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 h eld a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him 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.