As You Peek Into Her Cradle...

On a warm Summer day, Mommy told you
in her tummy there slept a surprise.
Inside her, your wee baby sister
hidden away from all eyes.

Mommy said, "Just like you, 'tis a Princess...
for now, many secrets she keeps...
she'll come tell them all this September ~
for now, she is growing and sleeps."

Like you, her cheeks rosy with kisses,
from Angels in Heaven above
who sang to you both inside Mommy
and brought you to Earth to be loved.

Time passed, as it will for sweet little girls
and soon you had learned many things;
how to coo and then talk, crawl and then walk,
and bask in the magic life brings.

All the while, Mommy's belly grew bigger
and soon, the big question became,
"What will we call this new baby?
What shall we chose for her name?"

"We've already given a beautiful one
to our Little Princess, Jade...
what name is as pretty and special
as the choice we've already made?"

The Angels who told Mommy your name
while in her you nestled and slept
came once again and whispered to her
the name for your new sister kept.

"Tessa", they whispered in Mommy's dreams,
"is a name Jade will love to say
when baby sister finally arrives
on a sunny September day."

The Angels explained to your Mommy,
as their glittering harps they played
"How lucky wee baby Tessa will be
to have a Big Sister like Jade!"

"The dearest child God could possibly find
to watch over Tessa and teach her
magic and secrets Jade already knows...
share giggles and hiccups and whispers."

Wondrous, the little girl destined to be
Tessa's sister ~ an Angel on Earth...
before God sent Tessa to live in the world,
before the day came for her birth.

He found you perfect, with Angel-kissed cheeks,
after His search was done,
all souls in Heaven sang for weeks,
"Little Jade is just the right one!"

As Mommy promised, tiny Tessa has come;
already, she looks up to you...
as you peek in her cradle when naptime is done,
cooing, "Big Sister Jade loves you, too!"

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