Before I was a MOM!

I got this from an email......
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 her 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.

This is so perfect for all of us moms out there. Before I was a mom, they told me I may never be a mom. What a joy to find out they were wrong. Before I was a mom, I didn't realize how fast they would grow and leave my home. Before I was a mom I didn't know I would take a Daughter In Law and love her like my own, and watch my son cleave to her. Before I was a mom, I didn't realize how far Provo was, and that my daughter would live 4 hours away. Before I was a mom, I didn't realize how much it would kill me to watch my daughter go to "The Door" at the MTC! Before I was a mom, I didn't realized how excited I would be to be a grandma someday. Before I was a mom I didn't realize how much my parents love me and worry about me. Before I was a mom I didn't know that I could love someone so much and give my heart so easily. I didn't think that during certain trails in my life it would be them, that I leaned upon. Before I was a mom, I was empty, because all I ever wanted in life was to be a mom.