always goes with 1,003:
"I read for 1,003 hours."
"I haven't had dessert in 1,003 days."
When it comes to units of time, your magic number is 8. When you are taking a bubble bath and I tell you that you can stay in the bath for one more minute, you say, "No, 8 minutes." If I say we have to leave for school in 5 minutes, you reply, "No, 8 minutes." Sometimes this backfires because I will say that you can play for 15 more minutes and you say, "No, 8 minutes."
If you are requesting several of something, though, you always request three because, as you explain, "I'm 3."
"I want 3 pretzels because I'm 3."
"Can I have 3 cars because I'm 3?"
"I will give you 3 kisses because I'm 3."
The flip side to that last one is that after you give me those 3 kisses, you sometimes state that I have to give you 37 kisses because I'm 37. I oblige . . . but it takes awhile!
Love,
Mom
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