MOM
Before I Was a Mom (author unknown)
Before I was a Mom, I never thought about immunizations.
I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
Before I was a Mom, I never had been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I slept all night.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn’t want to put it down.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late at night watching a baby sleep
I had complete control of my mind and thoughts.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn’t stop the hurt.
I never know that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
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 a 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 OK.
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.
And before I was a Grandma, I didn’t know that all those “Mom” feelings more than doubled when you see that little bundle being held by “your baby”.