This time with you is fleeting.
So I apologize for when I glance over at you and simply stare.
But I honestly can’t help myself.
Because my sweet baby…
Today you ask me to kiss your boo-boos, and tomorrow you’ll be going on your first date.
Today you beg me to snuggle when there’s a loud noise, and tomorrow you’ll be calling to ask if you can stay out past curfew.
Today you want just five more minutes at the park, and tomorrow you’ll be driving yourself to practice.
Today you sing songs and dance with abandon, and tomorrow you’ll be asking me not to kiss your cheek at drop-off anymore.
Today you scribble back-and-forth, and tomorrow you’ll be hard at work on your calculus homework.
Today you want to ride your tricycle everywhere, and tomorrow you’ll be speeding down the sidewalk on your bike.
Today you race to your brother’s bedroom to give him good morning kisses, and tomorrow you’ll be cracking jokes at the breakfast table.
Today you still ask to hold my hand, and tomorrow I’ll be dropping you off for your first day of school.
Today you splash around in the bathtub, and tomorrow I’ll be begging you to take a shower.
Today you giggle at cartoons, and tomorrow you’ll be headed to the movies with friends.
Because today you’re my little boy, but tomorrow you’ll be a young handsome man.
So I know you probably think I’m crazy, the way I look at you and just glow, a goofy grin stretching across my face.
But these days, they fly by.
And while I don’t want to cling to today, for I know there’s so much joy in tomorrow, I want to soak you up a bit; I want to bottle up your sweetness and never forget right now.
Because if I genuinely cherish today in all of its unique beauty, then maybe, just maybe, I’ll be able to cherish tomorrow, too.
So I apologize for when I glance over at you and simply stare.
But I honestly can’t help myself.
Because my sweet baby…
Today you ask me to kiss your boo-boos, and tomorrow you’ll be going on your first date.
Today you beg me to snuggle when there’s a loud noise, and tomorrow you’ll be calling to ask if you can stay out past curfew.
Today you want just five more minutes at the park, and tomorrow you’ll be driving yourself to practice.
Today you sing songs and dance with abandon, and tomorrow you’ll be asking me not to kiss your cheek at drop-off anymore.
Today you scribble back-and-forth, and tomorrow you’ll be hard at work on your calculus homework.
Today you want to ride your tricycle everywhere, and tomorrow you’ll be speeding down the sidewalk on your bike.
Today you race to your brother’s bedroom to give him good morning kisses, and tomorrow you’ll be cracking jokes at the breakfast table.
Today you still ask to hold my hand, and tomorrow I’ll be dropping you off for your first day of school.
Today you splash around in the bathtub, and tomorrow I’ll be begging you to take a shower.
Today you giggle at cartoons, and tomorrow you’ll be headed to the movies with friends.
Because today you’re my little boy, but tomorrow you’ll be a young handsome man.
So I know you probably think I’m crazy, the way I look at you and just glow, a goofy grin stretching across my face.
But these days, they fly by.
And while I don’t want to cling to today, for I know there’s so much joy in tomorrow, I want to soak you up a bit; I want to bottle up your sweetness and never forget right now.
Because if I genuinely cherish today in all of its unique beauty, then maybe, just maybe, I’ll be able to cherish tomorrow, too.
No comments:
Post a Comment