Do you:
Remember the sound of your baby giggling?
I close my eyes to relive those days—
Hugs wrapped around my neck,
Quiet dreamland asleep in my arms.
You were a tiny little person,
Needing so much love and attention.
Do you:
Remember reading Goodnight Moon over and over again?
We would laugh and make funny faces,
Searching hard while you hid under the table,
Rubbing noses with special nose kisses.
You grew into your own personality.
Do you:
Remember the first day of school, frightened to leave and holding on so tight?
Making new friends, some kept for life,
Playing a cow in a school play,
Reading a book before bedtime.
The clock speeds by fast—
And my little one’s a teenager.
Do you:
Remember starting high school, the lowest grade on campus?
Timid and scared, yet learning to drive,
Being brave and asking a date to a school dance,
Branching out and spending the night with friends.
Independence takes root, and college calls.
Do you:
Remember starting college, creating your own timetable?
Leaving home to make your own way,
Finding someone whose arms wrap around your neck,
Making decisions on what you’ll do next.
Joy blooms in unexpected places.
Do you:
Remember longing for your love’s attention?
Planning your once-in-a-lifetime wedding,
Moving into a house with a fenced-in yard,
Learning that refrigerators die and have to be replaced.
Roots take hold while new branches form.
Do you:
Remember when you held that precious new life in your arms?
Starting your own little family,
Changing diapers and midnight feedings,
Smiling down at a sleeping newborn.
Living life, loving new lives.
Do you:
Remember all the years that were lived, and lives that were loved?
Grandma and Grandpa cherish this life,
Giving gentle hugs and kisses goodnight,
Older parents relearning their way,
Still learning to let go, while holding on tight.
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