quarta-feira, maio 10, 2006

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 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 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.
And before I was a Grandma, I didn't know that all those "Mom" feelings more than doubled when you see that little bundle being held by "your baby"...
FELIZ DIA DA MÃE!!!!!! (ATRASADO...)

3 comentários:

Repolha disse...

Acreditas que foi este último pensamento que me levou às primeiras lágrimas pós-parto? Pegar nela e imaginar que um dia poderá ser ela no meu lugar... E de repente fica-se tão pequenina :)
Beijoca

Mãe do Outro Mundo disse...

Nós somos sempre muito pequeninas ao pé deles... Eles alargaram os nossos horizontes e ampliaram o nosso mundo mas reduziram-nos à nossa insignificância inerente da condição humana. E tantas vezes nós esquecemos isso e pensamos que somos o maiores do mundo.

Ck in UK disse...

Que lindo! Feliz dia da mae!