Friday, April 30, 2010

Bonding with Gracie

     I have a confession... I have not been living in the "poetic present" very much, at least not in the month of April. I've been in a zone all my own. The zone of "must-do-tasks" (mostly paper-chasing for Keemberlie's adoption) and lots of travel (three events and a trip to SC). I have not looked up often enough, long enough to breathe deep and enjoy the moments of daily life with my precious girls or my sweet husband.
     But God's grace is so amazing and He gave me a gift tonight that I feel compelled to share with you. Below is an excerpt from a private blog I keep for my girls. This one was written for Gracie, about tonight. For those new to the adoption journey, new parents to adoptive children, or those wondering how adoption/bonding works... maybe the following letter to Gracie, written just under a year from the date she became ours, will give you a little picture of the honey-sweet, pleasure-gift of bonding and offer you hope.


Sweet Gracie,

Your disposition is almost always sweet, flirty, playful and relaxed. You love to play, smile, dance. But you are that way with everyone. There's not been any moment where I felt that you were bonded with me more than everyone else in the world...until tonight!

We were in SC last week for my grandmother's 80th. birthday. Your daddy was on a fly-fishing trip so I played "single mom" during the family visit. While your circumstances were constantly changing, I was the one thing that was your constant. And although you freely went to the arms of many others, there was something happening in your heart towards me. You were becoming aware of when I came in or exited the room. You wanted me close.

You started getting sick in SC with a cold. You were already teething and upon our arrival back home all the drainage had begun a secondary infection in your ears. Yesterday was your 15 month checkup and the doctor informed me of your infection and then shared with me the bad news that you would have to get FOUR shots for vaccinations. On top of that you had missed your morning nap and it was coming close to lunch time. You were having a very bad day! But amidst suffering Jesus is always doing something...something good, lovely. You were so sick you needed me and I got to hold, cuddle, caress and love on you in your exhaustion. Today you seemed a little better, a little more lively. And then tonight... what a sweet, precious night....

Your daddy and sister (Libby) were watching a movie, but you were not interested in that. Instead you felt you had the whole living room to put on a show for me. You walked (waddled) all over the place, smiling, flirting...just being silly! I tickled you and you belly laughed! You kept coming back to my arms and draping your body over me. You'd throw your head back in my lap and look for my eyes to meet yours... There, that was it! I realized for the first time that I had you! You are starting to bond on a whole new level and I can visibly see it. What a blessing that is to me!

This has been a very stressful year. Not because of you, Gracie. You and Libby have been the brightest, happiest part of this year. But I got so sick after returning home from Ethiopia that our first months together were very high stress. Just as I was beginning to feel healthy and energized, the earthquake in Haiti changed our lives yet again. For four months I have been on another emotional adoption journey, stalking government websites, championing the Hope Act, paper-chasing every vital document, making hundreds of copies, making dozens of shipments, following hundreds of emails, and walking several other families through their paperwork as well. I can get so task focused. While I have, for the most part, left the paperwork for the evening, after your bedtime, my heart has been engaged in the journey to Keemberlie, leaving you and Libby lacking just a little on eyeball to eyeball, fun mommy time. But today I shipped our papers to the Haitian Consulate and other than receiving those docs back and then organizing them for the trip to Haiti, I am done with that part of the journey and I am determined to be more playful, intentional, present. My time with you tonight was a timely gift, a sweet reminder, a precious heart-tug to enjoy the faces before me right now. 

Gracie, Thank you for staring me in the eyes tonight as I sang over you. Thank you for lifting your hand to hold my hand as you laid in the crib. Thank you for crying when I left the room, showing your desire to be with me. I will go to sleep smiling about this day, about you.

If Only I Could Describe My Love For You,
Mom

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Haiti Bound

After prayer and much thought, we made a family decision for Libby and I to travel to Haiti to meet Keemberlie May 15-19. We are SO excited! Billy is going to take care of sweet Gracie for those 5 days (pray for him, lol!) and I am very thankful he is okay with that. I can't wait for Libby to meet Keemberlie. I pray they will do some quick, good bonding while we're there. Mostly, I can't wait to hug on her!

