Before I was a mom . . .

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 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.

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 wondermentor, the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

-Anonymous

That's right, we are wearing big-boy overalls!

We hate tummy time. Mommy makes us do it anyways.

Looking out the window.

We had to have a little help.