Poem.. Before I was a mom

I received this in an email and wanted to share it with everyone. It brought tears to my eyes reading it because it is completely true! I thought lately I was loosing my mind, but come to realize it's a mom thing!!! Oh how a child can change your world!

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 him 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.

Happy Valentines Days!!!

The week leading up to Valentines Day was a little stressful for the Arp family. Beckett came down with a worse cold than he had before and we ended up taking him to the doctors. He is now taking a breathing treatment to open up his lungs and help clear the mucus out of them. It's RSV season, which is common in babies this time of year, so we have been watching him closely. We will be returning to the doctor o Wednesday for a 2 month check up and to see if the breathing treatments have helped. Please keep us in your prayers in hope that Beckett will starting feeling better.

Now for the fun weekend! Brian only had to work a half day on Friday and was off today (Monday), so we had a very nice weekend. Beckett with dads help made me a Valentines card, which was absolutely adorable and made my day! Beckett was feeling good,so we got some shots of him in his Valentines outfit!

Play date with mom!!

Beckett had only been at daycare for a few hours, but mom missed him so so so very much that I decided we needed a play date! We had a fun afternoon talking away and playing! As you can tell we are very much in love with our little guy! He is our world!

Big day for Beckett, sad day for mom......

This week Beckett started daycare. He is in great hands there, but I continue to loose it as I drop him off! After being home with him for 8 weeks, I really miss my sidekick!! I have to admit I get a lot more done with out him here, but there's nothing like being home all day with your baby. I will start subbing this week, so hopefully the days will go by faster and help take my mind off of him! He seems to be doing fine while at the daycare, he likes to have his diapers changed now, that's where he does all of his talking and smiling. We just need to get a routine down for feedings and it will be a happy day for all!!!

Picture of Brian and Beckett on his 2nd day of daycare! What a big boy!!