WORST MOM EVER!

I haven't even blogged about my new little diddit!

So a ton has happened since my last post way back in August. I'll try to get everything up here eventually. But I at least wanted to introduce our newest addition (who's already 7 weeks old! WHAT?!)

Drumroll please...

Tada! Declan Mac Martino. Born 9/30/2010. 9 pounds, 1 ounce. 21.5 inches long. BIG BABY!

He's got a ton of dark hair, which threw me through a loop. I don't know what I was expecting, but when he came out and they put him on my chest, my first thought was, "Who's baby is that? I make blond haired babies.". How's that for being a great mom?

Seriously though, he's the best little guy. Already sleeping through the night and eats like a champ. I'm only breastfeeding this time. With Jonathan, we supplemented with formula so Joseph could take a feeding. I also didn't produce very much. Now that we have two kiddos, we decided that I would do all the feedings and Joseph would wake up with Jonathan at 7 so I could sleep in a little. It's worked out great.

This might be a little TMI for some of y'all but I gotta keep it real. Like I said above, I didn't produce very much milk with Jonathan. A friend of mine let me borrow her double breast pump since I only had a single, and told me to pump after every feeding for the first 2-3 weeks in order for my milk supply to be substantial. Well, she was right! I'm literally a cow! After the first couple of weeks, I had about 80 ounces of milk stock piled in my freezer! What the heck am I gonna do with all of this? Here's where it gets cool...

An acquaintance of mine had adopted a little boy within the past year and was relying on breastmilk being donated in order for her little guy to eat. She wasn't totally against formula but really wanted to give him solely breastmilk for a year as best she could. I didn't know her very well. In fact, we had met just once last August at my high school reunion. She married a guy who I was in band with in junior high. And we are both Mormon. That was the extent of my knowledge about her. That and she's way super nice. :) Anyway, she had blogged about their adoption journey and how their little one was eating donated breastmilk. As I was pumping for the millionth time one day, a random thought popped into my head - I wonder how Candace is doing on milk for Sawyer? I Facebooked her this very question, thinking she'd write back and say they were fine. I was shocked to read her very quick response. She said Sawyer had just turned 11 months and only had 1-2 weeks of breastmilk left. She was planning on putting him on cow's milk as soon as he turned 1 but in the meantime she didn't have anything to feed him the last 2-3 weeks before his birthday. She really didn't want to give him formula for just 2 weeks since it would be a little rough on his digestive system but she didn't know what else to do. Oh my goodness! My thought was definitely inspired! I told her I was producing enough for the both of us and she could have my stored milk as soon as she needed it. She was so excited and so was I! I felt like I was doing exactly what the Lord wanted me to do. And I was so proud of myself for listening to the Holy Spirit because I knew that thought wasn't my own. It's so easy to shrug off random thoughts, thinking they're just that...random. I'm really trying to listen to that "still, small voice" and take action. It was such a great feeling handing off over 100 ounces of breastmilk so sweet little Sawyer could have a well balanced meal.

Let's see...what else?

Jonathan has adjusted wonderfully to having Declan around. He loves him so much. Almost too much actually. He loves to give him kisses and he's constantly saying, "I kiss mouf.". Unfortunately he takes Declan's breath away - he tends to linger. He talks to him in this hyper pitched shrilly voice too, which is hilarious. I think he's trying to copy my voice but his is a tad bit more piercing. :) He loves to hold his hands and "make him dance". And he's very helpful getting his binky if it drops, throwing away his diaper and bringing me water. I'm always dying of thirst!

Overall, things are fantastic in the Martino home!

I'll post more later...

Surprise Baby Shower

My high school girlies are the greatest! Lauren planned all of us to get together at her house for an adult play date with all the kiddos. It's crazy to think this was the first time we've seen the kids all at the same time. As soon as I walked in, they surprised me with a completely unexpected baby shower! I, of course, started crying because I'm so dang emotional! Lauren had lunch all made and the kids played so well. It was great to catch up with everyone. The only ones missing were Staci and Chaney. We missed y'all!

