Already? {SOL 1-12-16}

It seems like just yesterday
You entered the world,
Red hair and peachy face,
Perfect in every way --

We have a son.

I remember your favorite story:
We read about the llama's mama
Every day
And every night
(And sometimes in between.)
You still know the words, right?

I remember your first swimming lesson:
(You were nine months old).
They said I had to blow on your face
Then dunk you underwater.
I thought I was going to cry --
But you loved it.

I remember pack meetings
And popcorn sales,
And sewing on patches,
(Lots and lots of patches),
Sending you off to camp,
Then one day you grew into an eagle.
The first sign of wings.

I remember your first job:
Camp counselor.
Moving you in and leaving you there
For the entire summer.
(How did I ever agree to this?)
New friends and a life
Separate from us.

Forensics meets,
Battle of the Books,
Blood drives and
AP classes.
Drum major,
School board rep,
National Honor Society and
Peer Helpers.

Now you've handed me
The graduation gown order form
And I stop --
and wonder:
Already?

It seems like just yesterday that I taught you to walk,
And here you've gone and grown wings to fly away.