From the day you were born you came out with a smile,
I just felt so happy to have you as my child.
The day I brought you home for all the family to see,
you touched everyone's heart with love and I just let you be.
As you grew little by little you were always by my side,
my little one, my baby, my joy, my life you are my pride.
Your beautiful smile always brightens up someone's day,
because one always knows that your smile is here to stay.
Words spoken from your little mouth are always so true,
you could always bring someone's down spirits up so they won't be blue.
No matter where we'd go I held your hand ever so tight,
all I wanted to do is protect you and shield you from fright.
I would always call you my baby, my little one, my beautiful baby girl,
until the day you told me that you're too grown for that it made my mind go into a swirl.
I see you now growing up to be such a special and unique young teen,
you still smile and fill everyone's heart with so much love because you let your true self be seen.
There's not a bad seed inside you you're so true to the heart,
just as you always have been from the very start.
You give me a reason to smile and a reason to live,
don't ever stop being you as you have so much to give.
Not too long ago we had a bit of a scare,
your head was hurting and no one was aware.
You said to me "Mom, my head hurts me so"
as your mother my instinct said "okay, we now have to go".
So it was off to the Doctor's and he said "You need to have a scan just so we could rule out anything bad"
my heart just sank as I looked at this man.
My mind started racing, my heart felt so bad,
how could anything be wrong it just made me very sad.
My little girl kept that beautiful smile upon her face,
without any worries as she just sat in her place.
So she got her scan done and soon after the Doctor called to say,
"We found something in her head so we have to do another" and all I could do was pray.
The second scan read something to be there again,
yet they didn't know what is was it kept causing us all so much pain.
I prayed and I prayed for nothing to be wrong with my child,
"God, please! she's only been here for such a short while".
We were sent to the specialist my little girl, my sister and I,
she still kept her spirits and smile up and she had a glisten in her eyes.
How beautiful my little girls is to be so bold and so strong,
I know deep inside me that there could be nothing wrong.
We have to wait once again to get the final diagnosis,
but my little girl will get through this with us all who love her when we get the prognosis.
As I struggle alone with this as my husband is in Iraq,
how I wish he were here with me to keep me on track.
We have no choice but to deal with this being so far apart,
no matter the distance he tells us he'll always be in our hearts.
My little one:
I know in my heart that you will go far in life and that you will be fine,
always know I believe in you and I love you so much and I'm so proud that you are mine.
