Beautiful The Way You Are

Dear Sawyer,

When you came home from school today, you said, "Mama, you look beautiful. You could go on a date like that." I was wearing a t-shirt (albeit my favorite koala t-shirt) and gray leggings and asked, "I look beautiful in this? It's so casual." You replied, "It's not your clothes that make you look beautiful. It's how you are." O. M. GEEEEEE!

Love,

Mom

Questions & Answers

Dear Sawyer,

I asked you some questions for fun and here are your answers:

How old am I? 42.

What is my favorite color? Purple.

What is my job? To be a mama.

What do I cook the best? Sausage soup.

What do you like to do with me? Draw.

Why do you love me? Because you are sweet and funny and you take care of me.

What is something I say a lot? Don't fight.
What makes me happy? When we are good.
What makes me sad? When we are bad.
How tall am I? I don't know, it's not like I measure you every day.

What am I really good at? Drawing, you're the best artist ever.
What is my favorite thing to do? Cook.
What is my favorite food? Scallops.
What is my favorite drink? The Coke that Daddy buys.
If I could go anywhere, where would I go? To France.
How do I annoy you? You don't.
What is my favorite TV show? I'm not sure, I guess something on Netflix.
What is my favorite music to listen to? BTS.
How much do you love me? Bigger than everything in the whole world.

Love,

Mom

A Kiss Is Just A Kiss

Dear Sawyer,

I was wearing a Carnegie Mellon tank top and you asked me what Carnegie Mellon is. I told you that it's the name of the college that Daddy and I went to--and I added that if we hadn't gone there, you would not be standing where you were. You then said, "I know that you need the DNA from two people to make a baby . . . but how do you get the DNA together? Do you just kiss?" Um, yep! Just kiss!

Love,

Mom

Roll This Way

Dear Sawyer,

You and MuiMui have literally thousands of dollars worth of toys and books. Minecraft Legos, Keva planks, Hot Wheels cars, Peppa Pig dollhouses, DC Super Hero Girls action figures, Barbies, TWO play kitchens and play food . . . it's a lot. And yet, today I watched as the two of you viscously wrestled over a PAPER TOWEL ROLL. You were fighting over who got to play with the PAPER. TOWEL. ROLL. *sigh*

Love,

Mom

A Taste of Everything

Dear Sawyer,

One of your favorite things to eat for breakfast is an everything bagel topped with peanut butter and everything bagel seasoning. It's not for me but you love that combination! And then today, you had a pretzel roll with cookie butter and everything bagel seasoning. That is a lot of, um, interesting flavors all together!

Love,

Mom

Secret Language

Dear Sawyer,

You are still my little sweetheart, always telling me how beautiful I am and how much you love me. You are constantly saying things to me such as:

"These [store-bought] cookies are good but yours are better."

"That sunset is beautiful but you are more beautiful."

"She looks pretty in that dress but you'd look prettier."

You: "This pasta is the best thing you ever made."

Me: "The plain pasta? All I did was boil water and put the pasta in it."

You: "Well, if Daddy boiled the water, it wouldn't taste as good."

That last one was a bit ridiculous but you are still so sweet to say so many nice things to me! I love that you tell me that you love me several times every day and that you have even devised a secret code to tell me. A few months ago, you informed me that every time you look at me, smile and squeeze your eyes shut really tightly, it's code for "I love you." And you do it all of the time, on top of telling me verbally. Thank you so much, Baby Bear! I love you so very much, too, and am so lucky to have a little boy who makes me feel so special!

Love,

Mom

Mask Mix-up

Dear Sawyer,

We are going on vacation this week! And it will be our first flight since the pandemic hit. I am a little nervous and not sure what to expect but things have been "normal" for awhile now so I'm sure we will be fine (fingers crossed). We have actually been pretty lax about wearing face masks in public but I do want us to wear ones while we are on the plane so when I was packing today, I asked you to get several packs of Korean face masks for you and JieJie, referring to the Korean KN95 masks you wear to school every day. The following conversation ensued:

You: Why do I need Korean face masks?

Me: You have to wear them on the plane. It will be safer.

You: Why do I have to wear them on the plane?

Me: There is still Coronavirus and we will be in an enclosed space for a few hours. It's safer to wear them.

You: But why do I have to wear them on the plane?

Me [getting exasperated]: Because it's safer! 

You: Okay. Where are they?

Me: In your room! They are in the same spot when you need to get one for school!

You: Ohhhhh, you were talking about those face masks!

Turns out, you thought I was talking about the Korean sheet face masks that JieJie and I use when we want to pamper our skin. Hahahahaha! That's why you were so confused about why we needed masks for the plane ride! Hilarious! Well, you know, having soft, glowing skin also protects against Covid! Hahahaha!

Love,

Mom