Theme: Growing pains with the arrival of a new brother or sister

“I don’t want a little sister!
And I don’t want a brother too!”
Said Adam with his cheeks puffed out
He was angry at the news 
He did not want to share his toys 
Nor share his mother and father
With another child who would 
Live in his home forever

And so he stomped and huffed and puffed
And said “Nooo! The idea stinks!”
His parents looked at each other 
And quietly tapped their chins
What were they to do they thought 
With their one and only child 
Adam never behaved like this 
So angry and so wild

“Darling son, it is but natural 
To have a balanced family 
With a brother or a sister 
Who can grow up and be 
Your best friend, your playmate 
Someone you can love 
And you will always be our Adam
Our precious, oldest one” 

But Adam still felt moody 
And went up to his room 
He couldn’t find his happy smile 
So he wore his maddest frown
He looked at himself in the mirror 
His reflection stared right back 
His pouty face looked so silly 
Hahaha! Hoohoo! He had to laugh! 

When little Amara came into the world
And his parents brought her home 
Adam looked at her for a while 
At her cheeks and her tiny nose
He touched one small chubby hand 
And when she held his little finger 
He laughed his happy laugh and he knew
That he already loved his baby sister.