"Before I Was A Mom"

I was going through some of my old emails today and found the poem "Before I Was a Mom." I started reading and of course the tears started rolling down my face. First of all I can't really remember the time in my life when I didn't have Aidan, and I don't really want to. Our life is so blessed to have him in it. We get so much enjoyment from him, and thank God for him daily. I can honestly say being a Mom to Aidan is a privilege and honor. He is a great baby and I love him more than he will ever know. That is until he has children of his own one day. I finally understand why my parents did the things that they did while I was growing up. I am so blessed to have had such wonderful parents that instilled such great morals and values in me so that I may in return pass them onto Aidan. Hopefully one day he will pass them onto his children. I wanted to share some old pictures of Aidan and I. I also posted the poem below for you to read. It is such a great poem.

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 them 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.
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 Love You Aidan!!!