HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY



BEFORE I WAS A MOM


Before I was a Mom...

  • I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

  • I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

  • I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom...

  • I had never been puked on.

  • Pooped on.

  • Chewed on.

  • Peed on.

  • I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

  • I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom...

  • I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

  • Or give shots.

  • I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

  • I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

  • I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom...

  • I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put them down.

  • I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

  • I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

  • I never knew that I could love someone so much.

  • I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom...

  • I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

  • I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

  • I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

  • I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom...

  • I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure
    all was okay.

  • I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment
    or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

  • I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much...

Before I was a Mom.