Before I was a Mom

I cleaned my house each day
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.

——在我当妈妈之前，我每天都要打扫房间，我从来没有被玩具绊倒过，或忘记摇篮曲的歌词，（此处应该理解为妈妈着迷于孩子的容颜而忘记歌词），我没有在意过我的植物是否有毒，（更深层次理解是没有在意过养的植物是否会对孩子养成伤害，例如仙人掌），我从没有考虑过任何疫苗，（做了妈妈以后会带着孩子打甲乙肝流脑麻疯腮等各种疫苗，这是没有当妈妈之前所不知道的）。

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.

——在我当妈妈之前，从来没有人在我身上吃饭、咀嚼、大小便，我能控制自己的意识和思想，我可以睡一整晚的觉，（这段话在很多妈妈中得到共鸣，小baby不懂事在妈妈身上吃喝拉撒是很正常的事，他们有的时候整晚不睡，所以妈妈也会整晚陪伴，因此，做了妈妈之后就不会再有属于自己的整晚觉）。

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.

——在我当妈妈之前，我从没有牵制一个惊声尖叫的孩子当医生给他做检查或打针的时候，我没有见过泪眼与哭泣的孩子，没有见过在露齿到灿烂一笑，我从没有整夜不睡只为看一个孩子的睡颜。

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her 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.

——在我当妈妈之前，我从没有一直抱着一个睡觉的孩子只是因为我不想把她放下，我从来没有感受到心碎的痛楚当我无法阻止他的伤痛、疾病和痛苦，我从来不知道如此微小的事情能够对我生命影响之大，（我的理解是孩子的成长过程中任何点滴事情都会给妈妈带来影响），我从来不知道我会如此深爱某人（或这个小孩儿），我从来不知道我如此热衷做一名母亲。

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.

——在我当妈妈之前，我从来不知道这种撕心裂肺的痛苦，（此处我的理解是分娩时的痛楚，将having my heart outside my body改为having my baby outside my body就更好理解了），我从来不知道有什么特殊的窍门去喂养一个饥饿的孩子，（可理解为不知道如何用母乳喂养孩子），我不知道在母亲和孩子之间有一层纽带，（深层次理解为期待链接着母子），我不知道这么微小的事情竟能让我感觉如此重要和开心，（我的理解为妈妈怀孕的40周在外人眼里看来是短短10个月的时间，可是怀孕的妈妈却感觉如此美妙和重要，令人难忘）。

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 .

——在我当妈妈之前，我从没有在深夜每隔10分钟起来一次并检查所有事情都OK，（小baby刚出生睡眠时间较多，呼吸浅，且不常发出声音，所以妈妈们要不定时检查孩子是否盖好被子，被子没有蒙住口鼻，或是否还有呼吸，白天、夜晚都是如此），我从来不知道做个妈妈会感到如此温暖、喜悦、热爱、心痛、惊奇、满足，我不知道我能有能力感受到如此之多，在我当妈妈之前。