The Russo's

In the past week, Hudson has done a few new things. He sat in a high chair at a restaurant. He rode in a shopping cart. He kept falling over when I turned, so he is not quite ready for this yet. He really loved it because he could see so much stuff. He got his first tooth. It is a central incisor at the bottom. It popped out Friday night. He has been a little fussy, but not too bad. You can't really see it, but you can feel it. Maybe when it comes out good I can get a picture of it. Do you know how hard it is to take a picture of a 6 month old's tooth?

I took Hudson to a pumpkin patch on Friday. It wasn't the kind where you pick it right out of the field, but it was cute. Jamie brought the girls and our friend Ashley brought her little girl. Hudson and Emma did not want to look at us for a picture. Uh-oh says Emerie Too much going on to get all three to take a good picture.

Hudson made 6 months on Wednesday. He is growing up so fast! He is sitting up pretty well and he is so curious. He grabs for anything that comes close to him. Everything still goes in his mouth. He usually sleeps all night, but still does not sleep much during the day. He makes us feel special. He gives these big smiles when someone talks to him, it's like his eyes are smiling too. Hudson is becoming a little flirt with the ladies already :) We went to the doctor for his check up and shots. He weighs 18 lbs 1.5 ounces. His length is 27 inches, which puts him in the 75th percentile for height and weight. His head is in the 90th percentile, so a little on the big side. He is no longer taking Prevacid because his reflux is much better. We are going back to the ENT soon for a follow up on his tracheomalacia (floppy windpipe cartilage) It sounds like it is getting better. Dr. Wood says it looks like his bottom teeth should be coming out soon. He is healthy and doing well.

Hudson is starting to sit up. He doesn't quite have it all the way, but he is very close. With new milestones comes new frustrations. When he falls over, he gets mad because he can't get back up. We went to Maringouin on Sunday and picked satsumas. We tried to get him to hold one, but he just puts everything in his mouth. He has been doing really good with eating baby food. He likes all the vegetables and now we are starting fruits. I hope he stays like this and is not a picky eater. I wanted to try and make our own baby food and found it wasn't hard at all. I froze the puree in ice cube trays. I saved over $20 by making it and have a lot stocked in the freezer.

One cold front and we broke out the sweats. At least we could sit outside and enjoy the pretty day.

The rain held off long enough for our fall festival to go on. The cooler weather was nice since we were outside. My mom was a clown(the short haired one). Neither Hudson nor Emerie were scared of the clowns. Leilynn had fun watching the puppets and playing games.

We went to Pensacola beach for Cadie's birthday. It was Hudson's first time to the beach and a pool. The water was really cold in the pool, but he didn't mind if someone was holding him. He didn't like being in the float by himself. We put his feet in the sand and that didn't bother him either. He is easy going about most things.

Hudson and I are off to Pensacola with the women of the Russo family.

There were many pictures from the session we did at Jen's house. There are too many to post, so I picked some of my favorites.

Everyone is invited to this free event. Hope to see you there!