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Before I was a Mom

Before I was a Mom;
I made and ate hot meals,
I had unstained clothing,
I brushed my hair every day,
I had quiet conversations on the phone,
I slept as late as I wanted and I slept all night long.

Before I was a Mom;
I cleaned my house each day,
I never tripped over toys or forgot lullabies,
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous,
I had never been puked on, pooped on, spit on, chewed on, peed on, or pinched by tiny fingers.

Before I was a Mom;
I never thought about immunizations,
I never looked into teary eyes and cried,
I never felt my heart break into pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt,
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

Before I was a Mom;
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down,
I never sat up late hours of the night watching a baby sleep,
I never got up in the middle of the night to make sure everything was okay,
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

Before I was a Mom;
I had complete control of my mind, my thoughts and my body,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside of my body,
I didn't know that having something so small could make me feel so important,
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment, or the satisfaction of being a mom.

Before I was a Mom;
I never knew that something so small could effect my life so much,
I never knew that I could love someone so much,
I never knew I would love being a Mom this much,
I didn't know the bond between a Mother and her child,
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much.



Mommy & Adelyn, Mother's Day 2010.

(Yes, I am in Adelyn's crib, my legs are extremely white, and this is the only picture we took together that day even though we both went to church and in very pretty dress I might add.)

I hope all of the mother's in my life had a wonderful Mother's Day!

P.S. Not that you would think I did, but I didn't write the poem, someone sent it to me.

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Mimi said…
How cute! Years from now, this will be one of the most precious Mother's Day pictures you have!
June 2, 2010 at 8:35 PM
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