Before I Was A Mom

[lizbud]

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 .

May you always be overwhelmed by the
Grace of God rather than by the cares of life

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Awwww that's a beautiful poem Lizbud!!!

[Medusa]

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 .

And it doesn't change when our kids become all grown up. Very nice, thank you.

[Karen]

I couldn't find an attribution anywhere for the author, it's all over the web in a few different versions, they are all "author unknown" as far as I could find.

[prechrswife]

I've seen this before, but I still love it. Oh, so true!

[JenBKR]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for posting this

[Lori Jordan]

It is so true,I don't even want to think of my life withought my children,They at times make me wanna loose my brain,But it is the best thing in the world watching there accomplishments,Makes me proud.

[lizbud]

I've seen this before, but I still love it. Oh, so true!

I had never seen it either. I got it in an email from a former co-worker.
Just wanted to share it.