Before I was a MOM!!!

Before I was a Mom -

I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep. I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I slept all night. I never worried about my eating habit.

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests...or give shots. I never thought about immunizations.

I had never been Puked on - Pooped on - Spit on - Chewed on or Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and My thoughts.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never felt so calm by a soft touch. I never knew how special it would feel to feed and change a baby. I never knew i could care for someone so much.

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 and change it in a ways I never imagined. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important. 

I had never known The warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. 

I never knew I was capable of feeling so much before I was a MOM.