I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.
Before I was a Mom -
I cleaned my house each day. 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 - Spit on - Chewed on, or 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 that 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 it 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.
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.
Happy Mother's Day to all you Mommies and Mommies-to-be!
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Oh you reminded me with point 4 above of when my daughter was one nine months old and had to be tested for allergies and they could not get enough blood out of her little veins and I could not hold her still. In the end it took TWO large muscular looking nurses to hold her still as she screamed blue murder. When I walked back out to the waiting room of the test center all eyes were on me, boring into me as they no doubt thought I was a child torturer!
ReplyDeleteBut would we go back to our old pre-Mom days? No, never in a million years!
Have a wonderful Mothers Day
Such a great post. How we took our pre baby lives for granted!
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