Happy Mother's Day!

I just wanted to wish everyone out there reading this a Happy Mother's Day! I think I appreciate this day a lot more now. I mean, I've always appreciated and loved my mother very much. But I think I love and appreciate her even more now that I know what being a mother myself is like. You really have no idea how much your parents love you until you have kids of your own! (see the poem below that I stole (Thanks Danielle! ;) - it is so true!) So anyway, Happy Mother's Day to everyone! I hope you got to love and celebrate your mom today! And thanks to everyone who made this day extra special for me. It was a great 1st Mother's Day. I feel truly blessed to have the best son EVER! :)

(This is a picture Nolan made for me - ok, so I know he had some help, but I love it nonetheless! ;)

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 didn't think 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 the 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 for 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 her 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 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 satisfaction of being a mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much

before I was a mom.