Nicknames

We've got Coley-Bear
And Greery-Goo
Reesie P
Now Vivi too

Sometimes Coco
Or just plain Coley
Sometimes Buddy

And Coley-Bowlie

There's Baby Goo

Babies Loo and Roo

So many names

They must be confused

Each one unique

Yet similar in ways

Like all siblings

They must make their own way

The brown hairs are bookends

The blondes in the middle

Each one unique

Blue eyes has the little

One

Equally loved

Yet in different ways

And for different reasons

The role each one plays

Comical and smart

Loving and sweet

They all have their gifts
Not one can repeat

Bathtime!

Morning Air



On our 24-hour vacation.
Happy happy birthday, baby!

Ripe with fruit
My love
And I are here

Rested, serene
Like the floating fog
We reap the rewards
But fear

All may be lost
But, wait, it has
And now we are
Still here

We bathe
In sunlight
At least for now
We feel the morning air

I Have To Remember

I have to remember
To brush my teeth
And do my hair
To get dressed
And put on some makeup
To drink 8 glasses of water
And take my vitamins

For all I want to do
Is marvel at your deep baby blues
Your perfect pink cheeks, both pairs
And your patch of light brown hair
Your toothless-ness
And your belly, round and full of milk
Your funnel fingers
And toes that overlap
You, perfect you

I have to remember
Your baby sounds
Your bubble-blowing and razzie-dazzies
Your talkativeness and quiet stares
Your happy laugh
And even your cries
I have to remember

The Queen

Help Me Not to Yell

At these devilish cherub faces

They don't mean to be barbarians

Without manners or social graces

They are learning just like me

How to navigate this place

Don't be wild, not too loud

Conform to the boring human race

Enjoy your craziness, your chaos

You must define who you will be

Let your spirit create you

And true happiness you'll see

Popsicles

All dressed up

In Easter best

All too soon

Will be a mess

Hula hoop

Skipping rope

Making cookies

Get the soap

Popsicles

Melt in hands

Big orange tongues

Stick out -- blah!

Germy fingers

Sticky face

Wipies are my

Saving grace

In the tub

Getting clean

Now to bed

Off to dream