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Month 1 = To Be (Weeks 0-4 after LMP)
Words: 2/1/2015 at Casa Dos
Music: 1/13/2015 at Casa Dos
(V1) Twenty-three and/ twenty-three/ chromosomes met/ and traded genes/
A single fusion/ made from two/ and in that moment/ there was you/
(*1) Embryo implanted/ like a planted seed/
Here your tiny person/ had just begun to be/
(V2) You got nutrition/ in your mother's womb/ first through a yolk sac/ til placenta could/
You started to stretch out/ and look less like a ball/ and more like an oval/ on the uterine wall/
(*2) Two weeks past conception/ and four since LMP/
Here your tiny person/ had just begun to be/
(*3) Your heart started forming/ just about to beat/
Here your tiny person/ had just begun to be/
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Month 2 = Pomegranates (Weeks 5-8)
Words: 2/2/2015 at Casa Dos
Music: 1/13/2015 at Casa Dos
(V1) Early morning/ little knowing/ Mommy woke me/ said, "Why the bloating?"/
So we tested/ and took a second/ I won't forget it/ "Looks like we're pregnant!"/
(V2) At that time you /were just 3 layers with/ blood gut and nerve tubes and/
vague facial features/
In early Month Two/ your heart started beating/ you took a C-shape/ limb buds proceeding/
(*1) You were the size of/ a pomegranate seed/ ten thousands times more/ than implantation stage/
We gave our fam'lies/ pomegranate gifts/ It was so happy/ just to tell them you exist/
(V3) For all the times/ we may get upset/ we'll always love you/ Just don't forget/
So every time you/ see pomegranates/ recall who loves you/ and rest in that/
(*1) You were the size of/ a pomegranate seed/ ten thousands times more/ than implantation stage/
We gave our fam'lies/ pomegranate gifts/ It was so happy/ just to tell them you exist/
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Month 3 = Ginger and Mint (Weeks 9-13)
Words and music: 2/2/2015 Casa Dos
(V1) As prune grew to peach-size/ Embryo to Fetus/ your liver and spleen/ had entered the scene/
While your heart with four-chambers/ would sound on the sono/ beating at double/ near triple my own heart/
(V2) Cartilage and bones/ with two bending elbows/ and your digits turned web-less/ 'midst spins, flips, and stretches/
That made Mommy happy/ but sometimes quite nauseous/ so she often asked me/
for "ginger and mint, please"/
"Ginger and mint, please"/
(V3) Thyroid full-formed/ ‘long with all facial bones/ and maybe ovaries/ or more testosterone/
You practiced your breathing while/ vocal cords grew/ Placenta got bigger/ Of course, so did you/
(Tag) This made Mommy happy/ but sometimes quite nauseous/ so she often asked me for/ "ginger and mint, please"/
"Ginger and mint, please"/
"I'm so glad it's Month Three"/
"Ginger and mint, please"/
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Month 4 = Ours (Week 14-17)
Words: 3/25/2015 at Casa Dos
Music: 3/18/2015 at Casa Dos
(V1) You/ hold your/ head more/ upright/
Ears/ can hear/ our sounds/ inside/
(=) Loud/ noise/ startles/ Your reflexes/ work/ just as they ought/
(*) Hey there, our gift from God/ Do you know how much you're loved?/
Simply and just because/ you are God's/ and you're ours/
Ours/
(V2) You'd /fit in/ my open palm/
Your/ thin skin/ in lanugo down/
(=2) Eyes/ in/ place/ shut/ It’s all/ dark/ anyway/ as you suck your thumb/
(*2) Hey there, our darling one/ Maybe we'll learn this month/ if you are a girl or boy/
Either way/ you're ours/
(B) There/ are/ days/ I can get/ so/ afraid/ I won't love you right/
Like/ maybe/ God made His/ first/ mistake/ in making you mine/
As I lie/ awake/ praying these/ doubts/ on/ God/ I feel His love/
Because I /am/ His/ and you are His/ also/ and you are/ ours/
Ours/
(*) Hey there, our gift from God/ Do you know how much you're loved?/
Simply and just because/ You are God's/ and you're ours/
Ours/
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Month 5 = How Do I Tell You? [Girl Version] (Weeks 18-21)
Words and music: 4/17/2015 at Casa Dos
(V1) Fingerprints/ and your toe prints, too/ so unique/ for the only you/
Already/ more than halfway through/ this God-woven process/
(V2) CNS/ sheathed in myelin/ spinal cord/ and your growing brain/
make your moves/ much more intricate/
Now my hands feel you kick/ You’re so alive and quick/
(*) How do I/ tell you/ how you bring us so much joy?/
How do I/ tell you/ how you are our priceless pearl?/
How do I/ tell them/ whether a daughter or son?/
Maybe the best way is sung/ we’re having a…/ girl!/
We're having a girl/
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Month 6 = Intricately Knit (Weeks 22-26)
Words and music: 5/6/2015 at Casa Dos
(V1) Symphony Six/ and the Egmont Overture/
