Someday...

Someday, you'll miss this, so I'm told

Try not to wish it away

Too soon it seems your babies grow old

And you'll be wanting back these days

 

Someday, you'll miss the growing belly

The swollen ankles, the tiny kicks

Constant cravings for peanut butter and jelly

And feeling like your body's taken 1000 licks

 

Someday, you'll miss that newborn cry

Jarring you out of a deep, dead sleep

The long day that blurs into night

And being so tired, you just want to weep

 

Someday, you'll miss sitting, rocking her in the chair

Feeling so unproductive, laundry piled high

Forgetting the last time you washed your hair

Feeling like every sign of youth has waved bye-bye

 

Someday, you'll miss diapers, teething, spit-up

Car seats, high chairs, and first steps

Pureed peas, pacifiers, sippy cups

And wondering if as a mother, you are inept

 

Someday, you'll miss the tiny sound

Of footsteps creeping down the hall

"Get back in bed!" you stand your ground

But would that extra cuddle have hurt, after all?

 

Someday, you'll miss running around town

Dropping off, picking up, and bringing to

Swimming upstream, about to drown

Feeling like your whole life is a zoo

 

Somedays, I feel like that "someday"

Is so far down the road, out of my reach

But somedays that "someday" feels not so far away

"Not yet!" I think "So much is left to teach!"

 

So hold my hand, yours in mine feels so small

I wish I could halt this swift-moving time

But I'll have my memories, I'll cherish them all

And someday remember when you were all mine