Before I Was a Mommy...

Before I was a mommy, I didn't have a lot of patience. I'm still working on it, but it's gotten much better. I had movie posters and band posters all over my walls. I slept all day after working and staying up all night. I thought pregnant women exaggerated the extend of morning sickness. I thought it only happened in the morning. I thought co-sleeping was was almost as bad as child abuse. I didn't know that cloth diapers were still in existence. I really didn't even put thought into what people used before Pampers. Breastfeeding past one year? "Eww!" I never gave things like vaccines or circumcision a second thought. I always thought that all the information people were given was "right" and that no one was out to harm. I was naive. Becoming a mommy has made me learn to trust my instincts. To be simpler. To slow down. To enjoy the small moments. To be myself... To be true to myself.

Who would have thought 5 years ago that I would get excited over new teeth, first steps, smiles, and especially, cute cloth diapers.
Also, it would not have taken me hours to type up this simple entry.




"Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children, and no theories." ~John Wilmot

"Simply having children does not make mothers". ~John A. Shedd

"Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected." ~Red Buttons


(Photo from Post Secret)