For My Children

It starts when they're firstborn Your heart in the palm of their hand They're so very, very helpless So you vow to do all that you can You change them and feed them You walk them, bounce them and cuddle And with that first little smile Your heart melts into a puddle You cherish their looks and coos You think you couldn't love them more Then they lay a little hand on your face And you know of love's never ending store You watch them learn to coordinate With their little tongue, hands and feet Every day they bring such joy Your life is now so complete They learn to laugh out loud They squeal and they grab and they pinch You feel so proud when they roll over And ecstatic if they scoot an inch In just a few short months Of singing funny, lullaby songs There's just no way you can deny With them is where your heart belongs