Happy Mother's Day!

A friend of mine, who by the way just became a mom again after almost 12 years, sent me this beautiful poem about being a mother. I laughed, cried and smiled while reading the words. So to all my friends who are moms and to my #1 mother, this is for you. Hope you all have an amazing Mother's Day! I love you all!

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 poisionous,

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 grim.

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 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 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!!!!!!