[SavaAngel]

Someone sent me the "Before I was a Mom" poem today. I will include it at the end of my post, but I thought it would be a good idea to post what we WON'T take for granted when we are pregnant, when we finally hold our little ones, etc.

When I am pregnant, I won't take for granted my bump. I seriously missed it and all the kicks once AJ was born. I hope I never wish my baby bump away like I did toward the end of my pregnancy with AJ.

Once our second baby comes home, I won't take breastfeeding and cuddling with my new baby for granted. I actually look forward to late night feedings where it is just me and baby (I might not say that when I am up every 2 hours, but I know it won't last forever).

So what won't you take for granted?

And as promised...the poem....Before I was a Mom

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.

[trying41more]

Aw Christina.. That is so heart touching.. I have read mom poem's before.. but none that have made me teary eyed..Thanks for sharing this

aww that was such a good poem! It brought tears to my eyes too and I'm not even a mommy yet!

[snsgirl336]

That is beautiful Christina! Thank you for sharing that! I really hope that I won't take ANYTHING for granted, but I'll have to save this poem and read it again once I do have a baby!

[~Lynda~]

i too, will take NOTHING for granted!!! simply NOTHING!!! thanks for sharing the poem, it's sooooo true!!!