We will be in packing mode beginning next week. We will be delivering some care packages to other kids matched to San Antonio families and taking some items for the orphanage. I've been chatting with Libby about all of this in order to prepare her as best as possible. This is what she told me today, "Mom, I want to take food to the people in Haiti. And I want to teach them about Jesus. I know, you can hand out the food and clothes and I'll preach to them." (hilarious!) Then she told me what she was going to preach, "We love Jesus and God too. We love God sooooo much."  Shortest sermon ever.

Actually, that's been a constant them for Libby lately. She wrote her own song with those very words. Here's proof:

Billy has been showing Libby some YouTube videos of guitar players who play in creative ways, making the guitar percussive as well as musical. Libby took notes, apparently, and put it to work. I love the part where she sings, "I love Jesus as best I can"... so cute!
Keemberlie, Libby and I are coming to see you very soon!!!!!!!!! And apparently, she's going to preach!

Last note of the day: Gracie is sick with a bad cold and ear infection PLUS she is teething. She has mucas pouring out her nose and slobber pouring out of her mouth and to top it all off, she had her 15 month check up and had to get 4 shots today. She is so miserable. Poor, sweet thing.
Billy comes home tonight from his less-than-desirable fishing trip. He got food poisoning the first night of fishing and never got to fish again. I have two sick babies on my hands as of tonight.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

One Year Ago

On April 14, 2009 we received our first picture and information of Gracie. It was our referral day! I posted this on facebook on the one year anniversary of referral day, but forgot to post it here. On referral day, Gracie's picture was beautiful, but sad. She was severely malnourished. And many times in her short life it was thought that she would not make it. But God had another plan. As she started to put on a little weight our agency felt that she would survive and they chose us to be matched with her. On that date she was 3 months old and 5.6 pounds. Here are the first two pictures we received of her:

And one year later, here is our sweetie pie who is in the 90th percentile on weight and is walking, talking, laughing, kissing and hugging and always putting on shoes!


All glory to God!!! She is thriving. We did not know one year ago that Gracie would thrive like this. And one year ago we certainly didn't think we would be in the middle of another adoption! Which - by the way - we were able to talk to/see Keemberlie on Skype last night with the help of a San Antonio nurse who is working at her orphanage right now. We had an awful connection, but she did see us and smiled when she saw us and I got to hear her say, "I love you, Momma." Beautiful, beautiful words!

God is good! He is faithful. He is able.

Blessings,
Cindy

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Random Notes...

I love Keemberlie as if she is already home and completely mine. Only God can do that.

Gracie loves shoes. I've known all along she would be my fashion diva.

Libby stuck her thumb into her little hiney without me knowing it and then came to me saying, "mom, smell my thumb"... I've never been so disgusted.

When asked what she would like to see Jesus do for the youth here in Midland this weekend she said, "I want Jesus to make them sweaters." It wasn't cold out then... but this morning it was... She may be prophetic after all.... a prophet with a smelly thumb.

Sleeping in a hotel room with my entire family - no matter how wonderful the hotel room is  - is always a sleepless adventure.... Billy snores on hotel beds. I keep telling him to bring his own pillow, but he is stubborn and thinks that would make him less of a man.... I'm about to make him less of a man if he doesn't stop snoring!

When asked if she wanted milk or juice (a few days ago) Libby answered, "My pleasure is Coke." Who taught her how to talk like that? Lately she also uses the phrase "sorry folks" often.

I love watching Libby and Gracie greet each other in the morning with hugs and kisses as if they've been apart for days and have missed each other terribly.

Took a bath in our hotel's HUGE whirltub with Libby tonight. We turned on the bubbles and enjoyed relaxing together. I can't wait to stick Keemberlie, Gracie and Libby in a tub all together.

Gracie hums... a lot... I've never heard a baby do that. She hums to put herself to sleep and she starts humming the second she wakes up. If I hum or sing a tune to her she listens to the whole thing and as soon as I stop, she tries to hum the same tune. She's done this since the day we got her and I love it.

Both my girls are sound asleep in this dark hotel room and all I have to do is post random thoughts.. thanks for letting me.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Going GREEN!

My list is almost green! Getting so close to authentication, translation and legalization. Hope to have all the docs ready by Tuesday night so I can drive to Austin Wednesday for State Authentication!  Then I can ship a hard copy to the translator and she'll take about a week to translate it all - and I can relax on my trip while she works! Here's where we are on gathering documents:


1. Notarized Application Letter.  Letter requesting to adopt a child from Haiti.
(Each family creates a small formal request for IBESR) - 
WRITTEN AND NOTARIZED!

