In Honor of Sery Leila Hackett

A beautiful poem written by my dad about Zac's and my experience with our daughter. I still cant read it without crying. I just wanted to share.

The Child of My Child

When we first heard
Three tests we were shown
Ahh, the joy on your face
You were not alone

Zac by your side
As eager as you
The product of love
From each of you two

A new joy found
Only a parent can know
Your love grew deeper
As your belly did grow

A moment soon came
That was not in the plan
A difficult time
For either woman or man

Confined to a bed
In a hospital stay
Made for a very...
Very long day

Oh, Yes
Do you not see
This you must do
For a mother to be

Friends and family
Would come visit and go
How much they cared
This, they did show

Zac worked during the day
Stayed by you at night
Your partner he was
Along for the fight

And of course
How could I not mention
All the wonderful nurses
And excellent attention

I now have a special
Place in my heart
For the nurses who cared
All from the start

When you were in your mommy
I did not get to see
How tiny and precious
A fetus could be

So imagine my joy
When you asked me to view
The live ultrasound
With your nurse and you two

I got to witness
What I like to call
A "Miracle in Motion"
That covers it all!

The amplified sound
of a tiny heartbeat
Never heard the sound
Of a miracle so sweet

Then suddenly, I realized
There is a baby in there!
The bump on the tummy
So soft and so fair

The days and the nights
They moved right along
Lindsay did all that was asked
For her baby to be strong

When suddenly
In the middle of the night
That tiny little heart
Struggled to fight

The doctor then said
It is time to be born
The 'c' section done
In the early of morn

Zac stayed by Lindsay
Right from the start
A tiny girl was born
With a weary little heart

The doctors and nurses
Did all that they knew
But God had a bigger plan
So what else could they do?

God needed a little angel
So small and so sweet
A beautiful little girl
With two tiny feet

She earned her two wings
By fighting that fight
She'll watch over Zac and Lindsay
By day and by night

Oh why God, we ask
It doesnt seem fair
Have faith my child
In heaven she's there.