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shazfromnorthampton · Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: Before I was a mum

> > Before I was a Mum> > > Before I was a Mum 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 immunisation.> Before I was a Mum - 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 Mum
>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 Mum 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 Mum.> > Before I was a Mum - 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 Mum - 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 Mum.> I didn't
>know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mum.> > And before I
>was a Grandma,> I didn't know that all those 'Mum' feelings more than
>doubled when you see that little bundle being held by 'your baby'...> >

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Shaz