The Beginning

First, a disclosure. The following is not composed by me but by my dear son and daughter in law. They read this original verses to us at the gender reveal party yesterday and I am recording it here for posterity.

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To the dearest baby, our little sweet pea

Here’s a short story of how you came to be

Before you were a baby, you were first just an idea –

a concept that wasn’t even on our minds at the start of the year

 

But over months, N found herself yearning to spend

More time with the young-ones, with E and R, for days on end

One day we finally thought, as we were buried in toys,

Maybe it’s time to have our own little bundle of joy

 

J was a big believer in vitamins, supplements and pills

He thought they could make you Invincible! Powerful! and – On sale? What a steal!

He grabbed every pre-natal bottle he could possibly find

And wiped out the shelves in his favourite store, LAC nutrition for life

 

So we took the pills and patiently waited

But the journey looked unpromising, and frankly, quite complicated

N bled for days and days, which was a little too long

So we went to the Doctor to find out what possibly went wrong

 

The doctor said not to worry, and told us to chill

But from now on, don’t take any more funky TCM pills

J was aghast, seized with betrayal and horror

The supplements had failed him!! He shoved them deep in a drawer

  

N didn’t have much hope, after all, it was their first try

What are the chances we would be THAT lucky, she said with a sigh

But the little bean trudged along and soon it was one month, then two,

Then the doctor did a scan and said, wait, I see blood in the womb

 

Call off the Iceland trip! The doctor cautioned with alarm

N and J were torn, they didn’t want to cause the baby any harm

But perhaps some fresh air was just what they needed

And with the company of good friends, off to Iceland they yeeted

 

Armed with a Motorhome with the latest best features

Yet N had to shower with no hot water heater

She braved biting cold winds and rocky mountain roads

The baby rattled along in her tummy, well and safely stowed.

 

Just as anxiety ran high and hope ran low

One fine morning we went on a whale-watching tour

The boat rocked violently back and forth, left and right,

Yet hours later, there was still nothing in sight

 

Hang on, said the operator, Over there on the right!

Something’s moving, see how it glistens under the light!

Breaking from the surface, there they were, gliding across the waves

Two majestic creatures. The boat went silent, we were amazed.

 

That’s two blue whales together! How incredibly rare!

For blue whales are known to be solitary creatures, unless it’s a mother-and-calf pair

I’ve never seen this before in my many years,

Gushed the tour operator, who was almost moved to tears

Did you know, that in the 8 billion people in the whole wide world

Less than 1% would have seen a big blue whale?

And to see a mother and calf together, that’s even rarer still

The chances are 0.005%, it’s almost unreal!

 

N thought about a quote she had recently learned

Of how the world is made up of mothers and all of their children

And while the mama-to-be was overcome with emotion

The father was somewhere, vomiting into the ocean

 

I think what we’re trying to say is, to our little one,

We took this as a sign from God that you were meant to come

Into our world, to live a life of great happiness and some sorrows

Of laughter and tears, but most importantly, a hope for tomorrow

 

And that brings all of us here, gathered together

To find out the gender, not that it matters

In the grand scheme of things, you are already loved by so many

We hope enjoy this little life of both the mundane and the extraordinary