The Russo's

I have a few videos that I haven't posted, so I thought I would share. Hudson prays with Gianna sometimes. Here he is praying for his daddy to come home safely. We like to send video messages to Josh during the day. Hudson is asking to ride 4 wheelers when it's time to take a nap. Hudson was telling a story about seeing a mouse. He never actually saw the mouse, but I told him that I saw a mouse and we caught it. It's kinda long and it's hard to understand, so you might not watch the whole thing :)

Something about passing the 6 month mark, makes her feel a lot older and closer to one. The days go by so fast and I try to stop and take a few minutes with her . I cuddled with her on the couch today instead of doing some house work. I love smelling her head while she still has that baby smell. I didn't think she had a lot of new developments since last month, but it ended up being more once I started thinking. * wears 6-9 month clothes & size 3 diapers * found her ears and pulls out bows * likes splashing in the tub * gives mommy open mouth kisses * starting to drink out of a sippy cup *  likes being outside and riding in the wagon * separation anxiety is starting to develop * says ma ma & mmm sounds * grabs hair, glasses or whatever is within reach * only sits up on her own for a few seconds * have seen her get up on all fours, but only in her bed when she goes to sleep * still doesn't like tummy time * gets scared of some loud noises * very smiley, but starting to b...

Lately, Hudson has been quite mischevious. He had reached the point where he played independently and I could trust him alone for a little while. Now, if it gets quiet for more than a few minutes, you can bet he is up to no good! I find little surprises all over the house, which is funny when it's unexpected . He makes us laugh when he gets in Gianna's crib and pretends to be a baby. But, when he writes on your furniture with a pen or marker - it is far from funny! First, he wrote with a pen on our leather recliner. Most of it came off- after trying every home remedy I had on hand that day. Then, he got a dry erase marker and wrote on the chair and a half, floor and dining room chair. Thankfully, dry erase marker comes off easily. We are about to lock up all the writing utensils in the house! As sneaky as he has been, he can be really sweet too. He brought me flowers the other day. He picked them outside, came in the house got a "vase", filled it with water from th...