There are days that creep by slowly,
ebb more than they flow.
Morning comes before my eyes open
and bedtime comes long after they close.
I check the clock one time too many,
linger in a chair long enough to want to stay.
I bury myself in peeling stickers off walls and fastening princess clothes,
gather train tracks and crumb covered fingers,
and remind myself to breathe it all in.
Because these days that drift, long after they should have cascaded along?
They tumble into years,
into high chairs in storage and cribs coming down,
into preschool cubby holes and toothless grins,
into giddy sleepovers and asking for car keys,
into a quiet life of wondering…
how they ever blurred passed at all.
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This? Takes my breath away. I may print it out and hang it somewhere that I can read every day. Thank you.
Right, they always go too fast and we are getting older too quick as well…
This is absolutely beautiful! What talent you have.
Oh Shit. You made me cry. That is so beautiful! And so true. My 16 year old has one foot out the door already. He is such a good kid, and it all went by so fast.
I love love this. I know exactly what you mean, it is a complete blur sometimes. I am so ready to just do it all over again, though I’m terrified knowing the next time is the last time!
It’s Friday. I refuse to cry on Friday. It’s against the law.
Ok, I’m crying.
GAH
Just sold my high chair and my exercauser… sorting through the baby clothes. The finality is crushing. They grow so quickly!
Beautiful words. Some days I feel like I am holding my breath until they finally fall asleep. Thank you for the reminder to breathe it ALL in.
Oh, my heart. I’ve found myself lost in these very same thoughts this week.
Oh gosh, this is so gorgeously said. And so very relatable. The title alone was perfect and perfectly captured how I feel…thanks.
Thank you so much for this. It is definitely what I needed to read today.
I keep feeling like I am missing it, even as it happens because I am so wrapped up in what is going to happen vs. what is happening right now. Your post just reminded me of that, I guess. And I posted about it yesterday – the fact that I just wish I could be more present in the NOW. It seems as if you are! And that’s so good… š
Days are long, years are short, yes? (wish I could come up with something better, but this seemed the most apt)