Fingers Crossed

Dear Sawyer,

Back when you were a little bitty baby who was just a few months old, you would often take your middle finger and move it on top of your ring finger and leave it there. It was always this cute quirk you had. Fast forward to today when I was brushing your teeth. You were leaning over the bathtub and when I glanced down at your left hand, you had your middle finger resting on top of your ring finger, just like when you were a baby! How sweet! I wonder if this is something you will absentmindedly do even when you're an adult.

Love,
Mom

Quack Attack

Dear Sawyer,

At dinner tonight, we were talking about what you want to be when you grow up. JieJie's response: "I want to be a teacher." Your response: "I want to be a duck!"

Love,
Mom

The Big Time

Dear Sawyer,

There is a Huggies Pull-Ups commercial jingle that goes, "I'm a big kid now!" The kids in the commercial sing it when they go on the potty and you have been singing it all the time throughout the day, I guess whenever you are feeling especially like a big kid. It's so cute!

Love,
Mom

Lots of Love

Dear Sawyer,

Sometimes, you just randomly come up to me and say, "I really love you, Mama." And that always makes me the happiest mama in the world :-)

Love,
Mom

Sawyer's Song

Dear Sawyer,

You were playing in the living room and I heard you singing this song to yourself: "My name is Sawyer! I love playing with my toys! And I love hugging my mamaaaaa!" Hahaha! I love it!

Love,
Mom

Direct Hit

Dear Sawyer,

You rocked potty training! Now, you always ask to go to the bathroom when you need to go and you stay dry when we go out, during naps and all through the night. Woo! Of course, there is still the occasional potty mishap here and there, like the one we had this afternoon. We went for a walk around the neighborhood and when we came home, I put you on the potty. You didn't sit far enough back, though, so your penis was pushed up against the front of the potty seat and pointing upward. As such, when you peed, the stream of pee shot up into the air and all over your face. Oh man, I will never forget your poor scrunched-up face as your pee sprayed all over your eyes, nose and forehead!

Love,
Mom

Hidden Figure

Dear Sawyer,

I just checked on you while you were napping and your shirt looked a little weird. Why did it look weird? Because you had stuffed your Sophie the Giraffe toy underneath and fallen asleep with it there. Haha!

Love,
Mom