31 for 21, Day 18: two poems

Soon after Evan was born, I found two poems that hold great meaning to me.  The first one I fell in love with was shared on Babycenter.com by another mama who passed along the name of an artist who had made a custom piece of art for her daughter's room.  I just had to have one for Evan, too!  I gave her the theme of Evan's room and she made this BEAUTIFUL hand painted picture.  The poem is known as "The Down Syndrome Creed".

After I had this made, I found another poem that I love even MORE.  It couldn't express my feelings any better had I written it myself- especially the line about praying for a child who sleeps all night!  God knows how many nights I slipped that into my prayers while pregnant with Evan after coping with his big brother who didn't START sleeping through the night until after his first birthday.... and then didn't consistently sleep through the night until he turned three.  Yes, three years old!  Whew.... Yes, God knew EXACTLY what he was doing when he gave us Evan, the sweet child who began sleeping through the night (and I'm talkin' 9:00 PM through 7:00 AM!!) at just 10 weeks. :)

Unfortunately, I don't know the author to extend my thanks for this poem.  I did have it printed in the front of Evan's photo book I had made since I NEEDED to include it somewhere special.

When you were but a tiny speck

Deep within my womb

Something happened to your cells

As life began to bloom.

A chromosomal anomaly

Is what the doctors say

But you are EXACTLY what I asked for

Each night as I would pray,

"Dear Lord, send me a happy child

Who will not grow up too fast,"

For I love the joys of childhood

And I wanted that to last.

"Send me a child who sleeps all night

And doesn't often cry,

A little boy with endless love

And a willingness to try."

That little extra chromosome

That number 21

Gave me all I ever wanted

YOU- my precious son.