Before I was a mum...

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   I got given this poem when Brenna was first born and thought I'd share it...

Before I was a Mum

Before I was a Mum

I made and ate hot meals, I had unstained clothing,

I had quiet conversations on the phone

Before I was a Mum, 

I slept as ate as I wanted, and never worried about how late I got to bed

I brushed my hair and teeth everyday

Before I was a Mum, 

I cleaned my house each day

I never tripped over toys or forgot words of lullabies

Before I was a Mum, 

I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous, 

I never thought about immunizations

Before I was a mum,

I had never been puke on, pooped on, spit on, chewed on, 

Peed on, or pinched by tiny fingers

Before I was a Mum,

I had complete control of: my thoughts, my body, and my mind

I slept all night

Before I was a Mum,

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 Mum,

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 something so small could affect my life so much

I never knew I would love being a Mum.

Before I was a Mum, 

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.

Before I was a Mum,

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night, every ten minutes to make sure all was ok.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonder

Or the satisfaction of being a Mum

I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mum.

Edited by rubydooby