Mother's Day 2009

I hope all moms had a nice Mother's Day. I sure did. I was very spoiled with my nice gifts. I got a new Willow Tree angel, a wall frame and a double stroller that can also be pulled behind a bike. My family sure made me feel extra special. I love them all so much and don't know what life would be like without them!

I love the poem in this post. There are a few lines that don't really fit me. Who cleans their house every day?? And, I have ALWAYS known I wanted children and would love being a mom! There are other things I could add to it...I never knew how wet I could get being on the outside of the bathtub, I never imagined how fun leaves could be, I could never describe how a tiny voice calling me mama makes me feel. As all moms know, I could probably go on forever.





Before I was a Mom
I made and ate hot meals,
I had unstained clothing,
I brushed my hair every day,
I had quiet conversations on the phone,
I slept as late as I wanted and I slept all night long.





Before I was a Mom
I cleaned my house each day,
I never tripped over toys or forgot lullabies,
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous,
I had never been puked on, pooped on, spit on, chewed on, peed on, or pinched by tiny fingers.





Before I was a Mom
I never thought about immunizations,
I never held a screaming child so the doctors could give shots,
I never looked into teary eyes and cried,
I never felt my heart break into pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt,
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.





Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down,
I never sat up late hours of the night watching a baby sleep,
I never got up in the middle of the night to make sure everything was okay,
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.





Before I was a Mom
I had complete control of my mind, my thoughts and my body,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside of my body,
I didn't know that having something so small could make me feel so important,
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,the wonderment, or the satisfaction of being a mom.





Before I was a Mom
I never knew that something so small could effect my life so much,
I never knew that I could love someone so much,
I never knew I would love being a Mom,
I didn't know the bond between a Mother and her child,
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much.

~Author Unknown