I didn’t know this would be the last time I nursed you to sleep. I would have soaked in the moment if only I knew.
I didn’t know that this was the last night I would rock you to sleep in this well-worn rocking chair. I wish I would have held you longer.
I didn’t know that one day I would be stroking your sweet baby cheeks and the next, I would be staring at a face so changed, as the years melted away your cherub cheeks and gave you defined and unique features, just as beautiful and handsome. I wish I had stared just a little while longer, before I dozed off beside you.