The Russo's

The concrete floors are stained and sealed. We should be able to walk on them tomorrow and finish up in the house and then move in by Friday. Hudson's party is on Saturday and my sister's baby shower is on Sunday at our house. Yes, we are crazy! We thought we would have been moved in by now, but the floors were a lot more work than originally anticipated. We have a very busy week ahead of us. Hudson is facing forward in his car seat and he really likes it. I think he was getting bored facing the back of the seat. Now, he can see so much and enjoys the car ride even more. He is getting more brave with his walking, but still crawls a good bit.

Hudson turned one today! I didn't know it would pass by so fast. I'm sad in a way to see the baby days gone, but I love watching him grow and learn new things. I'm already an emotional person, but my heart is even more tender since I have become a mother. His small accomplishments touch my heart so much and I'm so proud to be his mom- even though he doesn't say my name yet :) It has been the hardest job and the greatest one all at the same time. It was a long day of labor (18 hours), but he was worth the wait! He came out looking like Josh, which was fine with me. I'm happy to have a little reminder of Josh with me all the time. 1 week He was jaundice, so he looked tan for the first week or so then his skin turned fair. He ate every 2 hours day and night. 1 month He started sleeping all night at 7 weeks. He has only been sick twice. First time was at 5 weeks with a sinus infection. 2 months He never liked tummy time, he would get so mad. 4 months We found out...

Today was my due date for Hudson a year ago. I was waiting for him to arrive and hoping he would have been here already. I wondered what he looked like, what would his personality be like and all the emotions you feel when you don't know what to expect. He came 5 days later and changed our lives. I won't go in to much detail now...I'll save some sentiments for his birthday post. This is not a look I like to remember, (wearing Josh's shirt and shorts) but here I am on my "not so due" date.

Our new niece, Grace Elisabeth Anzaldua was born this afernoon at 3:24 p.m. She weighed 7 lbs 4.9 ounces and is 20 inches long. She has dark hair, eyes and skin. Jennifer did a great job and they are doing well. I'm sure she will post the details soon. Grace is so precious and we are so excited that she is here! Hudson meeting Grace for the first time watching Grace get a bath in the nursery

The painting is complete and crown was hung. Now, they are working on the floors. Here are just a few pictures of the house, I went with the same color throughout the house. This was the maroon bathroom. Hudson just started standing up from sitting and taking a few steps on his own. He gets a little frustrated when we want him to practice.

This was Hudson's first Easter. He didn't have any problem taking the stuff out of his basket. He likes throwing things out of a container. He got a zhu zhu pet, cap, shirt, ball and lamb. He threw the plastic eggs because he thought they were balls. This boy loves balls. We tried to get a picture of the kids, but it was nearly impossible. The glare had them squinting and Emerie wanted out of the gate.

I have been waiting for Jennifer to come in town so she could cut Hudson's hair. He needed it so bad. He was ready for a nap, so he didn't take any good pictures. He cried for the most part. Here is the before look. After