Happy Mother's Day

Hope all you Mom's had a wonderful Mother's Day! I was sick this weekend and missed our annual Mother's Day lunch at the Chocolate Covered Strawberry...I was bummed! But my WONDERFUL MOMMY brought me lunch back and it was fabulous!!! Matt and Carter bought me the sweetest cards (I told them no gifts since I had just bought some new running stuff), and Carter's had little scribbles where he tried to draw something...I LOVE those scribbles! I found the poem below recently...it is so true! Being a Mom is the BEST! I can't even put into words how our little man has changed my life! I love our little buddy so much!!!


And I am so thankful for the special mom that God gave to me...she is so amazing!!! She is loving, understanding, generous...and the BEST MIMI EVER!!!

Before I was a Mom

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.