Before I was a Mom

In the spirit of Mothers Day, I decided to post something that has been chain emailed to me several times. I swear I cried the first time I read it. It is very hard for me to describe what being a mom feels like. Motherhood has inspired me to be a better person, has pushed the limits of my patience, and forced me to evalutate my values. It has entirely changed the way I view the world and how I view myself. I never in one million years thought that I would be effected so completely by having a child. I am amazed by the changes in myself and how I was able to pull a 180 in regards having children. More importantly, I have discover this new found respect, admiration, and bond with my own mother and other mothers in my life. I am in awe of the outstanding things they have acomplished.


"As a mother, love washes over and colors everything that has to do with your child. You find strength in yourself to do things you never could have imagined. You do whatever is required to take care of you child." Linda Dahlstrom


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.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.