Uh-Oh!

Dear Mackenzie,

When Second GuhGaw was your age, he almost always slept next to me at nighttime and had to be touching me. You are the same! I have to lay down with you for you to fall asleep and while I can transfer you to your crib without you waking up, you do inevitably wake up after a couple hours and only sleep through the night if you're next to me in my bed. Then, whenever you stir awake, you immediately need to feel my skin in order to be comforted enough to fall back asleep. That is why I am often awakened in the middle of the night by your palm on my cheek or your hand stroking my arm. Last night, I was jerked awake when you started tugging on the blanket--I had wrapped it around my shoulders so you kept pulling at it until you uncovered my arm and could feel it. Oye.

In other news, you learned how to say "Po Po" (PoiPoi, Chinese for grandmother), "oo" (shoe) and "uh-oh!" And you use that latter one a lot!

Love,

Mom