Thursday, March 5, 2009

Before I Was A Mom!

A friend of mine sent this to me in an email and I thought I should share it with all Moms.

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 her 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 .

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Isn't it the truth? :D Thanks for bringing a smile to my face, Heather.

Heather D said...

You are most welcome! I love Mom poems, they always seem to come at just the right time and remind me that I really do LOVE being a mom!lol

Julie at Outlandish Dreaming said...

Thanks, this was really sweet. My son turns 15 tomorrow. Here I thought there were lots of worries when he was little, but they were nothing compared to the worries I have about him now. Thanks for the boost!

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