The Russo's

My brother was in town last week visiting before he starts a new job. He is still living in New York. It was so good to spend time with him, the last time he came was at Christmas. My family came over on Thursday night before he left.

Anxiety Hudson is going through separation anxiety with me and stranger anxiety. He has had his clingy times, but it seems to be at it's peak right now. He was always friendly to everyone as a baby, so I hope he gets out of this phase soon. He is still friendly with kids and babies. Teething While I was in Alabama, a new tooth came in on the bottom in the back. That makes a total of 8 teeth now. Eating Hudson continues to be a BIG eater! He likes fries, nuggets, whales, yogurt, pasta, Nilla wafers, banana cookies, and popsicles. He likes most things, except applesauce the other day. Playing Hudson is playing independetly pretty well. He has a playroom now and goes in there by himself. He dances, claps, tries to jump, spins around and has fun watching Barney and Veggie Tales. He is all boy, which comes along with playing rough and throwing things. Sleeping He continues to sleep about 10-12 hours at night and takes 2 naps a day. He has had some trouble the last few days with naps, bu...

Hudson was swimming and I added some cold water to the pool. I left the hose so he could play with it. I guess he got thirsty and needed a drink. I'm not sure where he learned it from, but he says "ahhh" after he takes a sip.

Hudson learned how to spin around from watching Barney, which is his favorite show at the moment. (sorry, its fuzzy) We just got some toys passed down from my Aunt Donna and Hudson is really enjoying them. He knew exactly what to do with the basketball goal. He still loves playing with balls.

Not too much happened this week. After getting back from Alabama, I had to catch up on laundry and housework. I also had quality time catching up with Josh and Hudson. While I was gone, I received many pictures of Hudson playing in Grace's bouncy chair. I got to see it for myself on Friday night. He even had a blanket while he watched his movie. We ended the week with a Jeep ride to Nana & Papa's house. The hat didn't stay on for long.

I went to Alabama to welcome my first nephew into the world. Jen went into the hospital on Thursday night to begin softening her cervix and induction started at 6 am on Friday morning. Jen was progressing at a good pace and she got to 9 cm, but Nash was still so high. Around 6:00 p.m. her doctor didn't believe he would come down on his own and recommended a c-section. Todd and my mom were able to go in for the delivery. Jen came through the surgery great and they went home late Sunday night. Their dog Sophie is adjusting to Nash just fine. It was tough saying goodbye to them, but hopefully we will see them soon. I was glad to get home to see Josh and Hudson.

The summer is flying by! Josh took the youth to summer camp this past weekend. Josh is part of the band. They had a great time, but we missed him. I stayed home with Hudson and had the girls for some of the weekend. Emie helped me water the flowers. She is such a girl, every time she walks outside she says "I hot". Leilynn is a tom boy, she loves animals including bugs and reptiles. She caught a frog and was so proud. watching tv is something they like doing together I will be gone for a little while to Alabama for the birth of my nephew, Nash. I will post pictures when I get back.