"The Prettiest Mon"

                                      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 wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

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