The Russo's

Jen came in town this past weekend to celebrate our birthday. We had a great time eating, shopping and getting pedicures. I realized her and I didn't even take a picture together! Here are some other pictures from the weekend. (Sorry for the bad quality of some of the pictures, I don't know what happened.) The boys got matching pajamas for Christmas. Hudson was trying to hold Nash and kiss him, but Nash was so sleepy. I had Jen cut Hudson's hair because she does it well and short. Maybe it will last until she comes in town again. This was before his haircut. Hudson likes to watch bull riding on tv with Josh. He says bull when he wants to watch it. They had a bull riding event in Port Allen on Saturday night and we took him. He liked it and got to see a bull up close

We are having a break in cold weather and it is so beautiful outside. It feels like we have been shut in the house between the cold and sickness that was going around. Hudson was able to play the last few days and his cousins came over on Saturday. He is so happy to be outdoors! In baby news, I went to the doctor on Friday for a check up at 12 weeks. Hudson came to this appointment, but I forgot my camera. It seems like I was just going to the doctor with Hudson, but it's been almost 2 years. He was so antsy since it takes a while with appointments. We heard the heart beat, 147 bpm. My blood work was fine from my first appointment, but my vitamin D level was low. I've still been sick even on the medicine. With Hudson, the sickness was gone by 15 weeks. Hopefully, it will be gone soon.

We got Hudson a beta fish as his reward for good behavior. He gets excited when we look at the fish at Walmart, so he is happy to have one at home. He helped put the rocks in the bowl and feeds him. He likes to put his hand in the bowl and moves the bowl to get a better look. I'm not sure how long this fish will last with Hudson around it. We are calling him Chino, short for Turchino which means deep blue in Italian. Hudson watching tv with his dogs.

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.