Wednesday, March 30, 2011
My Day
My days are getting so full - full of wonder! Joseph is 15 weeks old already and he is growing so big! He is a babbling little fella who loves, loves, loves his Daddy-o! He is now saying "Maaa Maaa" I thought it was my imagination last weekend, but he has continued to say it each time he is ready to cuddle with me and go to sleep. We rock as I hold him close to me and I either sing to him or simply hum. Speaking of sleep, he is finally feeling better and sleeping so much better! Praise God! I figure I complain enough about some things, but I really want to remember that for awhile he has been sleeping 6-7 1/2 hour strectchs at night. This helps us keep up with his new energy levels :) He is so long he cannot wear any of his 3-6 mo. pjs. It is crazy how many amazing clothes he is not able to fully use. A few nights ago I wrestled one onto him and snapped a few pictures - he was literally busting out the seams of the feet pjs. He can still wear the regular clothes, just the footed ones are not working for him! He is trying to roll over, he almost gets there and then realizes that he is stuck! Today when my heart was so heavy with grief for a sweet friend, he giggled and made me feel so underserving to spend my days with him. I love him. I love being his mommy. Today, I went to the post office while my husband cared for Joseph as he napped. My husband told me when I got home that he just layed on our bed and watched Joseph sleeping in his bed and he just could not believe that he is our son. I think that when he is 18 and we are telling him to turn down his stereo we will stilled be filled with wonder that we have him in our life.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Joseph's Baptism
On Saturday, Joseph was welcomed into the Catholic Church and Christened.
The day was surreal.
Absolutely amazing, overflowing with grace!
We were surrounded by the Holy Spirit and all of our closest family and friends.
Joseph is so loved!
The absolutely funniest thing about the day is that he was perfectly calm before and after the ceremony! He was also serenely quiet at the exact moment of the actual Baptism and during the annointing and blessings.
My heart is still overflowing with wonder of being a mother to this precious child.
He takes my breath away, every day!
One thing I want to always remember about our day is that the parish priest did little to prepare for Joseph's Baptism, but the priest was asked to Baptize him went above and beyond to make the day memorable and holy. The priest that baptized Joseph is our former pastor and walked us through many years of infertility and adoption struggles. He always reminded us of our sacramental vows and love for one another and that the cross we were bearing was somehow necessary for the body of Christ. Anyway, he told us that the holy water was really cold and he did not want to use really cold holy water for Joseph's Baptism. He said that when he was pastor he would always warm water to use for baptisms to help the babies be less startled, but since he did not live there anymore he had no way to warm the water. So, creativity took over and he poured the holy water he was going to use into a crystal glass and passed it around during the ceremony in the hopes that all of the guests' hands would help warm the water. I thought "How much Joseph is loved that everyone here took their turn warming theHoly Water that would be used to welcome him into Christ's family." Now that is not something you hear every day.
Besides the fact that he worked so hard making sure everyone knew his voice, the crystal glass being passed around is a memory that will be with me always.
He looked gorgeous, but of course I am a bit partial!
The day was surreal.
Absolutely amazing, overflowing with grace!
We were surrounded by the Holy Spirit and all of our closest family and friends.
Joseph is so loved!
The absolutely funniest thing about the day is that he was perfectly calm before and after the ceremony! He was also serenely quiet at the exact moment of the actual Baptism and during the annointing and blessings.
My heart is still overflowing with wonder of being a mother to this precious child.
He takes my breath away, every day!
One thing I want to always remember about our day is that the parish priest did little to prepare for Joseph's Baptism, but the priest was asked to Baptize him went above and beyond to make the day memorable and holy. The priest that baptized Joseph is our former pastor and walked us through many years of infertility and adoption struggles. He always reminded us of our sacramental vows and love for one another and that the cross we were bearing was somehow necessary for the body of Christ. Anyway, he told us that the holy water was really cold and he did not want to use really cold holy water for Joseph's Baptism. He said that when he was pastor he would always warm water to use for baptisms to help the babies be less startled, but since he did not live there anymore he had no way to warm the water. So, creativity took over and he poured the holy water he was going to use into a crystal glass and passed it around during the ceremony in the hopes that all of the guests' hands would help warm the water. I thought "How much Joseph is loved that everyone here took their turn warming theHoly Water that would be used to welcome him into Christ's family." Now that is not something you hear every day.
Besides the fact that he worked so hard making sure everyone knew his voice, the crystal glass being passed around is a memory that will be with me always.
He looked gorgeous, but of course I am a bit partial!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Sometimes I forget
Sometimes I forget just what a miracle Joseph is to everyone in our little world.
Sometimes I forget just how much a baby fills the hollows of the heart when you are feeling like there is no joy in your world.
Sometimes I forget how painful infertility is to live with everyday of your life when all you desire is a child of your own.
I was reminded of all of this yesterday.
I was walking near my sweet aunt who is so special to me and our family trying to console Jospeh outside of the funeral home while attending the services for my great aunt and she got tears in her eyes just looking at our sweet Joseph. She has not been able to have a child of her own.
At that moment, I loved my aunt even more because I know that she would give anything to know the joy of being a mother and yet she only shows joy for our miracle!! I have never been as strong as her in that one moment!
Sometimes I forget just how much a baby fills the hollows of the heart when you are feeling like there is no joy in your world.
Sometimes I forget how painful infertility is to live with everyday of your life when all you desire is a child of your own.
I was reminded of all of this yesterday.
I was walking near my sweet aunt who is so special to me and our family trying to console Jospeh outside of the funeral home while attending the services for my great aunt and she got tears in her eyes just looking at our sweet Joseph. She has not been able to have a child of her own.
At that moment, I loved my aunt even more because I know that she would give anything to know the joy of being a mother and yet she only shows joy for our miracle!! I have never been as strong as her in that one moment!
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