Before I was a Mom

I got this from a forwarded email. It truly reflects how a mother feels... ;)

Before I was a Mom

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...