Feeding Ernie

Dear Connor,

One of the things that I love most about you is how caring you are. One day, you threw a ball at your frog rocking chair and hit him directly in his face. You immediately ran up to the frog, patted his face and said, "Sorreeeee" (granted, you shouldn't have thrown your ball at him in the first place but at least you were apologetic!). 

And today, you took such good care of your stuffed Ernie doll. While I was cooking macaroni and cheese for dinner (btw, you won't eat cheese by itself but you love macaroni and cheese and always chant, "Mac and cheese! Mac and cheese!" whenever I make it for you), you sat Ernie at the dining room table and said, "Ernie, dinner." I told you that dinner wasn't ready yet so you gave Ernie water in the meantime. You carefully placed your water bottle in his mouth and said, "Ernie, open wide! Open wide! Almost done!" When dinner was ready, you and Ernie sat next to each other on the same chair and you made sure that I fed Ernie ("Mommy, Ernie mac and cheese") and then you ("Mommy, Connor mac and cheese"). You even put one of your bibs on Ernie to make sure he didn't make a mess. It was so cute, I think I actually felt my ovaries swell!

Love,

Mom

Voluntary Timeouts

Dear Connor,

It's a simple concept: When you do something bad, you get a timeout. Daddy or I make you stand up and face this blank section of our dining room wall with your arms up against the wall (yes, as if you're under arrest and we're going to frisk you for weapons).

The point is to punish you and make you think about what you've done. The problem is that I don't think you understand this. Sometimes, you give yourself a timeout when you haven't even done anything wrong by voluntarily going over to that section of the wall, putting your arms up and saying, "Connor timeout" when we haven't even told you to. Um yeah, if you're giving yourself timeouts, I don't think they're working . . .

Love,
Mom

Yum Yum

Dear Connor,

We were sharing a snack this morning when you licked your arm and said, "Mmm, Connor tasty!" I agree, you are pretty delicious!

Love,
Mom

Football Fan

Dear Connor,

Today, you asked me if you could "watch foo-bawl [football]." Daddy was so happy!

Love,
Mom

Big Hug

Dear Connor,

Do you know what's pretty awesome? When you smile, walk toward me with your arms stretched way out to your sides and request, "Big hug, Mommy!" I melt every time.

Love,

Mom 

Mochi's Member

Dear Connor,

Mochi was taking a nap on his back today and his, er, member was sticking straight up in the air. You saw it and exclaimed, "Whoooa, Mochi pee-pee!" Hahaha!

Love,

Mom

Sticky Surprise

Dear Connor,

You were playing with one of your Little Wheelies cars today when you suddenly said, "uh-oh" and held it up for me to inspect. I noticed something on one of its wheels, took a closer look and realized that it was a giant booger. 

Motherhood is full of such fun surprises like this!

Love,

Mom