Dear Sawyer,
Many times, you will be by yourself--playing in your room, finishing up your breakfast at the dining table--and when I walk by, you look up, smile at me and give me this quick wave. It's such a small gesture but it's so sweet and always makes me smile.
Love,
Mom
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Monday, April 16, 2018
Good Night Song
Dear Sawyer,
You may "want to be grow up" already but you still love your snuggles with Mama! At bedtime tonight, you climbed into my lap, laid your head against my shoulder and asked me, "Can you sing 'I Love You, I Love You'?" Anytime, baby bear! I sang that song, plus a couple more, all while holding you close to me and it felt so, so wonderful!
Love,
Mom
You may "want to be grow up" already but you still love your snuggles with Mama! At bedtime tonight, you climbed into my lap, laid your head against my shoulder and asked me, "Can you sing 'I Love You, I Love You'?" Anytime, baby bear! I sang that song, plus a couple more, all while holding you close to me and it felt so, so wonderful!
Love,
Mom
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Growing Up Fast
Dear Sawyer,
It's bad enough that you are already so tall and wearing size 3T and starting nursery school in the fall, but then you told me last night, "I want to be grow up. I don't want to be tiny. Can I please grow up?" I replied, "But I like you tiny! Why do you want to grow up so fast?" Your response: "No, you like me grow up. I want to grow up fast, fast like a race car!" How about you grow up fast, fast like a sloth?
Love,
Mom
It's bad enough that you are already so tall and wearing size 3T and starting nursery school in the fall, but then you told me last night, "I want to be grow up. I don't want to be tiny. Can I please grow up?" I replied, "But I like you tiny! Why do you want to grow up so fast?" Your response: "No, you like me grow up. I want to grow up fast, fast like a race car!" How about you grow up fast, fast like a sloth?
Love,
Mom
Friday, April 13, 2018
Ant Man
Dear Sawyer,
I say it all of the time: One of the best parts about having kids is seeing things through your innocent, awestruck eyes. We were playing in our front yard this afternoon when you spotted an ant in the driveway. You then spent the next five minutes squatting down to watch it, following it across the driveway and trying to feed it blades of grass. JieJie, already a little jaded at age 5, got bored and said, "Can you stop looking at the ant? Let's go play!" You were fascinated by the ant, though, and turned to me and marveled, "The ant so cute! It so tiny!" You also asked me, "Can I step on it?" I said no and you said ok and continued to observe it.
In other news, Daddy turned 37 today! We celebrated at home with cheesecake and homemade carrot cake cookies with coconut cream cheese frosting.
Love,
Mom
I say it all of the time: One of the best parts about having kids is seeing things through your innocent, awestruck eyes. We were playing in our front yard this afternoon when you spotted an ant in the driveway. You then spent the next five minutes squatting down to watch it, following it across the driveway and trying to feed it blades of grass. JieJie, already a little jaded at age 5, got bored and said, "Can you stop looking at the ant? Let's go play!" You were fascinated by the ant, though, and turned to me and marveled, "The ant so cute! It so tiny!" You also asked me, "Can I step on it?" I said no and you said ok and continued to observe it.
In other news, Daddy turned 37 today! We celebrated at home with cheesecake and homemade carrot cake cookies with coconut cream cheese frosting.
Love,
Mom
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Head Block
Dear Sawyer,
There's no denying it -- you really are growing so tall. You were sitting in my lap tonight while I was reading a bedtime story to you and JieJie and I could not see over your head! Your noggin was directly in my line of sight to the book and I had to peer over your shoulders to see the pages. This was not the case a month ago!
Love,
Mom
There's no denying it -- you really are growing so tall. You were sitting in my lap tonight while I was reading a bedtime story to you and JieJie and I could not see over your head! Your noggin was directly in my line of sight to the book and I had to peer over your shoulders to see the pages. This was not the case a month ago!
Love,
Mom
Monday, April 9, 2018
So Tall
Dear Sawyer,
After you turned 1 year old, you stopped sitting in your high chair and insisted on sitting in a regular chair at the dining table with the rest of your family. You could never quite reach the table, though, so you always ate while kneeling on your knees. That is, until last night, when I looked over at you and realized that you were eating your dinner off of the table just fine while sitting on your butt. Both Daddy and I were surprised by this seemingly out-of-nowhere growth spurt and commented that you are now so tall. You replied, "I not so tall! I tiiiiny!" And you emphasized the "tiny" part by holding up your left hand and bending your pointer finger downward. Haha! Well, like it or not, you are so tall now but I'll always see you as my tiny baby!
Love,
Mom
After you turned 1 year old, you stopped sitting in your high chair and insisted on sitting in a regular chair at the dining table with the rest of your family. You could never quite reach the table, though, so you always ate while kneeling on your knees. That is, until last night, when I looked over at you and realized that you were eating your dinner off of the table just fine while sitting on your butt. Both Daddy and I were surprised by this seemingly out-of-nowhere growth spurt and commented that you are now so tall. You replied, "I not so tall! I tiiiiny!" And you emphasized the "tiny" part by holding up your left hand and bending your pointer finger downward. Haha! Well, like it or not, you are so tall now but I'll always see you as my tiny baby!
Love,
Mom
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Masked Man
Dear Sawyer,
Your current obsession? PJ Masks! It's a Disney show about three kids who don masks and costumes to battle bad guys. There are two boys and one girl--and one of the boys is named Connor--so it's perfect for you, GuhGaw and JieJie to play PJ Masks together! Your siblings like the show, too, but you are the biggest fan and I always hear you saying things like "Connor becomes . . . Catboy! Greg becomes . . . Gekko! Amaya becomes . . . Owlette!" You like to pretend that I'm Luna Girl (she is a villain on the show but for some reason, you tell me she is a good guy) and that Daddy is Romeo (also a villain, on the show and in your pretend world), so you'll run up to me and say, "Luna Girl! We have to find Romeo! Let's get him!" And then you pretend to attack Daddy, haha!
Love,
Mom
Your current obsession? PJ Masks! It's a Disney show about three kids who don masks and costumes to battle bad guys. There are two boys and one girl--and one of the boys is named Connor--so it's perfect for you, GuhGaw and JieJie to play PJ Masks together! Your siblings like the show, too, but you are the biggest fan and I always hear you saying things like "Connor becomes . . . Catboy! Greg becomes . . . Gekko! Amaya becomes . . . Owlette!" You like to pretend that I'm Luna Girl (she is a villain on the show but for some reason, you tell me she is a good guy) and that Daddy is Romeo (also a villain, on the show and in your pretend world), so you'll run up to me and say, "Luna Girl! We have to find Romeo! Let's get him!" And then you pretend to attack Daddy, haha!
Love,
Mom
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