Happy Yummy Mother's Day!

Don't you think becoming a mom is like joining a sisterhood, where you know what each person has endured and had the privilege to enjoy? Not only do we share this but we also have a love for fitness, these are two big bonds to share. Happy Mother's Day Yummy Mummys! How I appreciate you.

What will you be doing today? Do you have any Mother's Day traditions? We always go to brunch and the zoo. One of these years, I may trade the zoo in for the spa:)

The poem below is one I found while trying to get pregnant. I remember the first time I read it. I wasn't even a mom yet, and it brought tears to my eyes. Don't you think it's beautiful? I love how the writer captures everything we go through so realistically.

In celebration of all we do, go through, and have been blessed to enjoy, I thought I'd share it.


Before I was a Mom

Author-Unknown

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 know 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.