We didn't get to enjoy dinner because Phoebe was fussing and refused to be on the Bumbo seat nor stroller. First, it was near her "wind down" time towards bedtime. Second, the restaurant was jammed packed and very noisy.
Despite that, she was still the center of attraction. Grandparents, uncles and aunties, all her cousins... Her face was touched or kissed no less than 50 times that night.
Today, a fellow pumping mom sent me this today for Mother's Day... I felt that most of it is so very true.. Those not true are - "I cleaned my house each day" and "I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday." I don't clean my house everyday even before the baby, and I still brush my hair & teeth today.. :)
After all of that said below, it is still worth every effort to be a mom. Happy Mothers' Day to all Moms and Moms-to-be out there.
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Before I was a Mom -
I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.
Before I was a Mom -
I cleaned my house each day. 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 - Spit on - Chewed on, or 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 that 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 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 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.
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.
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