I AM a Mom

Yesterday, I tripped on a bike in the garage and scraped every joint and appendage of this poor body.
I also received this little poem in an email. I realized this morning how many of these things have actually happened to me in the last year. I AM a Mom. There can be no doubt about it. There is only one thing that didn't ring true for me, that being that "I never knew that I would love being a Mom." I always knew. I didn't know that it would also be SO HARD, but it was my goal and my dream. Now my goal and my dream is to help them grow into responsible adults that can manage their own lives. Of course, as my own parents are - and have done for us recently - I also want them to know that I will always be there to help and love them. After all, I will always be their Mom. Forever and Ever. Amen.



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 them 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.