Happy Mother's Day!!

I had to share this...it is too cute and too true!

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.



I have loved every minute of being Ava's mom! I can totally relate to the being puked on and peed on..it happens to me almost daily. I have also lost complete control of my mind...I think you lose every brain cell when you are pregnant. Ava and I walked around the Target parking lot for at least 15 minutes Friday searching for my car. :) But I wouldn't trade it for anything in this world! I thank God everyday for choosing me to be Ava's mommy! I never knew I could love someone so much!
David and Ava made sure that my first mother's day was extra special! We went to church and then came home and had a very yummy lunch! I allowed myself to eat everything and anything I wanted! We even had donuts and brownies for desert! (Tomorrow it is back to South Beach...) Ava gave me the sweetest card and a gift card for a massage!

She is the spitting image of her daddy in this picture! :)

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers and mommies-to-be!!!