The Joy of Motherhood

A fellow wonderful mother forwarded this to me in an email and it is just oh so true:

Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys

or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or notmy 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 mindand 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 nightwatching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,

I never held a sleeping baby just becauseI 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 wonder
mentor the satisfaction of being a Mom.

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

before I was a Mom ..