Prettiest Mom (long)

Armywife

Armywife

Cathlete
I was sent this as a forward e-mail from a friend. This is for all the moms out there. Enjoy!!!


PRETTIEST 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 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.
 
How wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing. Nothing like watching our little ones grow up and make their way. My baby is in New York right now with her school. The house is empty, even with a new puppy.
 
Thank you for that post. Sometimes we moms really do forget how much we love being a mom and how it is THE most important job that one could bave. I gotta go get a kleenex:)

Susan
 
Thanks for posting that. My girls are 24 and 22. I still have so much fun with them when I see them. And, I talk to them almost every day. It seems like yesterday that they were babies.

Joanne
 
Thanks for the uplifting post. My 5 and 2 year olds were nearly sold to the gypsies today, and the night is still young. Your post made me realize that sometimes you just need to step back and breathe. Being a Mom is quite an adventure I wouldn't trade for anything (well maybe not today...).
 
I am such a sucker for the sentimental stuff:) The longer I am a Mom and the more I see my children coming into their own, the more it fills my soul. My eldest 'baby' will be 18 next month. I feel completely bittersweet about her birthday. Part of me aches to hold my little girl close to me as I always have but, alas, I am also filled with so much joy that she is venturing into adulthood happy, compassionate, smart and with a sense of wild wonder. Being a Mom is the BEST!:)

Take Care
Laurie
 
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