Before I was a Mom

I just got this in an email that was forwarded to me and it was just amazing how exactly right on these words were. This is how I feel completely.....

Before I was a Mom
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> > > I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby
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> > > I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
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> > > I never thought about immunizations.
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> > > Before I was a Mom -
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> > > I had never been puked on.
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> > > Pooped on.
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> > > Chewed on.
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> > > Peed on.
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> > > I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
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> > > I slept all night.
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> > > Before I was a Mom
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> > > I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
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> > > Or give shots.
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> > > I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
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> > > I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
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> > > I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
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> > > Before I was a Mom
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> > > I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him
> > > down.
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> > > I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop
> > > the hurt.
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> > > I never knew that
> > > something so small could affect my life so much.
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> > > I never knew that I could love someone so much.
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> > > I never knew I would love being a Mom.
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> > > Before I was a Mom -
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> > > I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
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> > > I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
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> > > I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
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> > > I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important
> > > and happy.
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> > > Before I was a Mom -
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> > > I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to
> > > make sure all was okay.
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> > > I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,
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> > > the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
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> > > I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.
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Being a mom is the greatest pleasure and joy that I have ever experienced. I'm so thankful that I was chosen to be the mommy for Caden. What an honor!!!!