Dear Reese,
Sixteen months pass I bring you to a home Now stacked with packed boxes You say 'mine' and 'baby' You say 'mama' for a half hour Before I pick you up at school Smiling ear to ear when I finally arrive Sixteen months pass The more I know you The more I love you I love how you laugh When we run in a loop at the cottage Sneaking up on each other as we peek around corners I love how you blow kisses when you say goodbye And lie on top of me When you're done reading and want to sleep But don't want to say so Sixteen months pass I sing you to the sleep With the same lullabies When sixteen years pass I wonder if you'll remember Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home
Love,
Mama