The Russo's

Gianna has reached another significant age. The last few weeks have not been short on new things for her! - wears size 4 diapers and 9-12 month clothes - sleeps about 11-12 hours at night -takes 2 naps about 1 1/2 hours each  - sitting up very well by herself  - rides in the shopping cart -sits in high chairs when we go out to eat  - more serious when meeting new people -moved up to her big car seat  - has made a lot of progress towards crawling - doing push ups on her toes  - getting up on her knees and rocking -scooting up a little - cries if she hits her head or falls - learned to clap her hands and likes to do it a lot right now  I trimmed a little of her hair for the first time. It was coming over her ears and the front was getting so thin and almost in her eye.  This is some of the hair off the front  - repeats words such as da da, ma ma, amen, love you...

For Mother's Day this year we went out to eat with my family on Saturday night and Josh's family came over for lunch on Sunday. Thankful to have good role models in my mom and mother in law. I'm blessed to be a mom to these two little sweeties! They make life fulller, brighter and very interesting. I couldn't imagine not having them, it seems like they have always been a part of our family.  And I wouldn't have my kids without this guy...love him!  They brought me balloons and this card to church. Josh usually forgets to get me a card, so he made up for it by getting me a HUGE one.  For the extra, we covered our patio last month before Hudson's party. You may have seen it in his party pictures, but I forgot to mention it before that. We have been sitting outside and enjoying the shade and nice weather before it gets too hot.  It looks like Gianna is having a good time, but she really wanted to get out There is a soccer field by our hous...

I had my 10 year high school reunion on Saturday night. So hard to believe it has been 10 years already!! We didn't have a huge turn out and our class was already small with 34 graduates. We have a lot of people who moved out of state. It was good to see the ones who did come. I was bummed because my closest friends couldn't make it. That would have made it so much better.    Looking back over the last 10 years has really made me feel very blessed. I'm so thankful for the things I have in my life even if they aren't that grand compared to others. Being a wife and a mother were two of my biggest dreams and I'm living those. I didn't know what God had in store for me when I graduated, but I am so happy with my husband, children and our life! This was on my graduation night- May 17, 2002  

Gianna made 8 months 2 weeks ago, but with Hudson's party that week I am just now doing her update. She continues to be a good baby, but is getting closer to not being a baby :( She still seems like a baby in a lot of ways because she is slower on reaching some of her milestones. I mean she has all of the really important ones down, but she is not close to crawling for example. - wearing mostly 9-12 month clothes and size 4 diaper -sleeps 12 hours at night and takes 2 naps a day(just dropped the 3rd nap)  - had her first cold last week and one bad night of sleep from it  - sitting up good by herself, but falls over - still not crazy about being on her stomach -pushes herself backwards on the floor - starting to reach out for people to hold her - getting around in her walker - likes being outside  - eating some table food like bread and mashed potatoes - can pick up pieces of food and feed herself - likes yogu...