Finally, I wanted to share this thought about "before I was a mom". It popped in my head as soon as I read the sticker mentioned above, and I spent a ridiculous amount of time looking for the email that contained it. Enjoy...!
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"...
Tanya-
ReplyDeleteThanks for the MOM reminder!
LOVE that! Also it is amazing how many time you can use the same layout- just change the papers and other items and it is a whole new layout!
Great job,
~Eve
I think we all needed a reminder of what being a mom is really all about. It's easy to forget when you get caught up in the day to day stuff. The thanksgiving pages were so cute! I am getting excited for turkey day!
ReplyDeleteTanya,
ReplyDeleteI really like the scrapbook pages! My husband love to cook and is good at it too. Me not so much! he he.
I finally got the Tag Your It instructions up on my blog if you want to play along.
I love that Mom poem. I have recieved it several times and cry every time I read it! :-)
Have a great night and keep up the wonderful creativity!
PS thank you for the kind comments on my blog. Sweet comments alway make our day, don't they? :-)
Heather