Before I Was A Mom

Before I was a Mom

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 everyday.

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
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
Before I was a Mom.

Before I was a Grand Mom
I didn't know
That all the emotions of being a Mom
Would be intensified in my child’s child.

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or
Someone you think will be a great MOM or GRAND MOM one day!