Happy (Belated) Mother's Day

A friend sent me this poem since it's my first Mother's Day. I just had to share this with you.  Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!!!! Hope it was wonderful.
Enjoy...

Our First Mother's Day

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 myself with love for a child.
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,
because there's nothing like it.
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. or lay awake listening for that breathing
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.

May you always be overwhelmed by the Grace of God rather than by the cares of Life.