Before I was a mom.....

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Before I was a Mom

I made & ate hot meals

I had unstained clothing

I had quiet conversations on the phone

Before I was a Mom

I slept as late as I wanted & never worried about how late I got into bed

I brushed my hair & my teeth everyday

Before I was a Mom

I cleaned my house each day

I never tripped over toys or forgot the words to lullabies

Before I was a Mom

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

Peed on

Or pinched by tiny fingers

Before I was a Mom

I had complete control of my mind

My thoughts

My body

& I slept all night & got plenty of rest

Before I was a MomI never held down a screaming child

So that doctors could do tests or give shots

I never looked into teary eyes & 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 what love at first sight really meant

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 & 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

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much

Before I was a Mom