Before I Was A Mom.. Before I was a Mom... I made and ate hot meals... I had unstained clothing... I had quiet conversations on the telephone. Before I was a Mom... I slept in as late as I wanted... And never worried about how late I went to bed... I brushed my hair every day. Before I was Mom... I cleaned my house every day... I never tripped over toys in the middle of the night... I never forgot words to lullabies. Before I was a Mom... 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 thrown up on... pooped on spit on chewed on peed on or pinched on by tiny fingers. Before I was a Mom... I had complete control of my thoughts... My body My mind I slept all night. Before I was a Mom... I never held down a screaming child so the doctor can 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 him 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 you could love someone so much that you just met for the first time... I never knew just how much 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 would feel to feed a hungry baby... I didn’t know that bond between a Mother and her child. Before I was a Mom... I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was ok... I had never known the warmth... the joy the love the heartache the satisfaction the total fulfillment of being a Mom. I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much...Before I was a Mom. by Cheri Kemp