Cute little boy onesies

Jonathan loved this car :)
We forgot to get a picture before Whitney and the twins left. Sorry Whit!

And I can't believe it but we didn't get a picture of all the kiddos together! Oh well! It just means we'll have to do it again! :)

My first Dallas Cowboys game

My sister in law's sister (got it?) was able to get preseason Cowboys tickets for $20 a piece from her work and we were able to get in on the deal. Woo! I've never been to a Cowboys game so I jumped at the chance to take Jonathan. Joseph normally doesn't like going to live games so I was surprised when he said he'd go too. Yay! Family outing! My parents also went and we had a great time. Man! That stadium is incredible! Joseph has a friend who did work on all the point of sale systems in each concession stand and he was able to tour the stadium so he sent me some pictures before the game.

Unfortunately, we lost against the Oakland Raiders, but who cares? It's preseason. I'll probably never go to another game since tickets are so expensive (don't get me started on Jerry Jones) so this was the perfect opportunity to go at a decent price. I also got all three of us certificates that showed it was our first game. Definitely good times! And now that we have cable, I can watch the Cowboys in the comfort of my home every week. Take that Jerry! GO COWBOYS!

This suite is in the Hall of Fame section of the stadium. It costs $350,000 for season tickets and it more than likely doesn't include parking.

Avert your eyes!

It's been so stinkin' hot this summer and I'm ginormous so combine those two things and I don't even like going outside to grab the mail. The problem is Jonathan wakes up every morning and immediately asks to play golf outside. I feel so bad because I tell him no more often than I'd like and I know he's sad about it. "Outside golf? Outside golf?"

The other day, Joseph had the grand idea to have hose water cascade over my belly as I watched Jonathan play one late afternoon and I have never felt better! It was soooo cold but so refreshing. Be prepared for a large belly. I may regret this later...

Hot Springs Village, Arkansas

We went out to Arkansas to visit my 82 year old grandmother the weekend of July 24th and had a really good time. My parents met us out in Greenville and we followed each other down. One of the best parts was that my brother got to come at the very last minute! It was so great to see him and actually get to spend quite a bit of time with him catching up. We met at McDonald's in Greenville Friday morning and had a quick bite while Jonathan played a little basketball. He kept hitting the top of the roof of the game so Corey put him inside the game. It was hilarious! He did really well making his shots and when my mom turned around after taking some pictures, she said every kid in the playground was staring! They totally wanted their turn! :)

Straight ballin'

We got to Hot Springs Village around 3:30 pm and just relaxed until dinner. Joseph and I were exhausted afterward so we went back to our hotel room and said we were going to lay down for a bit and then meet everyone back at the house. We never made it! I opened my eyes at 8:30 pm and realized we had both fallen asleep with Jonathan between us so I called my mom to say we'd be there first thing in the morning. I think he and I both slept almost 12 hours, as well as Jonathan! Saturday morning, we met back at Grandmama's house and ate a big breakfast. Then Joseph and Corey took Jonathan down to a little field so he could hit some golf balls while my mom and I got a pedicure. This pedicure was the fastest one I have EVER had. Like, our appointment was at 3:30 and we were sitting at the table where you dry your nails at 3:45! Apparently, since HSV is a retirement community, the older ladies don't like really long/hard foot massages and they want to be in and out! My mom and I were shocked! Don't get me wrong, my nails look great and they did a great job, but about 90% of the reason I go to get a pedicure is for the foot massage and relaxation of it all. Oh well. It's just an excuse to go to my regular salon here in Denton and get the works done! :)

After our pedicure, Joseph, Corey, my dad and I took Jonathan swimming at the hotel pool. It was really fun seeing all the boys play together. Unfortunately, the water felt like a bath but it was still fun. Jonathan is getting so much more confident in the water. He loves jumping to whoever is in the water and doesn't mind his face getting wet.

