Announcing Julian Antonio Martos

June 26th Update:

Twenty ninth week of life

Portland Weekend


June 19th Update:

Twenty eighth week of life

Papa's Day Weekend


June 12th Update:

Twenty seventh week of life

Hanging with Mama


June 5th Update:

Twenty sixth week of life

Time with Seester


May 29th Update:

Twenty fifth week of life

Horsies and Palmdale


May 22nd Update:

Twenty fourth week of life

:)


May 15th Update:

Twenty third week of life

Mothers' Day


May 8th Update:

Twenty second week of life

Look how much he loves his sister


May 1st Update:

Twenty first week of life

Monos everywhere


April 24th Update:

Twentieth week of life

Bumbo chair


April 17th Update:

Nineteenth week of life

Picnic and Play


April 10th Update:

Eighteenth week of life

Poppies and Pools


April 3rd Update:

Sevententh week of life

Climbing with Mama


March 27th Update:

Sixteenth week of life

Playing dress-up


March 20th Update:

Fifteenth week of life

Outings


March 13th Update:

Fourteenth week of life

Family time


March 6th Update:

Thirteenth week of life

Rock Star


February 28th Update:

Twelfth week of life

Little guy


February 21st Update:

Eleventh week of life

Julian is my monkey!


February 14th Update:

Tenth week of life

Julian SMILES! A lot!


February 7th Update:

Ninth week of life

Julian likes the outdoors


January 31st Update:

Eighth week of life

He's home!


January 24th Update:

Seventh week of life

Surgery Week


January 17th Update:

Sixth week of life

Last week pre-op


January 10th Update:

Fifth week of life

Baptism


January 3rd Update:

Fourth week of life

First NewYare's


December 27th Update:

Third week of life

First Christmas


December 20th Update:

Second week of life

Hanging out at Nora and Bob's


December 13th Update:

First week of life

Meeting Grandpa and Seti and Nona and Bob and Daniel


December 7th Update:

He's here!

Julian Antonio Martos has arrived

Here�s the condensed version of the birth story:

I went into labor on Tuesday, my water broke between midnight and 1am on Wednesday morning, and Pablo and I headed to the hospital once the contractions got a little heavier and harder. We were admitted and did about 10 hours of hard and heavy back labor with our doula before it was determined that Julian was heavily posterior. It looked like we were going to have another Csection. Midwife came, did some (painful) magic, and he fixed his head and started to come down. After a relatively short amount of pushing, he was born into his Papa�s arms at 6:38 pm on Wednesday, December 5th. After Julian was set on my chest, Papa cut the cord and cuddling commenced. He weighed 7lbs 4oz, was 19.5 inches long, and has a weird rhinocerous horn from where his poor posterior noggin got squished.

We all recovered well, and at 5pm on Thursday the surgeons finished tying my tubes. I�m VERY sore, & having a hard time moving, but glad he�s here. He�s such a cuddly love.

To get the whole story with pictures, click here


We found out on Wednesday, August first, that the bundle of joy we're expecting in December will be Julian Antonio, the first Martos boy of this generation! :) Below are his ultrasound photos, Mama's Belly as it grows with him inside, and his history.

Also, feel free to visit his Myspace page (click here)


In Mama's Belly

See what Julian is doing to Mama!

pregnancy week by week

Watch him grow!



November 17th Update:

So, his carseat is in the car, his cosleeper is set up, and the hospital bags are packed! Mama has been battling some pretty serious contractions, but there's no "progress yet" so there's nothing to worry about! We're ready!


October 25th Update:

We've hired a local doula (Carolynn) to help with Julian's birth, and between her help and the care of our midwife, Hsiu-Li, we're confident we've got a great birth team. With less than 8 weeks to go, we're thrilled to be (nearly) ready for his arrival.


September 15th Update:

3d Pictures!!


His darling little face


His little footsie


Touching his foot to his nose


Still a boy!


August First Update:

It's a Boy!


Face


Profile



I'm a boy!



July 2nd Update:

It's a Boy?


Intelligender test says �Boy!� Is it right?



June 12th Update:

Found Our Midwife


So, We found a midwife through Blue Cross who works at the hospital Rory was born at, and she�s willing to work with Carissa to try and avoid another Caesarian. Her name is Hsiu-Li, and she�s got an office just a mile from our home, so Rory and Carissa can bike most days!



May 17th Update:

There's the little guy!


Rory says it looks like a bug!


Little peanut!



April 06th:

Here we go again!


Look at the test Mama took!


Mama and Big-Sister-to-be, Rory



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One of the questions Mama gets already is: "What are you going to need?". The answer:

I don't need a lot, since my folks still have stuff from my older sister, but they're looking for a cosleeper, moses basket, etc, and trying to find some fun stuff for just me, so here's the registry info (click any of the bold blue links below):

The Babies R Us Registration

The Target Registration

The two slings Mama and Papa want ("Baby in Black" (at the bottom) and "This Lullaby")

They'd also love gift certificates to Waddle and Swaddle or donations toward Mama's doula.

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They're also looking for a few things for my big sister:

A Sling

Links

Big Sister Rory's Page