Make you dance and kick/ in that soccer ball-sized womb/
Open eyes that blink/ while lungs produce surfactant/
Maybe memories/ your brainwaves now in action/
(*) So when you hear this song/ much later on/ Remember how you were formed/
Intricately knit/ by Hands that made your hands/ and every part of you down to your soul/
(V2) Your nostrils “breathe”/ amniotic fluid/ just practicing/ for future oxygen/
That reminds me/ of God creating Adam/ Dust from the ground/ then Life in his lungs/
(*) So when you hear this song/ much later on/ Remember how you were formed/
Intricately knit/ by Hands that made your hands/ and every part of you down to your soul/
(V3) Your tiny nerves/ now give sense of feeling/
And though you will feel hurt/ you’ll also feel healing/
(*) So when you hear this song/ much later on/ Remember how you were formed/
Intricately knit/ by Hands that made your hands/ and every part of you down to your soul/
(Tag) Intricately knit/ by Hands that made your hands/ and every part of you/ down to your soul/
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Month 7 = Not Sure (Weeks 27-30)
Words and music: 6/15/2015 at Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire, Michigan
(V1) Hi, third trimester/ Mommy's more tired/
Way to go, darling/ Weight has now doubled/
in just one month's time/ and sixteen inches tall/
May have some hiccups/ even in one so small/
(V2) REM maybe dreaming/ More regular sleeping/
Lanugo starts shedding/ Maybe hair "aheading"/
Brain channels creasing/ for thinking and memory/
Bone marrow making/ blood cells/ amazing/
(V3) Showered with presents/ diapers and wagon/
Onesies and burp cloths/ for your spit up and applesauce/
Pacies and rattles/ bath toys and bottles/
Your nursery is ready/ Your parents?/ Not sure/
Not sure/Not sure/
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Month 8 = The Whole World Waits for You (Weeks 31-35)
Words: 7/15/2015, Shelbyville, IL
Music: Date/location unknown
(V1) All five senses/ Ears can distinguish sounds/ The whole world waits for you/
Heart rate responds to music/ Breathing becoming rhythmic now/ The whole world waits for you/
(*1) Your circadian rhythm begins as you're sensing light/
So you can distinguish the difference of day and night/
(V2) Elbow room's less/ Mom's tummy changes shapes/ The whole world waits for you/
One more month left/ and we can hardly wait/ The whole world waits for you/
(*2) All creation awaits New Life to come/
Seeking deliverance from more than our mother's womb/
(*3) Groaning together, we eagerly anticipate/
So we wait for you to join us in this Greater Wait/
(B) The whole world waits/ The Whole World, wait/ The whole world waits/
(V3) We're already praying/ His Spirit to guide your soul/
Joint-heirs with Jesus/ it's all Mom and I could hope for/
His whole world waits for you/
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Month 9 = Soon and Safely (Weeks 36-40)
Words and music: 11/14/2015 in Cedarville, OH.
(V1) Final month/ Finally term/ Praying you will stay head first/
Your little bones/ so flexible/ ready for your coming birth/
(*1) Fontanelles so soft/ Soon your head will drop/
Lightening it’s called/ or Engagement/
Oh, our little love/ Soon and safely come/
During these nine months/ we’ve been waiting/
Come soon and safely/
(V2) Lungs matured/ you’ll be breathing soon/ Skin with fat forming for warming you/
The stage is set/ House lights are dimmed/ Music swells and soon your cue/
(B) Baby, you’ll be born for this/ Your debut’s a surest hit/
Life is good/ in the time we have to live it/
Sure the womb’s all cozy warm/ and the only home you’ve known/
But home’s both origin and destination/ Home’s both origin and destination/
(*2) Fontanelles so soft/ Yes, your head has dropped/
Full ahead/ No stops ’til you get here/
Oh, our little love/ Soon and safely come/
During these nine months/ we’ve been waiting/
Come soon and safely/
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Bonus (Month 5) = How Do I Tell You? [Boy Version] (Weeks 18-21)
Words and Music: 4/17/2015 Casa Dos
(V1) Fingerprints/ and your toe prints, too/ so unique/ for the only you/
Already/ more than halfway through/ this God-woven process/
(V2) CNS/ sheathed in myelin/ spinal cord/ and your growing brain/
make your moves/ much more intricate/
Now my hands feel you kick/ You’re so alive and quick/
(*) How do I/ tell you/ how you are our priceless pearl?/
How do I/tell you/ how you bring us so much joy?/
How do I/ tell them/ whether a daughter or son?/
Maybe the best way is sung/ we’re having a…/boy!/
We're having a boy/
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released June 21, 2016