For all the Mums - and Grandmums

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   I got this email recently, and pm'd the words off to all my 'sister october 07 mums' but thought that now would be a nice time to share it with you all.  I have to be honest, the first time DH read it to me - I was feeding at the time and not having a good day, tears poured down my face.  As a first time Mum, I could understand so many of these things.

If you want the email version pm me your address and I will send it on when I manage to get on next.

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BEFORE I WAS A MUM 

Before I was a Mum........   

I slept as late as I wanted 

I never worried about how late I got into bed. 

I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was a Mum 

I cleaned my house each day. 

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a nursery rhyme. 

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 spewed on. 

Pooped on. Spat on. 

Chewed on. 

Peed on. 

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. 

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mum 

I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests. 

Or give an injection. 

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 that I could love someone 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 and happy. 

Before I was a Mum 

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 Mum. 

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

And before I was a Grandma 

I didn't know that all those "Mum" feelings more than doubled! 

Send this to someone who you think is a special Mum or Grandma. 

I just did.[font]