Too fast

I have always been very excited to see the world, to be out there, to live, to enjoy, in a sense to go fast and faster-- however by going so fast (and enjoying it) I sometimes miss out on the present and then all of a sudden I blink and years have past me by. Today I took my baby's crib down. He has grown by leaps and bounds and like me he is very eager to grow up and experience it all. "Mr. adventure" I called him today as he tried to keep up with his brothers at a play structure in Carl's jr. It's designed for 3 and up but at a 1 1/2 years old he was determined. So, this afternoon, I took the crib down -- he already knew how to crawl and climb out of it and we would find him standing on the changing table. ..After I put him down for a nap, that to my surprise went very smoothly-- this deep sadness came over me. He is my last baby and today he very much proved he wasn't a baby anymore. I thought "this is it, it's over, did I miss it?!?!?" Did I cherish every moment like I planned, did I give him enough hugs, and bottles, did I give him enough time to just be a baby , to fall asleep on my lap, etc etc or did I push him to grow up too fast -- already- without even realizing it. He is excited for life alright and I love to see that excitement in his countenance -- but where did the time go.... too fast it just all happens too fast. So enjoy life but lets not rush through it! Your last baby is always hard so they say-- I think that's why i took a thousand pictures. the baby chapter is closing, it was definitely a good one and one I will always cherish so let's see what happens next. by the way do you remember when yuo were little and it seemed like the weekend was a lifetime away it seemed to take so long to get here, we'd have so many plans and now it seems like weeks, and months even years just fly by...how do we get it to stop or at least slow down?????