Our Baby

When our baby arrived,
So precious and so sweet
We just looked at her and cried

As we saw her chubby little cheeks,
Eyes so very perfect blue
She was so adorable,
We can't begin to tell you

A “Mama and daddy's girl” they called her
she cried when we went away,
We'd hold her close to us
“we love you so much, we’d say.

We was the center of her life
Except for one other,
She loved her sister so
She was her second mother.

She looked up to her sister
The eldest of the two,
She always wanted to be like her
Copied all that she would do.

One day she’d cling to us saying
 “Mommy and Daddy, Please don’t go!”
Then one day we couldn’t help but notice
The reverse was ever-so.

We saw her walk out
Waving and smiling as she went,
Seeing our baby grow
The gift that God had sent.

She became her own person
No longer copying anyone,
She was so independent
So yearning to have fun.

Each time she’d walk out
Her wings grew at least an inch,
We realized letting her go
Would be far from a cinch.

Our baby grew wings
To fly from the nest,
It hurts to see her go
But it must be for the best.

As I saw her wings spread
I realized one thing,
Our love for her goes with her
We helped her grow each wing.

~Author Unknown~

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