Late Mother's Day Tribute

Motherhood is incredible! I love it. I'm so grateful to be a mom and also I'm so grateful for my cute mom. She really is the cutest thing ever.

Here's a picture of her with Tabitha to prove it!

And here's David's cute mom too with two of her daughters. I love that woman! We are so lucky to have such amazing, fun, good hearted mothers!!!

My sister-in-law Carol sent the to me over email on Mother's Day and I just loved it. I've heard it before but it just really hits home:

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.