With A Child A Mother is Born

(Saw this caption in one of the Johnsons' Baby ads, and it inspired this poem ..)
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'Positive' in clear and blue it says..
Take a deep breath and the mind sways..

With a smile,nod and a wink..
You say to him, 'Its what we think!"

Smiles,pauses and cheeks change hue..
So when is the 'bundle of joy', due?

Tests, checks and routine scans,
Excited moms, dads and grans..

Do this, don't do that,take care..
Stress,weights,fatigue - don't you dare!


Eat good, think good and rest well,
Its for the baby , not you, they tell..

Slowly there is this small little bump,
Feeling it, the heart does a jump!


The day of the first ultrasound,
A tiny form , both watch spellbound..

A life within, a flickering heartbeat,
A wonder, a miracle or nature's feat?

The baby within occupies your mind,
feeling it inside, you relax and unwind.

Tiny feet,tiny hands, baby sounds,baby smells
Upon all this and more, your mind now dwells.

The time comes close to end all longings,
And thus the labor of love begins.

Through the pain,whats the drive all along?
To meet you my little one, is all I long.

With all your might, one last try,
Exhausted but relieved, you hear it cry..

My Angel, my life now you will adorn,
And With the Child, a Mother is born.

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(Motherhood is a rebirth - so true!)