Cheek Stain

Dear Sawyer,

Recent Sawyer cuteness:

-JieJie was sitting at the dinner table and you went up to her, wrapped your arms around her and said, "JieJie princess. JieJie boo-ful."

-When you are curious about something, you ask, "Wha dat?"

-You like to go into my walk-in closet and play with my headbands and hairbrushes. Today, I left you in the closet for a few minutes while I went to the bathroom and when I came back, you had given yourself a mini-makeover with my lipstick:

You looked beautiful! :-)

Love,
Mom

Princess JieJie

Dear Sawyer,

Whenever you are curious about something, you ask, "Wha dat?" It's so cute! And at dinner tonight, you walked over to JieJie, hugged her and said, "JieJie princess. JieJie boo-ful." Your sister couldn't stop smiling!

Love,
Mom

Morning Hug

Dear Sawyer,

You and your siblings each have a different way of waking up in the morning. GuhGaw pops out of bed (sometimes as early as 5am, uugggghhh), ready to take on the day at 100mph. JieJie likes to sleep in (God bless her) and gradually climb out of bed. And then there's you, my baby: You roll around for a bit and then slide off the bed and groggily walk toward the door. When you see me, you smile a still-half-asleep drowsy smile and hold your arms out toward me. When I kneel down to hug you, you wrap your arms around me and climb on me so that I'll pick you up. Once I stand up with you in my arms, you rest your head on my shoulder and hug me for a minute before you point toward the hallway, indicating to me that you are ready to get out of the room and start your day. I love our morning ritual :-)

Love,
Mom

Princess Sawyer

Dear Sawyer,

JieJie loves anything to do with princesses and her interest has started rubbing off on you. Last night, you wrapped a blanket around your waist and declared to me, "DiDi princess." Haha! I love it!

Love,
Mom

Monkeying Around

Dear Sawyer,

PoiPoi and GongGong took care of you and your siblings while Daddy and I went out of town for a couple of days and when we came back, you had learned to shake your butt at us and sing, "Shake your boooooty!" GuhGaw taught you that and I'd be annoyed if you didn't look so cute doing it!

In the past couple of days, you have also recognized and pointed out the number 6 and learned to ask, "Wha you doing, Mama?" Also, when you see me making my bed, you grab the sheet and say, "Help you!" Thanks, little man!

In other developments, you have grown attached to your Curious George doll and carry him throughout the house. When it's time for your lunch, you insist that I feed George, too, and you make him wave and give me high fives. Yesterday, you accidentally hit your chin on your bed and while you were crying in my arms, you motioned toward George on the floor and cried out, "George!" I picked him up and you hugged him so tightly, which was so sweet.

Love,
Mom

Where's My Baby?

Dear Sawyer,

Cute and funny things you have said recently:

Me: Why did you make a mess?
You: Cuz! (You actually respond to many of my questions with "Cuz!" *sigh*)

You when you're counting something: 1, 2, 4, 7!

You and your siblings were at the dining table and Daddy was upstairs working in his office. When I set his dinner plate down, you yelled out to him, "Aaaaaa-ex! Mama cook!"

We were leaving to go apple picking this past Saturday and everyone was in the car except me. Daddy shut his door and you asked him, "Where Mama?" When he said he didn't know, you told him, "Wait for Mama."

And the winner: You were eating breakfast last week and you looked so big, sitting there in a dining chair instead of the high chair and feeding yourself. I asked, "Where did my baby go?" You looked up from your cereal, smiled, put your hand on your chest and chirped, "Here!"

Love,
Mom

Pet Peeves

Dear Sawyer,

Not that many things bother you, but here are the things that do:

-When GuhGaw and JieJie take your toys

-Wearing socks (you'll let me put them on but you like to take them off whenever you get a chance)

-Sleeping in your own bed (you still end up sleeping in Daddy and my bed every night, sigh)

-When other people have been talking to me for what you deem is too long and I haven't paid enough attention to you--that's when you shout, "Mama! Mama!" and when I turn to you, you blurt out whatever you can think of (one time, it was "Apple!" even though you weren't even eating one) so that you can get a chance to talk to me, too

-And here's the funniest one: When Daddy takes off his glasses. He wears them most of the time but when he does take them off, you do NOT like it and start to stress out a little bit. You tell him, "Glasses! Glasses!" and point to his face, as if he doesn't know where they should go. Seeing him sans glasses does not sit well with you and you don't relax until he puts them back on!

Love,
Mom