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. Spit 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 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. Before I was a Mom - 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 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. And before I was a Grandma, I didn't know that all those "Mom" feelings more than doubled when you see that little bundle being held by "your baby"... Send this to someone who you think is a special Mom or Grandma. I just did. And remember that behind every successful mother...... Is a basket of dirty laundry.
That made me cry. You caught me on an emotional day. Katie is in her second day of all day school (kindergarten here is half days) and I am not going to be able to put my babies to bed at night. That was so sweet though. I loved it.
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Saving just one dog won't save the world, but it surely will change the world for that one dog. -Richard C. Call
i am a mom of six and i can totally relate to that....i think the laundry gets worse when they get into their teens though. lol . i will save this one to my files and thanks for sharing it, paige !
Sweet.
