My Heart Exults...: New Beginnings and Private Blog

Monday, February 13, 2012

New Beginnings and Private Blog

I am SO in love.

This weekend I created a new blog which will document our life with our little JB. We decided to make it private, so if you would like to read it, send your email address to myheartexults@gmail.com. MHE blogspot will remain public and I will continue to blog about my experiences, but the idea for the new blog is for it to be all things baby.

In the meantime, we tried something new yesterday:

That is JB's first bottle. The idea is to help daddy bond with the baby. I must admit: I want to hate this. I want to be selfish and be the only one to feed my baby. I love nursing, and I don't want to share. But one bottle a day won't hurt me, or JB, and it will help DH and the baby so I'll do it...but I don't have to like it...at least not at first. All I have to say is: this better work or I'm tossing this pump and all equipment that goes with it! I think that is the oxytocin talking...

6 comments:

Hebrews 11:1February 13, 2012 at 9:42 PM
Me me, I want an invite to the private blog! Do you still have my email or do you need it?
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Joy Beyond the CrossFebruary 14, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Me too!!! You know I don't want to miss a moment of JB preciousness! Elizabeth takes a bottle sometimes once a day too and I love the flexibility. I love nursing, but like today we were at morning Mass and they have adoration afterwards. I wanted to stay a bit, but I knew she would need to eat and I am not yet comfortable with nursing in public (yet), so I brought a bottle of pumped milk and it was great. She was content, we were both in adoration, and I got to point out Jesus to her. That is just one way it works for us and yes, Mr. B loves to feed her as well and I know he likes the opportunity to give her a bottle every now and then. I usually pump once a day (for now) right after her 1st morning feeding because even after she is done, there is still a bunch in there and I use that as the extra bottle if needed during the day. (But yes, you can still hate it!) :)
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All in His Perfect TimingFebruary 14, 2012 at 1:39 PM
Awwwww, he's such a cutie! I would stare at him all day. Daddy looks like he loves his bonding time. :-)
I emailed you about your private blog.
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Little JoAnnMarch 18, 2012 at 4:59 AM
I love you wanting both options for him! Great idea.
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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.