Ethan has discovered the "magic" of Mommy's kiss.
Now, whenever he bumps himself, he comes over to me and holds up his hand or his knee or his foot and asks for a kiss. The tears (if there were any) instantly stop, and he goes bouncing back to whatever he was doing.
Wow! My lips seems to hold more "magic" than a Band-aid...
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And I'm sure I've posted this before (probably on another Mother's Day), but it bears repeating.
Happy Mother's Day to my mom, my mother-in-law, and my sister, Shelly! What an honor to walk alongside of you on this particular path of life.
BEFORE I WAS A MOM:
Before I was a mom
I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.
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 a mom
I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words of 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 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 okay
I had never known the warmth
The joy
The love
The heartache
The wonder
Or the satisfaction of being a mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a mom.
~Author Unknown
Before I was a mom
I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.
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 a mom
I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words of 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 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 okay
I had never known the warmth
The joy
The love
The heartache
The wonder
Or the satisfaction of being a mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a mom.
~Author Unknown
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