You swore you’d never forget this... but you did.
The pitter-patter sound of little feet against the hardwood floor. The giddy squeal of their toddler laugh. The feel of their tiny hand rubbing your cheek as you rock them to sleep, maybe for the last time.
You said you wouldn’t forget. But life happened, you got busy, your schedule -and brain- filled up to capacity. Your evenings filled up with extracurricular drop offs & pick ups, your brain racing to remember when the next doctors appointment is, and realizing your dishwasher is on its last leg.
The little moments of stillness slip through your fingers.
But... not through mine. I clutch them closely, fuelled by each shutter pressing down on pouty toddler lips and wispy baby-fine curls catching the window light. The dresses twirling, the joyful “mama, watch this!”
“Mommy can’t right now, sweetheart,” you say.. tending to the newest addition.
But I, I can. I’ll watch. I’ll be your eyes to capture what you swore- you’d never forget. Because it’s my job to make sure... you’ll never have to.