IF You perhaps..

❤I wrote this to honor Moms❤ 

IF you perhaps..

 

packed away your wonder bras for larger more practical cotton underwear and hung up your best 'jimmy choos' for  comfortable flat footwear

experienced extreme back pain, breast tenderness, nausea, heartburn leg cramps, aches and discomfort in parts of your body you were not aware of before

cried the first time you discovered a stretch mark but would do it all over again / stretched your heart so it was open to loving another woman's child as your own❤ 

felt an overpowering love grow inside of you for a face not yet seen

lay awake dreaming of what your child would look like, discovered it to be more perfectly beautiful than you ever imagined

love watching your child sleeping,

stay subconsciously listening despite the fact that you are exhausted

rested your head on a little chest to hear a precious heartbeat

rocked and swayed for hours, in a zombie state, just to keep your Baby peaceful

sat up in the dark all night trying to settle a little one, counting the hours you have left for sleeping

read favored books and sang rhymes tirelessly

listen endlessly to funny little stories you wish you wrote down,
laugh at the same old kids jokes

smell things a lot,

more than you did before! smell bottles, food, milk, bottoms, hair, linen and clothes :)

love the scent of your little child's sleepwear, tiny hands in your own, and warm morning breath on your face

confidently change really messy nappies,(even while calmly chatting on the phone)

wipe up snot, vomit, wee, poop, blood and sweat
and turn tears into smiles

tidy for hours only to have a messy home at the end of each day

make meals, wash and clean things constantly

can carry a toddler with one arm and groceries with the other while opening the door with your foot and hip :)

cried and laughed the first time your baby said Mama and a year later wished you had encouraged saying 'Daddy' more often ;)

message someone or make Facebook updates at a milestone :)

feel extreme anger and wild animal courage at the thought of anyone harming your Young!

listen to Barney on the way somewhere forgetting that you are alone in the car

sway in conversation only to realize you have no baby in your arms presently

cut your food into small pieces at a restaurant and then realize you are on a date with no kids

long for time alone, only to wonder what your little one is doing without you

sense trouble behind a closed door or in the eyes of your child

try your best to understand and correct without alienating.

have grown children who still call you when things go wrong or right! :)

felt your heart break as you prayed you could carry their burden or pain, soar with pride at their smallest and greatest achievements and explode with love at their precious existence

You must be a Mother!

And a wonderfully cherished one at that! !

-Lelia Schott
( a grateful Mommy) 

Lelia Schott is a child advocate and Mother to three sons and two daughters.

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