My Heart Exults...: The Falling In Your Love

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The Falling In Your Love

I am in Heaven, and here is the reason why:

John Benjamin the Fifth

Born Friday, December 30th, 2011

~ The Feast of the Holy Family ~

10:59AM

7 pounds, 15 ounces

19 1/2 inches long

Perfectly Healthy

Simply Adorable

I'm coming home

To start my new life, the one we've been praying for.

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There is not a care in the world in our household right now.

Nothing can take away this incredible peace and happiness.

Nothing.

The words keep playing in my head:

I Am the falling in your love.

I Am the words of a prayer.

I Am the silence in the music,

I Am the music in the silence.

He is always with us.

No matter where we are in our journey.

This is where we are today:

In Heaven.

26 comments:

Second ChancesJanuary 4, 2012 at 11:36 AM
OH MY GOSH CONGRATULATIONS!!! He is so beautiful! And your words just exude pure joy and love. God bless you all during this holy and wonderful time in your life!!!
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AnonymousJanuary 4, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Congratulations. He is beautiful and so is your joy!
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Joy Beyond the CrossJanuary 4, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Okay, I have been waiting for this update ALL WEEKEND!!! He is so beautiful and I share your sentiments exactly!!! Can you believe we both have children born with in 4 days of each other? They are Christmas season buddies! I absolutely love that he was born on the Feast of the Holy Family!!!!! Much love to you and I can't wait to catch up sometime when we both come out of the fog of having a newborn! :)
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Isaiah 55:8-9January 4, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Beautiful!! Congratulations!!! :)
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BlessedJanuary 4, 2012 at 1:30 PM
Oh my God! He is so precious. What a wonderful gift from God. Congratulations!!! I am so happy for you. God bless little John! Enjoy your wonderful days ahead.
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St. Rita's RosesJanuary 4, 2012 at 1:41 PM
Congrats!! God Bless and Welcome John!! Praying for you and baby!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
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All in His Perfect TimingJanuary 4, 2012 at 1:45 PM
OH, how CUTE he is!!! Congratulations!!! I am SO VERY HAPPY for you and your hubby!!!!!
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Katie@NFP and MeJanuary 4, 2012 at 1:50 PM
Congrats! So happy for you and your adorable little boy!
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Blessed and BrokenJanuary 4, 2012 at 2:37 PM
ditto JBtC. So exicted to see your post here and CONGRATULATIONS!! He is SOOOOOO adorable!
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AnonymousJanuary 4, 2012 at 3:10 PM
What a beautiful little boy! Congratulations! I was excited to read your update! YAY!!!!
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Emily ChadwickJanuary 4, 2012 at 4:05 PM
I cannot contain tears of joy reading this. He is beautiful!!!
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JennyJanuary 4, 2012 at 5:02 PM
Welcome baby boy!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!! Over the moon excited for you!
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Hebrews 11:1January 4, 2012 at 6:17 PM
He's beautiful! Congrats!
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RachelJanuary 4, 2012 at 6:53 PM
He is so cute! Congratulation
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JellyBellyJanuary 4, 2012 at 9:56 PM
Congratulations!!!! He's beautiful!!!
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Catholic MuttJanuary 4, 2012 at 10:28 PM
He is so beautiful! Congratulations!!
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AniaJanuary 5, 2012 at 12:42 AM
Congratulations and welcome baby John!!! Ahhhh, so, so, SO excited for you!!!
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SunshineJanuary 5, 2012 at 9:09 AM
He is beautiful!!! So, so happy for you!!! Congratulations!!
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CSJanuary 5, 2012 at 12:40 PM
CONGRATS! Yay! How wonderful! He is a darling. It is funny, I've been waiting for this for a month, and now that it is here I am surprised! Hah! So glad for you, MHE! :)
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JulieJanuary 5, 2012 at 2:59 PM
HE IS ADORABLE!
such a sweet blessing from the Lord!
I write this as my baby is just over 3 months and getting out the the newborn sleeps a lot stage...I am sitting outside his door right now, ready to go stick a paci in his mouth as soon as he wails, so he doesn't wake his 19 month old sister who took 2 hours to fall asleep for her nap today. Ahh, the joys of being a Mama after so many years of childlessness!
I pray that you find joy in the little things too! Like sleeping children!
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The IF CrossJanuary 5, 2012 at 3:43 PM
What a blessing!!! ENJOY every moment :)
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Nicole CJanuary 5, 2012 at 6:39 PM
Ooh my gosh!! CONGRATS!!!
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prayerfuljourneyJanuary 5, 2012 at 10:59 PM
Congrats! He is precious and so very loved! Many blessings to you and your new family!
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AngelaJanuary 6, 2012 at 6:27 PM
YAY! I am so happy for you guys! He is just beautiful! :) Congratulations!
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OlyaJanuary 9, 2012 at 3:05 PM
Congratulations! He is beautiful! So happy for you!
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Our Journey To Date:

*5/31/013 - Our little Mary Margaret was born! I don't think I've seen a prettier baby ever, and she belongs to us. Born on the Feast of the Visitation and the Queenship of Mary (in the old rite, which is celebrated on 8/22 in the new rite (otherwise known as Uncle Tino's birthday)).

