My former professor forwarded this email to me a couple of years ago

Before I was a Mom…
I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.
Before I was a Mom… I slept as late as I wanted.
And never worried about how late I got
into bed.
I brushed my hair and my teeth every day.
Before I was a Mom… I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words
to lullabies.
Before I was a Mom… I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunisations.
Before I was Mom… I had never been puked on, Pooped on,
Spat on,
Chewed on,
Peed on,
Or pinched by tiny fingers.
Before I was a Mom… I had complete control of my mind,
My thoughts.
My body,
And my time.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom… I never held down a screaming child,
So that 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 it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million
pieces.
When I couldn’t stop the hurt.
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 smallCould make me feel so important.
Before I was a Mom… I had never risen 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!
- Author unknown -

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