Mom moment...

So I had a 'mom moment' last night. It was fairly late and I still had all 4 little kids awake. As I laid with them on their bedroom floor, hoping they could play and tire out quickly, Zach crawled over and on top of me. As I sat there holding him and enjoying the sweet softness only babies possess, I was suddenly hit that these are my last babies. The special squishiness, innocence, pure love and joy of these little babies will be gone soon. These are my last few moments in time to enjoy it. The tears started leaking out of my eyes and trickled down my face and I just sat there and quietly held them. I wanted to somehow capture the feeling and lock it in time. We certainly don't expect and want babies to stay babies forever, but there is something sad about watching them grow up. These sweet innocent fresh spirits are such a glimpse of heaven, naturally invoke such a feeling of peace and love, how could one not want to cherish that forever? I sat there with my silent tears, I knew I certainly wasn't the first mom to feel such emotions and not the last either. Motherhood runs deep and holds such powerful emotions that only another mother (and yes, perhaps fathers) understand.