*12/30/2011 - We welcome our beloved son, John Benjamin, into the world on the Feast of the Holy Family. Happy Birthday my love! We've been waiting for you!

*4/22/2011 - Good Friday of the Lord's Passion and we were blessed with a BFP! 5/11 ultrasound gives a due date of January 4th, 2012, but I think that is wrong. I was not taking any supplemental meds when we conceived, but start taking PIO shots, 2ml's twice a week - ouch!

*12/11/2010 - 5 weeks, 6 days. We miscarry. Bloodwork confimed 12/13/10.

*11/29/2010 - Beta HCG = 101. Progesterone 18.9. It is true, we are pregnant. Start progesterone shots, 200, twice a week. Ouch.

*11/28/2010 - First Sunday of Advent: Five HPTs of various types are all positive. Is this really happening? Thanks be to God!

*7/19/2010 - Discontinue T3 immediately as my thyroid is over-treated. Get a full thyroid profile.

*5/2010 - Add HCG on P+3, 5, 7, 9 and B6 and T3.

*1/4/2010 - Surgery: Ovarian Wedge Resection on both ovaries; excising endometriosis. Released from the hospital on 1/7/2010.

*11/11/2009 - Laparoscopy. Confirmed PCOD and Stage 4 Endometriosis. Biopsies done on "alien" Rt. ovary, results confirm endo.

*10/20/2009 - After receiving a letter from PPVI saying they can't help us anytime soon due to "high demand of other patients", the nurse calls to say they have an opening for us in three weeks. We'll take it!

*9/3/2009 - Received letter from PPVI saying Dr. Hilgers reviewed my file which indicates thyroid system dysfunction and polycystic ovarian disease. He believes he can help us. Need to get off clomid for 6 wks, then call PPIV to set up laparoscopy.

*7/2009 - Send complete file of medical history and 4 months of charting to Pope Paul VI Institute. Note: file from R.S. had many inaccuracies, quite ridiculous really.

*3/17/2009 - Nurse M.O. reviews my chart and says it looks like I am classic PCOS. She surprises me with, "There is a treatment for that", I immediately tear up.

*3/3/2009 - First meeting with Nurse M.O. to learn the Creighton Model.

*2/23/2009 - First appointment with Dr. BK. Reviewed history.

*2/2009 - Invited Priest over. Mentioned infertility and he immediately got on the phone and gave us the name of a doctor that can help. Within minutes we googled the doc.

*1/29/2009 - After a 9 month hiatus, decide to review records with our reproductive specialist. After TWO hours, I have to ask about PCOS. His response, "why do you think you have it" and "yes, you have it. I already knew that". Treatment is IVF to achieve pregnancy, eventual hysterectomy, increased risk for several cancers. No thank you.

*4/2008 - After 100u Follistim series with estrogen and HCG series, after ultrasound, nurse yells at me "why are you still doing this, you need to do IUI or IVF!". No one ever told me that, and don't yell at me. I need a break.

*3/2008 - 75u Follistim, estrogen, HCG, TI, ultrasounds.

*2/2008 - 200mg Clomid and HCG, TI, ultrasounds.

*1/2008 - 100mg Clomid and HCG, TI, ultrasounds.

*11/2007 - 50mg Clomid. TI.

*10/2007 - Meet with Reproductive Specialist in Rockford.

*After two years of marriage and TTC, and a few months of Clomid, we are referred to a Reproductive Specialist.

My Mother, My Confidence

O Mary Immaculate, the precious name of Mother of Confidence, with which we honor thee, fills our hearts to overflowing with the sweetness consolation and moves us to hope for every blessing from you. If such a title has been given to thee, it is a sure sign that no one has recourse to thee in vain. Accept, therfore, with a mother's love our devout homage, as we earnestly beseech thee to be gracious to us in our every need. We pray that thee will make us live in constant union with thee and thine divine Son Jesus. With thee as our guide, we are certain that we shall walk in the right way and that it will be our happy lot to hear thee say on the last day of our life those words of confort: "Come, my good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of the Lord." Amen.