Oprah,Dr Phil, Alanis Morissette, all my Grandparents, Martin Luther King Jr, and the person who invented Tivo(that dude is a genius)>> >>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 them 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