For the Moms

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.