Dear Sawyer,
Sweet things you do now:
- You sit to my right at meal times but that is apparently not close enough for you because a few minutes into every meal, you always push your place mat and chair as close as you can to mine so that they are touching and say, "I love you." Sometimes, you even like to hold my hand while we eat and give me so many hugs that I actually have to tell you, "Okay, no more hugs! Eat your dinner!"
- When I am across the room, you instruct me to squat and hold out my arms so that you can run into them and have me catch you.
- When I put you down for a nap, you often ask me in a soft voice, "Can you stay with me this much?" Then you reach your arm up to the ceiling. And I can hardly say no when you ask me so adorably!
Love,
Mom
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Asking Nicely
Dear Sawyer,
One of my favorite things about you is how polite you are. You always say please and thank you and if someone says thank you to you, you respond with a chipper, "Welcome!" Sometimes you forget to say please but if I ask you how you should ask for something nicely, you immediately repeat your request with the word please. I have taught you that you get things when you ask nicely, so I kind of turn your world upside-down when you don't get things when you ask nicely.
Case in point: We were at a play date today and after we were all done eating, you asked if you could have a cookie. I gave you one and you ate it. You asked for a second cookie and I gave it to you. Then you asked, "May I have another cookie please?" I said you couldn't have a third cookie, that was too many cookies. You gave me a confused look and said, "But I ask nicely." Well, you got me there . . .
Love,
Mom
One of my favorite things about you is how polite you are. You always say please and thank you and if someone says thank you to you, you respond with a chipper, "Welcome!" Sometimes you forget to say please but if I ask you how you should ask for something nicely, you immediately repeat your request with the word please. I have taught you that you get things when you ask nicely, so I kind of turn your world upside-down when you don't get things when you ask nicely.
Case in point: We were at a play date today and after we were all done eating, you asked if you could have a cookie. I gave you one and you ate it. You asked for a second cookie and I gave it to you. Then you asked, "May I have another cookie please?" I said you couldn't have a third cookie, that was too many cookies. You gave me a confused look and said, "But I ask nicely." Well, you got me there . . .
Love,
Mom
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Sneaky Shoppers
Dear Sawyer,
Going shopping with you kids is dangerous because I never know what's going to end up in my cart! When GuhGaw and JieJie were your age and sitting in their strollers, they often grabbed things off of the shelves without me seeing them and then I'd pay for my things and walk out of the store, only to realize that GuhGaw was clutching a toy car or JieJie was holding a bag of chocolates. I always went right back into the store to return the shoplifted goods and luckily, we never got into trouble!
You exhibited equally sticky fingers today when we went to Trader Joe's and I kept finding things like a box of popcorn or bag of apples that you had thrown into the cart when I wasn't paying attention. Then when we were checking out and I was talking to GuhGaw, you grabbed a box of chocolate peanut butter cups from the shelf, walked over to the belt, stood on your toes and pushed it onto the belt with the rest of our groceries. The cashier almost rang the chocolates up, too, but I saw the contraband just in time. I said we weren't getting those and the cashier jokingly reprimanded you, "Hey, you almost got me into trouble!" Haha, you sneaky guy!
Love,
Mom
Going shopping with you kids is dangerous because I never know what's going to end up in my cart! When GuhGaw and JieJie were your age and sitting in their strollers, they often grabbed things off of the shelves without me seeing them and then I'd pay for my things and walk out of the store, only to realize that GuhGaw was clutching a toy car or JieJie was holding a bag of chocolates. I always went right back into the store to return the shoplifted goods and luckily, we never got into trouble!
You exhibited equally sticky fingers today when we went to Trader Joe's and I kept finding things like a box of popcorn or bag of apples that you had thrown into the cart when I wasn't paying attention. Then when we were checking out and I was talking to GuhGaw, you grabbed a box of chocolate peanut butter cups from the shelf, walked over to the belt, stood on your toes and pushed it onto the belt with the rest of our groceries. The cashier almost rang the chocolates up, too, but I saw the contraband just in time. I said we weren't getting those and the cashier jokingly reprimanded you, "Hey, you almost got me into trouble!" Haha, you sneaky guy!
Love,
Mom
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Home to Daddy
Dear Sawyer,
As we were leaving music class this morning, you said to me, "We better go home." I asked you, "Because of the snowstorm that's coming?" You replied, "I miss my daddy." Awww!
Love,
Mom
As we were leaving music class this morning, you said to me, "We better go home." I asked you, "Because of the snowstorm that's coming?" You replied, "I miss my daddy." Awww!
Love,
Mom
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Staying Still
Dear Sawyer,
GuhGaw and JieJie, like most kids, hate going to the doctor but you are the opposite. When you fall down or bump your head, you say, "I get hurt. I have to go to the doctor. Can we go to the doctor?" Is it the TV in the waiting room? Or do you like to look at the fish on the receptionist's desk? Maybe you just enjoy taking a car ride with Daddy and Mommy?
