When was the last time.....?

This post was a poem I wrote a while ago and I thought about it while I was writing my last blog about change. Thought Id pull it out and publish it here!

I look at him now,
amazed how he's grown,
there were so many "firsts",
time seems to have flown


From his first word and first tooth,
to his first step and first smile,
I remember them well,
though it's been quite a while


But when, I might ask, was the last tuck into bed?,
the last nursery rhyme said?
when was the last time I gave him a bath and rocked
him to sleep,
or kissed his sweet baby feet?


When was the last time he cried out for me,
to soothe away fears
and wipe away tears,
to pick him up and make things alright,
when was the last teddy bear snuggled at night?

I don't know when these moments became the last,
that they were suddenly the past,
....it happened too fast!

I wrote this after watching my grown up boys...it was one of those moments when I took note of how fast time flies. I remembered many of their firsts in life. I wrote a lot of them down on paper. But, the lasts...well, I guess I didnt realize that is what they were!