Yesterday I helped host a baby shower for a dear friend. She is having her first baby. There were other people there with their babies and it just brought so many memories of my babies. I always new I wanted to be a mom and to this day I just love it. Even though my babies are 8 and almost 10, how did that happen, they still make my heart swell with pride and break into a million pieces when they are hurt. I visited another blog today and found this poem. I think it sums it all up.
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 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 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.
Okay, go wipe your eyes now. It is time to go and see what kind of messes your little angels have made while you were sitting at the computer. LOL When you are yelling at them try really hard to remember those sweet feelings!
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