Waiting Days

It hit me this evening after I surreptitiously snapped a couple pictures that before too long Charlie's waiting days will be over. 

Rather waiting for Jason and I to wake up in the morning, he'll be hitting the snooze button.  Rather than waiting for me to finish pulling weeds to push him on the tire swing, he'll be off playing with friends.  Rather than waiting for me to set his lunch in front of him, he'll be off at school. 

And rather than waiting for Daddy to come home and the stars to come out, he'll be holed up in his room doing homework or at some practice or another or at a part-time job...

I will miss his waiting days.