2.  Certified copy of Birth Certificate on Adoptive Father 
                                   Billy's arrived - has been sent back to KY for State Authentication

3.  Certified copy of Birth Certificate on Adoptive Mother.
                                   Waiting on mine.

4.  Certified copy of Marriage Certificate.
                                  Waiting on this. 

5.  Certified copy of your Divorce Decree(s), if any.
                                 NOT APPLICABLE TO US!!!

6.  Notarized Home study.
                                 DONE!!!!

7..  Notarized Declaration and Certificate Concerning the State of Health of Prospective Adoptive Parents  for each spouse.
                           PICKING UP NOTARIZED LETTER ON TUESDAY!

8.   Notarized Police Letter for Adoptive Father  - DONE!

9.   Notarized Police Letter for the Adoptive Mother.  DONE!

10.  Notarized Psychological Evaluation.
                           PICKING UP NOTARIZED LETTER ON MONDAY!

11.   Two Notarized letters of Reference addressed to “The Officials of the Republic of Haiti”.
                         ONE DONE! JUST HAVE TO PICK UP THE OTHER ONE!
12.  One Notarized letter of reference from church addressed to "The Officials of the Republic of Haiti"
                        DONE!

13.   Notarized Bank Letter, with attached bank statements.
                       DONE!

14.   Notarized Employment Letter for Billy.
                    CPA SAYS WE'LL HAVE THIS BY WEDNESDAY

16.   Notarized Employment Verification letter for me.
                   WRITTEN AND NOTARIZED

17.  3 passport type photos attached to Certification of Pictures for each adult.  (These DO NOT have to be processed like the other documents – just notarized, but must go to Haiti with your Dossier.)
                   DOING THIS MONDAY OR TUESDAY - anyone know a cheap place to get the passport photos done... UPS is expensive!

18.  Copy of most recent taxes (Does NOT have to be processed like other documents)
                    DONE!

19.  After you received the I-171H from the USCIS office please also submit a copy of the approval attached to the enclosed I-171H Certification Cover Sheet.
                   GOT IT TODAY!!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!!

20.  Notarized Power of Attorney x2 - WRITTEN AND NOTARIZED!

21.  G-28 form, one for each parent, signed.  Two lists mention the need for this form. Hope to find out today
       if it is necessary. DONE!


LATER IN THE ADOPTION PROCESS WE WILL ALSO NEED:
1. I 600 form
2. I-864 form
3. Last 3 years income tax returns and supporting W-2's
4. Current pay stub
5. Payments to HCRM

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Starting to Come Together... Paperwork that is.

Though this is my third international adoption, it is my first to accomplish without a placement agency in this country walking me through the steps. Fortunately there are many families in San Antonio, in this same boat and so we are all gleaning from one another. One family in particular - the Williamson's have done several Haiti adoption and they have given us so much comfort and help along the way. 


I have lists from Hope for Orphans, the Williamson's, gov't websites and HCRM that detail all the docs/steps needed to complete our dossier. Each list is a little different from the other. So last night I complied them altogether and I have listed them below. (This is mainly for the families in this boat with me so they can see the list we are working from). When everything in the list below is written in green they must each (except for a few) be sent to the Secretary of State (in the State of the notary) for State Authentication (which according to gov't sites is for Regular Certification and NOT an apostille - but there is confusion bc families who previously adopted from Haiti are saying "apostille"). According to the gov't websites, the next step - since Haiti is a non-Hague country -  is Authentication by the U.S. State Dept. But according to families who have adopted from Haiti previously, the State Authentication is the only authentication step needed. I'm waiting on clarification of this today. In any case, after the authentication step(s) are completed I send the docs to be translated into French. Have no idea how long that usually takes, but that is a lot of docs to have translated! Then the final step (on our end) is to send certain docs to the Haitian Consulate for legalization. Some lists say I only need to submit 4 docs, others say more... will get that cleared up soon. Then I have to make FIVE copies of the entire dossier - which is more copies than our previous adoptions required AND the dossier will be twice the size as our previous dossiers because of each page needing a French translation.... We're talking crazy huge dossier!!! That is a lot of copies to be made...  WOWZA!


