with anticipation

As far as kids go, you never know when you might be seeing or doing or experiencing something for the last time...The last late night with an infant, the last time crawling, the last bottle, the last diaper change, the last purchase of clothes ending in a "T", the last ride with training wheels, the last push on a swing, the last little handful of flowers from the garden, the last hair wash from mom, the last swim with floaties, the last request for a Band-Aid, the last fear of the dark, or the last refusal to spend a night away from home. 

So in that light I will try my best to breathe in these seemingly tedious aspects of parenthood, and watch with anticipation for the exciting firsts that sometimes go unnoticed.