Baby Teo

Hi friends! Just wanted to pop in briefly from maternity leave to share an update today, because there’s someone very special I’d love for you to meet…

…our sweet Teo!

Our son, Teo (pronounced the Spanish way, “tay-oh”) Elliott Martin, was born on March 16. And for those of you who have been following our story, I’m thankful to report that the epidural that we had been praying might work despite my back issues (I shared a bit about this in my last post) mercifully took hold on the very first try, which meant that both Barclay and I were able to be there together to hear Teo’s first precious cries and welcome him into the world. Goodness…what a moment.⁣⁣ ♡

After so many ups and downs this pregnancy, we’re still in awe that our little boy is finally here. He’s perfect and healthy and super-snuggly and outrageously cute…and we feel like the luckiest parents in the world. Truly can’t believe how much we love him and how sweet and natural life together as a family of three already feels. We spend a record amount of time each day just staring at him and soaking up his sweet newborn cuddles and showering his yummy cheeks with a million kisses. And we are loving this opportunity to finally learn how to be parents — even sleep-deprived, sore-in-all-the-places (hellooo, postpartum), often-hilariously-trial-and-erroring-our-way-through-each-new-day and all. This tiny little human has captured our hearts in the biggest of ways, and we are just so happy that he’s ours.

Anyway, I can’t wait to share more updates with you once I’m back from maternity leave. But in the meantime, feel free as always to follow along on Instagram for more behind the scenes updates from our lil’ newborn bubble over here. And thank you again for all of the love and prayers and encouragement you’ve been sending our way these past few weeks especially. We feel it and are sending you back so much love from Barcelona today.

Here are a few pics from these first few weeks together with Teo as a family of three! ♡

Barclay and Ali Martin at Hospital Teknon in Barcelona
Meeting our precious boy for the very first time.
Barclay, Teo and Ali Martin
Finally a family of three. ♡♡♡
Barclay Martin and Teo
My heart can hardly take seeing these two together. My boys! :)
Ali Martin and Son Teo
Morning snuggles are our favorites.
Baby Teo Martin
Is there anything cuter than baby yawns?! We’re obsessed.
Teo Meeting The Pups
Meeting the pups for the very first time. We carefully introduced them and they’re getting along great! Although tbh, they mainly just ignore him 99% of the time. ;)
Our Sweet Teo
Alright, I’m logging off to get back to gazing into these big blue eyes. :) Thanks for reading, everyone! xoxo

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362 Comments

  1. CC from KY says:

    What a beautiful family! Sending congratulations and prayers for your wonderful new life together!

  2. Cheryl says:

    The groans, grunts, and stretches are the best entertainment ever – right? What a precious adventure you are on. Teo is one beautiful baby. Congratualtions and thank you for sharing your story and pictures. Both incite wonderful memories of sights and sounds of lore.

  3. Anita says:

    CONGRATS TO ALL!!!! <3 <3 <3

    Beautiful family!

  4. Pam says:

    Congratulations! Beautiful

  5. Kelley Stier says:

    Love the pictures! Thank you for sharing your lives. It’s so nice to smile when life is so very stressful with this pandemic and everything else going on in the world right now. Congratulations, you too! Welcome to parenthood! :)

    By the way, Ali, I made “sheet pan chicken & veggie stir fry” for the first time last week, (been meaning to try it for a long time now) and it was a huge hit with the family! Thanks for the constant supply of great healthy recipes. :)

  6. Nancy Brown says:

    Congratulations!! Teo is beautiful!! You are a beautiful family!

  7. Becky McDuffie says:

    What a blessing. He really is beautiful. Thank you for posting the photos.

  8. sassygirl says:

    congratulations!
    he is truly perfect!
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  9. Carey Head says:

    So much peace and happiness on family faces! (Even the fur babies are happy!) May God continue to bless you and keep you safe.

  10. Darlene Bobik says:

    Congratulations to you and Barclay on the arrival of your absolutely beautiful baby boy. Savor every moment, it goes by so quickly. Your photos brought tears to my eyes remembering the birth of my two sons. I am so happy for you all. My best wishes to you, enjoy this time in your life.

    Regards
    Darlene