Okay - here is the compiled list:


1. Notarized Application Letter.  Letter requesting to adopt a child from Haiti.
(Each family creates a small formal request for IBESR) - 
WRITTEN - WILL NOTARIZE today!

2.  Certified copy of Birth Certificate on Adoptive Father 
                                   Billy's arrived - has been sent back to KY for State Authentication


3.  Certified copy of Birth Certificate on Adoptive Mother.
                                   Waiting on mine.

4.  Certified copy of Marriage Certificate.
                                  Waiting on this. 

5.  Certified copy of your Divorce Decree(s), if any.
                                 NOT APPLICABLE TO US!!!

6.  Notarized Home study.
                                 DONE!!!!

7..  Notarized Declaration and Certificate Concerning the State of Health of Prospective Adoptive Parents  for each spouse.
                              Had exam and blood work done today. Should have notarized letters mid-week next week.

8.   Notarized Police Letter for Adoptive Father  - Done!


9.   Notarized Police Letter for the Adoptive Mother.  Done!  

10.  Notarized Psychological Evaluation.
                           WORKING ON THIS.

11.   Two Notarized letters of Reference addressed to “The Officials of the Republic of Haiti”.
                         HAVE one in hand. Other one coming this week.


12.  One Notarized letter of reference from church addressed to "The Officials of the Republic of Haiti"
                         Will have this week.

13.   Notarized Bank Letter.
                     Done!

14.   Notarized Particulars of Property.
                     - not sure if this is really needed and don't know what it is.

15.   Notarized Employment Letter for Billy.
                    CPA IS AWARE OF OUR NEED FOR HIM TO WRITE BILLY'S. 


16.   Notarized Employment Verification letter for me.
                    MINE IS WRITTEN AND JUST NEEDS NOTARY.

17.  3 passport type photos attached to Certification of Pictures for each adult.  (These DO NOT have to be processed like the other documents – just notarized, but must go to Haiti with your Dossier.)
                   Not sure if the "certification of pictures" is necessary and don't have one if it is.  Also - I believe we actually need 8 passport photos each... 2 go to consulate for legalization and 6 more go with dossier to Haiti - according to 2 lists.

18.  Copy of most recent taxes (Does NOT have to be processed like other documents)
                    Done!

19.  After you received the I-171H from the USCIS office please also submit a copy of the approval attached to the enclosed I-171H Certification Cover Sheet.
                   OUR I-171H SHOULD BE ON ITS WAY WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS!

20.  Notarized Power of Attorney - written and will notarize today!


21.  G-28 form, signed by both parents.  Two lists mention the need for this form. Hope to find out today if it is necessary. If so I think I just print it from online and sign it - no biggie!

LATER IN THE ADOPTION PROCESS WE WILL ALSO NEED:
1. I 600 form
2. I-864 form
3. Last 3 years income tax returns and supporting W-2's
4. Current pay stub
5. Payments to HCRM

Saturday, April 10, 2010

The Adoption Process

Below is the basic list of paperwork we have to gather for the official dossier. While we completed much of this for our home study, the home study just required copies of these docs and not necessarily new originals, so I have had some gathering to do - it's called the paper race....I mean chase.  Of course, its not as simple as just gathering the docs - they have to be notarized and then authenticated on many different levels before they can be bundled together as a complete dossier. But we're plugging along. Green indicates the item is done or will be done this week. Red indicates - got some work to do!



 1. Notarized Application Letter.  Letter requesting to adopt a child from Haiti.
(Each family creates a small formal request for IBESR) - 
WRITTEN - WILL NOTARIZE ON MONDAY

2.  Certified copy of Birth Certificate on Adoptive Father and Adoptive Mother.
                                   ORDERED, SHOULD ARRIVE THIS WEEK

 3.  Certified copy of Marriage Certificate.
                                  ORDERED, SHOULD ARRIVE THIS WEEK

4.  Certified copy of your Divorce Decree(s), if any.
                                 NOT APPLICABLE TO US!!!

5.  Notarized Home study.
                                 DONE!!!!

6.  Notarized Report of Health Examinations for each spouse (include blood test results with details for both the Adoptive Father and Adoptive Mother).
                                WILL MAKE APPT. ON MONDAY, WAITING FOR OFFICIAL DOC  THAT      DR.WILL NEED TO GO BY/SIGN/NOTARIZE

7.  Notarized Declaration and Certificate Concerning the State of Health of Prospective Adoptive Parents  for each spouse.
                              SAME AS ABOVE.

