Since Mother's Day is this weekend, I thought I would share one of my favorite poems that I first read at my good friend Emily's house. She had the poem framed on her wall. I've found that poem on the internet. Unfortunatly, the author of this poem is unknown so I cannot give them credit here. I hope you enjoy the poem while I continue adding to the blog. Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful Mamas' out there!
Before I was a Mom…
Author Unknown
Before I was a Mom…
I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.
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 made and 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
And never worried about how late I got into bed.
I brushed my hair and my teeth every day.
Before I was a Mom…
I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words of lullabies.
Before I was a Mom…
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
I slept as late as I wanted
And never worried about how late I got into bed.
I brushed my hair and my teeth every day.
Before I was a Mom…
I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words of 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 thoughts,
My body,
And my mind.I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom…
I never held down a screaming child
So that 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 it 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.
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,
I never held down a screaming child
So that 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 it 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.
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 wonder,
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much
Before I was a Mom...
