This was posted on another Message Board, and I thought I would share with all of you!  I don't know who wrote it, but I thought it was very nice!  Happy Mother's Day everyone!

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.