We waited patiently, painfully sometimes,
For the Lord’s blessing, without any disguise.
We feared our shortcomings as we prayed.
“Will we be good parents?” our confidence swayed.

But then he gave us to you, more precious than all.
With happy tears in our eyes, we looked at you, so small.
We took a mental picture of your delicate face,
And vowed to keep you as if in God’s grace.

An endless string of firsts, each moment exciting,
From your first yawn, we knew we’d be fighting,
To protect you from the world, and every kind of bane.
You are everything to us – our universe, our love, our pain.

As you grow up it is hard to let you go,
But you have many adventures – some happy, some not so.
We pray again, let time not fly by.
But God replies, it is not time, but my angel that will fly.

We have dreams for you, to be happy and safe.
We constantly worry, “What will you have to face?”
We promise to hold on and let go at the right time.
Storing memories away for when we’re grey and fine.

One day, from being our baby you will grow out.
But whoever you become, we will always be proud.
You teach us every day about innocence and being wild,
The Lord blessed us with more than a child.