Sawyer's Song

Dear Sawyer,

I was doing housework this morning and you were playing by yourself in your room. When I came upstairs, I heard you singing this original Sawyer song:

"I love my mom and dad so much! I love my mom and dad soooo muuuuuch! I want to play with them! I just want to plaaaay just because I want to plaaaaay with them because I love my mommy and daddy so much! I love my mommy and daddy so much! So much! That I just want to play with theeeeem so so much! I'm cleaning my truck. His name is Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah. I love my mommy and daddy so much!"

So. Awesome.

Love,
Mom

Super Sweet

Dear Sawyer,

I was in bed last night and Daddy was laying next to me on my right side and you were laying next to me on my left side. I was facing Daddy and you asked, "Can you look at me? I want to see your beautiful face."

Today, my stomach was hurting and I was resting on the couch. You gingerly climbed onto the couch next to me and hugged just my upper body so you wouldn't touch my stomach. You said, "I hope you feel better soon. You're beautiful. I'm going to protect you."

*melt*

Love,
Mom

3D Vision

Dear Sawyer,

We were reading one of your favorite books, Harold and the Purple Crayon, at bedtime and we were at the page where Harold draws lots of buildings with windows in an attempt to find his window. Harold makes the buildings two-dimensional, which is something I never thought twice about until tonight. You asked, "Why he draw the buildings flat? Then they fall over." Daddy was in the room, too, and we were both super impressed by your super sharp insight. Our little genius!

Love,
Mom

Master Charmer

Dear Sawyer,

You have always been a great hugger but now you give what we have named "super Sawyer hugs"--I pick you up and you hug me tightly with your arms while also wrapping your legs tightly around my torso. The embrace is so tight that I can let go of you and you will still be hanging on to my body. Super Sawyer hug!

You always give awesome hugs and you always say the sweetest things. Last night, I was laying next to you in your bed and you were staring off into space with a blank expression on your face. You noticed me looking at you and I asked you what you had been thinking about. You flashed your million-dollar smile at me and said, "I was thinking about you and how you're the only one that I love." I'm pretty sure you *weren't* thinking about that but wow! Like the line from your all-time favorite song, "Uptown Funk," you're "smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy!"

Love,
Mom

Call Interrupted

Dear Sawyer,

I was on the phone with my doctor's office when you ran into my room and screamed, "I need to POOP!" Hahaha! Mom life.

Love,
Mom

Morning Hugs

Dear Sawyer,

You got out of bed at 7:30am this morning and sleepily shuffled down the hallway toward me. You hugged me with half-open eyes and asked, "Uppee?" (That's what you ask when you want me to pick you up.) I asked you why you woke up so early, especially since you don't have to go to school today. You replied, "I woke up early so that I could hug you and Daddy." Not a bad reason! :-)

Love,
Mom