8.   Notarized Police Letter for Adoptive Father and one for the Adoptive Mother.
                             HAVE MINE DONE. WILL GET BILLY'S DONE THIS WEEK.  

9.  Notarized Psychological Evaluation.
                           TRYING TO FIGURE THIS ONE OUT. IS IT SOMETHING OUR REGULAR DR. CAN      WRITE UP? DO WE NEED TO SEE ACTUAL PSYCHOLOGIST? IF SO - WHO? AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? AND HOW MUCH DOES IT COST???

1O.   Two Notarized letters of Reference addressed to “The Officials of the Republic of Haiti”.
                         HAVE PEOPLE GETTING THIS DONE. WILL HAVE THEM THIS COMING WEEK!

11.   Notarized Bank Letter.
                      NOT SURE YET WHAT THIS NEEDS TO SAY, BUT CAN GET IT DONE THIS WEEK.

12.   Notarized Particulars of Property.
                    WAITING ON THIS DOC.

13.   Notarized Employment Letters – one for each spouse
                    CPA IS AWARE OF OUR NEED FOR HIM TO WRITE BILLY'S. MINE IS WRITTEN AND JUST NEEDS NOTARY.

14.  3 passport type photos attached to Certification of Pictures for each adult.  (These DO NOT have to be processed like the other documents – just notarized, but must go to Haiti with your Dossier.)
                   WAITING ON DOC. CAN GET THIS DONE FAST!

15.  Copy of most recent taxes (Does NOT have to be processed like other documents)
                    HAVE THIS SOMEWHERE, JUST NEED TO COPY IT.

16.  After you received the I-171H from the USCIS office please also submit a copy of the approval attached to the enclosed I-171H Certification Cover Sheet.
                   WE FILED OUR I-600A A WHILE BACK. ON MONDAY I HAVE ONE FINAL APPOINTMENT TO CLARIFY MY FINGERPRINT SITUATION AND THEN OUR I-171H SHOULD BE ON ITS WAY WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS!

So - as you can see, we are well on our way. Once everything is gathered I have to have some of these docs state certified - in KY, SC and TX. And then on to higher levels of authentication... which takes some time and money... but I could see us being done with all of this in May, easily!

Thursday, April 08, 2010

Many Changes and Zero Time to Explain

In a nutshell -

Haiti has asked the U.S. to close their humanitarian parole program starting on April 14. That makes the Hope Act useless. While there may be other options in the works, we've been advised to start thinking and working towards the traditional adoption route to bring Keemberlie home. At first, this was hard to hear. But now... I'm on fire!

We're ahead of the game a tad bc we already have an international home study that is Haiti specific and we've already filed the I-600A and started the fingerprint process (I say "started" bc my fingerprints have been rejected twice and I have to go back in on Monday with extra docs so we can move forward).

On top of jumping into the paper chase for Keemberlie, we realized we don't have a ss# for Gracie yet and we need it for taxes. So, on our way out of town in the morning (for which I have yet to finish packing) we are stopping by the SS office to see if we can get one for her with just a green card and her immigration docs... Hope so! If not, we are filing for an ATIN - but that will require us to file an extension - so, hoping for the ss# instead.

On top of that we've been juggling booking events, working towards a live CD project this summer, caring for two beauties (one who is teething - oh my!) and headed to an event in Corpus Christi for the weekend.

On Sunday we drive back and go straight to a meeting with Dr. Leininger and the other families waiting to bring children home from HCRM! Excited about that!

Then first thing Monday morning - headed to USCIS to clear up the fingerprint issue and at noon, I have an appt. with an allergy doc in New Braunfels.... We have another event the following weekend and then a big trip the week after that... Seriously hectic days! Whew! And we'll be paperchasing the whole way!

Pray for my sanity! And pray for a speedy adoption!
Blessings,
Cindy

Saturday, April 03, 2010

An Afternoon With Bluebonnets

We spent the afternoon searching for bluebonnets. Everyone was in a delightful mood. But we were in the car for quite a while and the girls became, well, less than cooperative. Somehow Billy was able to get some really precious shots anyway. I played with the effects on some of the photos and here's what we came up with as our favorites:













P.S. Today, Gracie started walking!