After that we all got ready to go eat at El Acapulco's, a cute little Mexican restaurant that just opened. The biggest event of the evening, other than my delicious virgin mango margarita, was Jonathan went poop in the toilet for the first time! Technically it's not his first. He had done it twice before but that was a long time ago and he hasn't wanted to do it since. I think it scared him. This time though, he said he needed to go pee pee so I took him and he kept fussing and wanting to be hugged while on the toilet which isn't really like him. He kept tooting (which he thinks is hilarious) and pointing out that he was tooting saying, "Shooey shooey Jonathan" but I didn't think anything of it because he always does it. Then, all of a sudden he squeezed my hands and started pooping! I seriously wanted to scream it from the rooftops! I tried to make a huge deal out of it and be super excited. After we walked out of the stall, there was a line of women all smiling and laughing. I didn't have any potty treats on me so my mom and I walked to the front lobby of the restaurant and they had a Tic Tac machine so my mom bought Jonathan a thing of Cherry Passion Tic Tacs and he ate the entire box! I didn't care - he could have eaten an entire cake for all I cared. He went poop! WOOOOO! Two days later, he's still going poop in his diaper but I know it's a process so I'm not worried. I'll just keep reminding him. Corey also wanted to reward him so we went to Walmart after dinner and he bought Jonathan a really fuzzy dog that we named Poo Poo Puppy. We call him Poo for short. Jonathan loves him and I'm hoping he'll act as a reminder as well. Joseph and I got him a game I saw on my friend, Paige's, blog called Elefun. It's a little elephant that has a fan inside him and he blows out butterflies you catch with a net.

Poo Poo Puppy!

Jonathan was given a CARS coloring book by Grandmama as well as Toy Story 2. My mom actually made both purchases and brought it with her so it could be given to Jonathan once we got there. After he opened his gift, he went straight to the Irish room and started working away. None of us looked at the DVD until a day later. I picked it up thinking I would put it in for Jonathan, and busted out laughing. My mom had bought the Spanish version and never realized it! So funny! Needless to say, we didn't watch it. He was perfectly happy watching the Sr. British Open with Corey Mac or wrestling with Joseph.

Busy boy

Show me your muscles!

Joseph, Corey, my dad and I also went to my grandpapa's memorial bench on the hole he got his first and only hole-in-one on. It's a beatiful par 3 on the Cortez Golf Course, and after he died a bench was placed in his honor. Pretty special.

Overall, it was a really great weekend. We spent most of our time laying around, relaxing and talking. We did play a rousing game of Guesstures late into Saturday night and had a blast laughing at each other. Me, Corey and Joseph were on a team against my parents and Grandmama. We killed them! Joseph won the award for Best Overall Performance.

We left Sunday afternoon and made it back home safely. I love visiting HSV and my grandmama. Jonathan is so lucky to get to be around his great-grandmother GG. We love her dearly!

Right before we left

For some reason, I can't get this picture to delete. So here it is again for your enjoyment. :)

National Dance Day!

July 31st is National Dance Day! So You Think You Can Dance is promoting this national holiday to get people off their couches and on their feet. Below is a video of the dance Tabitha & Napoleon choreographed specifically for this day. It's really easy to learn and super fun. I'm teaching it to both my hip hop classes this week, along with some little girls from church for their Wednesday night activity. Try and learn it. You'll feel better and may even want to keep dancing! That's my hope! Let me know how you like it!

30 Weeks

Whew! This pregnancy is flying! Here I am at 30 weeks, just 10 away from having this little boy. It's amazing how different the second one is. By this time with Jonathan, it seemed as though I had most everything done. We haven't even begun to start the nursery, and Joseph still has to finish the playroom we converted half the garage into. On another note, I've started nesting. I clean everything in sight, which is REALLY odd for me. I'm so not the clean freak! It's kinda nice having a super clean house all the time but I know it won't last. :)

PS~ all you moms out there with two or more kiddos - did you feel like you had to cherish every little second with your first? That's the way I'm feeling and I'm starting to get sad it will no longer be just me and Jonathan. I can't wait for this little guy to make his appearance, but at the same time, it saddens me to think about it. Sometimes it's a bit overwhelming so I try to just take every day day by day, if that makes any sense. Did any of you have this feeling?