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.
So, I just found your blog through Viv's...so fun! I love the post about the difference between one and three. It only took us two to slack, but oh well. I think one of the best things about being a mom is that I can do all my regular stuff (not clean, or cook, or get dressed) but now I have an excuse. Honestly though, I subscribe to Elder Ballard's little moment theory from last conference. It's the little things, like Aaron asking to read scriptures, that makes it worthwhile! Good luck with your talk!
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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.
Also, is that pic--is that Kimball?
Just review your own blog, there's lots of fodder right there.
So, I just found your blog through Viv's...so fun! I love the post about the difference between one and three. It only took us two to slack, but oh well. I think one of the best things about being a mom is that I can do all my regular stuff (not clean, or cook, or get dressed) but now I have an excuse. Honestly though, I subscribe to Elder Ballard's little moment theory from last conference. It's the little things, like Aaron asking to read scriptures, that makes it worthwhile! Good luck with your talk!
joys of motherhood? what? it's joyful? i didn't get the memo!
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