On Thursday, I actually did have to take you to the doctor because I noticed that your right ear was leaking yellow pus. It turns out that your ear drum had ruptured because you had an untreated ear infection! I had no idea you'd even had an ear infection because you hadn't complained of any pain, hadn't been rubbing your ear, hadn't had trouble eating or sleeping . . . nothing! Ear infections hurt so you are seriously one tough guy!
The doctor said the rupture will luckily heal on its own; I just need to put ear drops in your ear for 10 days to kill any bacteria. And you have been so great about letting me put the drops in! I have to put 5 drops in twice a day and after I put them in, you have to stay on your side for at least five minutes to allow the drops to fully enter your eardrum. I know that staying still for five minutes is an eternity for most kids (and even some adults!) but you have been so good about doing it every time. Yesterday, you were laying down on the couch and I told you to stay down while I cleaned up the kitchen. Time got away from me and I didn't realize that more than 15 minutes had gone by, but when I went back to the couch to get you, you were still laying down! Such a good boy!
Love,
Mom
GuhGaw and JieJie, like most kids, hate going to the doctor but you are the opposite. When you fall down or bump your head, you say, "I get hurt. I have to go to the doctor. Can we go to the doctor?" Is it the TV in the waiting room? Or do you like to look at the fish on the receptionist's desk? Maybe you just enjoy taking a car ride with Daddy and Mommy?
On Thursday, I actually did have to take you to the doctor because I noticed that your right ear was leaking yellow pus. It turns out that your ear drum had ruptured because you had an untreated ear infection! I had no idea you'd even had an ear infection because you hadn't complained of any pain, hadn't been rubbing your ear, hadn't had trouble eating or sleeping . . . nothing! Ear infections hurt so you are seriously one tough guy!
The doctor said the rupture will luckily heal on its own; I just need to put ear drops in your ear for 10 days to kill any bacteria. And you have been so great about letting me put the drops in! I have to put 5 drops in twice a day and after I put them in, you have to stay on your side for at least five minutes to allow the drops to fully enter your eardrum. I know that staying still for five minutes is an eternity for most kids (and even some adults!) but you have been so good about doing it every time. Yesterday, you were laying down on the couch and I told you to stay down while I cleaned up the kitchen. Time got away from me and I didn't realize that more than 15 minutes had gone by, but when I went back to the couch to get you, you were still laying down! Such a good boy!
Love,
Mom
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Music Man
Dear Sawyer,
You started taking a music class at the beginning of this month and though you are really shy in class (when the teacher asks you what song you want to sing, you respond with the faintest whisper--if you even answer her at all!), you seem to really enjoy it. You may not speak or sing loudly but you copy all of the teacher's hand gestures while she sings and you like playing the different instruments, including the guitar, xylophone, drums and cymbals. And I have noticed that you have started singing a lot more at home. Now, I always overhear you singing the alphabet song or what you call "Way Up High" (you mean "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star") while you are playing in your room and you often ask that we sing songs together. I'm glad you have found your musical side!
Love,
Mom
You started taking a music class at the beginning of this month and though you are really shy in class (when the teacher asks you what song you want to sing, you respond with the faintest whisper--if you even answer her at all!), you seem to really enjoy it. You may not speak or sing loudly but you copy all of the teacher's hand gestures while she sings and you like playing the different instruments, including the guitar, xylophone, drums and cymbals. And I have noticed that you have started singing a lot more at home. Now, I always overhear you singing the alphabet song or what you call "Way Up High" (you mean "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star") while you are playing in your room and you often ask that we sing songs together. I'm glad you have found your musical side!
Love,
Mom
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Say Sorry
Dear Sawyer,
Earlier tonight, you ate half of a banana and said you didn't want the rest. JieJie told you to throw it away and I scolded her for telling you to waste perfectly good food. She got upset and you totally had her back--you came up to me with a stern look on your face and said to me gruffly, "You say sorry to my sister!" I pretended to be offended that you spoke to me like that (I was surprised and amused, though!) and said, "Excuse me?" You changed your tone and rephrased your request to, "Please can you say sorry to my sister, please?" Haha! I love how you looked out for JieJie!
Love,
Mom
Earlier tonight, you ate half of a banana and said you didn't want the rest. JieJie told you to throw it away and I scolded her for telling you to waste perfectly good food. She got upset and you totally had her back--you came up to me with a stern look on your face and said to me gruffly, "You say sorry to my sister!" I pretended to be offended that you spoke to me like that (I was surprised and amused, though!) and said, "Excuse me?" You changed your tone and rephrased your request to, "Please can you say sorry to my sister, please?" Haha! I love how you looked out for JieJie!
Love,
Mom
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