prettiest mom

I received this today from one of Brian's aunts. I thought I would share.

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 or being so much,
before I was a Mom.