Being a Mom

I saw this poem on another blog today and it made me all teary-eyed. Especially the line about holding a sleeping baby just because you don't want to put her down. That happens to me quite frequently, last night being the most recent. Abby goes to bed at 7:30 but then I get her up to feed her again t 10:30 so that she will then sleep the rest of the night. She only partially wakes up for that feeding and then I rock her as I burp her. Last night I rocked her much longer than I should have (getting to bed too late for my own good) but I just couldn't put her down. She turned 7 months yesterday and I was pondering on how fast 7 months can go by. It's hard to even remember her being the tiny, 5 lb. 12 oz. newborn I gave birth to 7 months ago. It's really not fair how fast they change! My heart was so full of gratitude for the blessings of my two children. They are perfect in my eyes and I'll be forever grateful to my Heavenly Father for entrusting them to me.

So, for all my Mommy friends out there....enjoy this little poem!

Before You Were a Mom

Before you were a Mom,

you never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

You didn't worry whether or not your plants were poisonous.

You never thought about immunizations.

Before you were a Mom,

you had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Spit up on.

Peed on.

You had complete control of your mind and your thoughts.

You slept all night.

Before you were a Mom,

you never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

You never looked into teary eyes and cried.

You never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

You never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before you were a Mom,

you never held a sleeping baby just because you didn't want to put her down.

You never felt your heart break into a million pieces when you couldn't stop the hurt.

You never knew that something so small could affect your life so much.

You never knew that you could love someone so much.

You never knew you would love being a Mom.

Before you were a Mom,

you didn't know the feeling of having your heart outside your body.

You didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

You didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

You didn't know that something so small could make you feel so important and happy.

Before you were a Mom,

you had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

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

You didn't know you were capable of feeling so much,

before you were a Mom.
-Anonymous