The Russo's

I was 10 weeks on Monday. It feels like the time is passing by a good pace- not slow, but not really fast. I am feeling better on Zofran. The nausea and sickness are still there, but not as bad and frequent. I'm still pretty tired, but get to take a nap when needed. I have heard and read you show earlier with your second pregnancy and I'm no exception. I didn't think it would be this soon, but I'm trying to embrace it. I learned after having Hudson, you don't get to experience this that many times, so my outlook is different for this baby. Hudson has been such a good boy and I have appreciated it more when I don't feel well. He is playing by himself a lot more and keeps busy with his toys. The weather has been cold and the flu is going around, so we have been staying at home. He has been content with being at the house and playing inside. We are trying to think of a way to reward him for his good behavior and will share once we figure it out. Looks like we are i...

Hudson still likes dancing to Mickey Mouse. He happened to be wearing his Mickey pajamas too. I haven't been taking many pictures lately, so a video will have to do.

I had my first doctor's appointment and ultrasound for the baby yesterday. I was anxious waiting for this appointment to see if I had one or two babies inside. Well, it's just one and I was very relieved! One baby at a time is plenty for me. The baby looked great and is on target keeping the due date August 22. The baby was moving and we could see the arms and legs wiggling. The heartbeat was 168 and we saw blood flowing through it's body. I'm 8 weeks, 4 days and I'll go back in 4 weeks. After seeing our baby and hearing the heartbeat, it started to feel real to me. I have done all this already, but I'm so amazed at what's developing inside me. The baby is less than 2 cm, but it looked so developed and full of life for that little. I have still been having a good bit of morning sickness and tiredness. They gave me Zofran for the nausea so hopefully that will bring some relief.

Jen came in town for a few days and we did Christmas with them since they weren't here for Christmas. The kids had more presents to open and Hudson was playing with everyone's toys. I took so many pictures of these four and still couldn't get a great one! Dillon was included in the festivities via web cam. He watched the opening of presents and we took pictures with him :) Everyone went to see Yogi Bear at the theater. It was Hudson and Nash's first movie. They both did great. We brought Hudson's carseat, strapped him in and he was good to go as long as we kept the snacks coming. I think he would enjoy an all animated movie better, so I'm looking forward to more movie outings in the future.

We went caroling with church the Wednesday before Christmas. It was a busy Christmas for us as usual. We visited with a lot of family and ate lots of food! This was our first Christmas in the new house and we hosted Christmas here with my family that night. Hudson knew how to open gifts this year and had fun unwrapping them. It took a while because he would want to play with something and not move on to the next one. Here are some of the things he got. We were at the Russo's house for New Year's Eve, but the weather was rainy and humid. That didn't stop the guys from doing fireworks. Hudson wasn't scared of the loud noise or getting close to the sparks. He did a few sparklers and had fun. We're looking forward to this year with a new baby coming to our family. It doesn't feel real yet. Even though I am feeling pregnant because morning sickness started Monday (6 weeks), it hasn't sunk in that I'm having another baby. I'm excited to experience being ...

I'm not sure how much Hudson understands about a baby coming to our family. He is VERY attached to me right now, so I hope he has an easy adjustment when it gets closer to the baby's arrival. He points to my belly if asked where is the baby. When he kisses us goodnight he kisses the baby too. It is soooo sweet!! He started doing it on his own. (He wanted to hold the pregnancy test for the picture.) King of the couch. He loves playing with blankets and putting them on his head. He is becoming more cuddly and sitting with us to read or watch tv. I treasure these moments because he is mostly on the go. This is a little clip of Hudson's language that he has been using lately.

Baby # 2 is on the way! This isn't my ultrasound, but we used it to send to our family and friends to announce the news. I'm only 4 weeks along and due August 22, 2011. We wanted to wait until Christmas, but we couldn't keep a secret that long. We are excited to add a new little one to our family.