Friday, April 02, 2010

HCRM Blessed by Rescue Haiti's Children Organization

Rescue Haiti's Children is an organization out of Boerne, TX, I believe. Doug Phillips is the president/founder and he has been in Haiti ministering to the people there, and particularly, the orphans. I've been keeping track of his ministry on facebook as much of his time there has been at Keemberlie's orphanage (HCRM) and I've been hoping that sooner or later he would post pictures that included Keemberlie. Well, today, that's exactly what happened. Rescue Haiti's Children delivered precious gift boxes/shoes/clothing to the orphans of HCRM and captured it all in pictures and video. Click here: http://vimeo.com/10627738 to see the video. And see the pictures below that included Keemberlie! Keemberlie is in the red/white dress . There is one other girl in a similar dress, but Keemberlie is the smaller one of the two. She looks so precious and sweet. Just gotta get her home!




God's Timing

This week we took a short trip to Longview to lead worship at ETBU's chapel. Billy's family lives there so we decided to go for a few extra days and visit with them. Our first full day there, Billy's grandfather (his mother's father), Floyd Stark, passed away. He has not been doing well for a while, but we definitely didn't expect him to pass away this week. Plans for the week quickly changed as funeral arrangements had to be made. But what precious timing our Father had in bringing us to Longview at just the right time. Billy was able to go to the viewing and was planning on attending the grave-side memorial in Ft. Worth (where Papa Stark had purchased his burial plot) but on the way to the viewing Gracie threw up and it was obvious that she was very sick. Out of concern that I might also come down with the stomach bug Billy had to stay back in Longview with me while the rest of the family traveled to Ft. Worth to honor his grandfather. It was not the week anyone had planned, but God was in the midst of it nonetheless.

One precious thing about our time in Longview was seeing Keemberlie's pictures all over my mother-in-laws home. It was so sweet of her to make copies of the pictures I've posted on the blog and frame them all. There were pictures of her in every room in their house, seriously! It was awesome!

Also, Libby had a blast playing in open fields with her cousin, Brooke. Brooke's family recently built a new home and the yard has not been landscaped yet, so Libby and Brooke had a yard full of sand (including MOUNDS of sand in the front yard) that they played in, slid down and dug holes through. Not to mention the four-wheeler jeep that Libby drove all over the property. A kid can really let loose out in the country!

We are home safe and sound tonight on this Good Friday. At just the right time, Jesus died for us. And at just the right time He rose from the dead. There is a time for everything. A time to live. A time to die. A time to mourn. A time to dance. And when we don't know how long it will take for Jesus to fulfill a promise he has made to us, it is time to believe that Jesus is faithful and He is sufficient.

Grace be to you on this blessed Easter weekend.
Cindy

Chunky, Cuddly Baby

This week Gracie came down with the stomach bug....ick! It really was DISGUSTING! But in the midst of her suffering and my being grossed out a special thing was taking place. We were bonding like we have never done before. At the end of each wave of nausea she would look at me with her big, brown, tender eyes and collapse into my hand with the most precious trust and dependence. I cried over her, prayed over her, slept on the floor with her, kept her close for hours upon hours.

My heart just soars at the thought of her. Just one glance at her and I am reminded of God's faithfulness. One year ago I was on pins and needles waiting for our referral phone call. We didn't know who Gracie was yet. We didn't know how sick she was then, how dependent she was on her Father to heal her, to rescue her. And one year later, she is in the 90th. percentile in her weight, happy as any baby could ever be and I am overjoyed. Who knew a year ago that she would be so perfectly healthy and we would be waiting on yet another adoption (of Keemberlie, this time) to be complete. A lot can happen in a year!

Below is a less than perfect poem for a more than perfect baby - My Chunky, Cuddly Baby Gracie



Chunky baby, Cuddly baby
Love to hold you close
Hair so sweet, 
Chubby little feet
Pure beauty head to toe

Chunky baby, Cuddly baby
Flirty, bright brown eyes
Biggest grin
Every heart you win
Can't believe you are mine

Chunky baby, Cuddly baby
Zip up pajamas
Warm and calm
Humming nighttime song
Oh how my heart gushes

Chunky baby, Cuddly baby
Don't you change and grow
Hope you stay
Chunky, cuddly babe
Tell time, "Don't fly, go slow."

(c) 2010 Poetic Present Poems
 
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