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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!