Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and Jason’s mom!!! Thank you for all that you have done for us!

As much as I believe that mothers should be celebrated each day of the year, a designated day gives a nice reminder to thank the moms who do a wonderful job! I have the amazing luck of knowing a multitude of awesome mothers. Some are close to me in my everyday life – my family and friends. Others I work with through school. I was inspired daily through the interactions with my students – they demonstrate the foundations that are laid at home, often times set by mothers. When I found out that we were having triplets, I drew strength from all of the four children families that I have been so lucky to work with. I am sure many parents do not know how much I learn from them each year. I am so thankful to have so many amazing mothers surrounding me. I am the mother I am because of all of you! Thank you!

I have cut and pasted the following from an email that many of you sent to me – thank you. There are more moms then I can count (or have email addresses for) that I would like to send it to. I know it is long, but it is so well written.

Have a wonderful day! Cheers to all of you wonderful mothers!

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 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 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 .