tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190653451098397357.post-38046894639400330782008-05-06T12:41:00.001-04:002008-05-06T12:43:08.565-04:002008-05-06T12:43:08.565-04:00<span class="quote"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Before I was a Mom -</span><br />I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Before I was a Mom -</span><br />I cleaned my house each day. 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.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Before I was a Mom -</span><br />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 slept all night.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Before I was a Mom -</span><br />I never held down a screaming child so that 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.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Before I was a Mom -</span><br />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<br />so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Before I was a Mom -</span><br />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.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Before I was a Mom -</span><br />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.<br /><br />Send this to someone whom you think is a special Mom...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">And remember that behind every successful woman......is a basket of dirty laundry.</span></span>PinayWAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10610741946627650204noreply@blogger.com6