Happy Mother's Day

Aaron made me a beautiful plumeria lei for mothers day, and the girls he works with made me the tea leaf lei, THANK YOU they were beautiful!

Here is a poem for all of you mothers out there, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

BEFORE I WAS A MOTHER
Before I was a mom
I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.
I had romantic time with my hunny.

Before I was a Mom
I slept as late as I wanted.
and never worried about how late I got into bed.
I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was Mom
I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to lullabies.

Before I was a Mom
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
spit on
chewed on
peed on
or pinched by tiny fingers.

Before I was a Mom
I had complete control
of my mind my thoughts my body and my mind.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child
so that 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.

Before I was a Mom
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was ok.
I had never known the warmth the joy the love
the heartache the wonderfulment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

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