The Russo's

Hudson had his 2 year check up last week. He weighs 30 pounds and is 35 inches tall. He is in the 75th percentile for both. He was very afraid of the doctor and didn't want any part in the exam. Dr. Wood said kids start liking him at 3, so it was normal behavior for his age. He checked out perfectly and is a healthy boy. Hudson is showing signs of readiness for potty training, so the plan is to start soon. I had a good mother's day weekend. I spent Saturday with my mom and Jamie. On Sunday, both of our families came over for a barbeque. I've been so blessed to be a mom to Hudson and looking forward to a double blessing when the baby comes. Speaking of the baby, she finally has a name. We will be welcoming Gianna Ella Russo in August!! Gianna is a variation of Jean after my late maternal grandmother, which is my own namesake. Ella is after Josh's maternal grandmother. Little Gianna has taken a growth spurt in the last week or so. I'm really feeling pregnant now. I fe...

I didn't do well at taking pictures on Easter, but I have a couple. Hudson got some candy, a blow up pool and a few toys in his Easter basket. Easter Sunday at church Even though we don't do school to have a spring break, Hudson participated as if he was out of school. We went to Bouncing Tigers with the girls. It was his first time going and he had so much fun. We were there for 3 hours! It's a good indoor activity when it's hot outside. He cooled off one day when he went with Grace to a spray park. Hudson is enjoying and playing with some of his birthday presents. Nana and Papa got him a patio set. He likes to eat outside on it and wants Mommy to sit with him. We got him a tricycle, but he doesn't know how to use the pedals yet. He still does it the Flintstone way. Drawing with sidewalk chalk

Hudson had his second birthday yesterday. We celebrated on Saturday with a party at Chuck E Cheese. I was very happy to have it there because it was minimal work for me. We pretty much just had to show up. Hudson, on the other hand, didn't have such an easy time. He played some games, but he didn't want to ride on anything. Finally, he rode on the bulldozer, but still wasn't that happy about it. Then it was time for the birthday show where Chuck E comes out to greet the birthday stars. Hudson was doing fine until Chuck E came close and he screamed. The birthday kid gets to go in the ticket blaster to catch free tickets. He liked the safety glasses, but didn't know what was coming. They turned it on and wind blew tickets all around. He immediately started crying and we cut his time short because he was scared. Josh did manage to catch a lot of tickets anyway! Cake and presents were fun and not scary. He did great blowing out his candles. When he was opening his gifts, he...

There was a kite festival by our house and we went to check it out since we have never been. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon and very windy which was perfect for kite flying. Hudson wasn't interested for very long and he kept wanting to go the inflatable slides. We weren't sure if he would be scared on the slide, so Josh went with him the first time and then he wanted to try it by himself. He climbed all the way up with no problem and came down just fine. Then he had his first snowball. I was so happy he was okay with a clear color :) He had dripped all over his clothes and was very sticky. I'm half way through my pregnancy!! It seems like it's going by fast, but at the same time it seems like I have been pregnant for a while :) I went to the doctor on Friday and had a good check up. Her heart sounded good at 153 bpm. She is moving around a good bit now. Josh felt her for the first time last week. Hudson doesn't realize it, but he has felt her too. His head has ...

I have quite a few pictures of Hudson from March. This post is a bunch of different things that he did during the month. On March 15, Hudson had his first ER trip. He was playing with an umbrella stroller, going in and out of the house. He was trying to climb in and the stroller fell back and he hit his chin on the step that goes from the garage into the house. Josh brought him to the after hours clinic. We had company coming over and I had to stay at home, which was so hard when my baby had a nasty gash under his chin. The doctor said it needed stitches, but Josh asked him to glue it so it would be easier on everyone. It took four people to hold him down. This was the morning after it happened. It held up great and it is healing very well. I knew he would have bumps and bruises, but I wasn't expecting this already. He is a boy through and through. Last summer, he wouldn't keep a hat on his head at all. Now, he wants to wear a hat and sunglasses all the time. Still making this ...

Only Josh and I went to the ultrasound on Monday afternoon, so Monday night we had our families and close friends over to reveal the baby's gender. It was a fun way to announce it and to keep everyone guessing for a little while. Josh explains how it works and then you can hear and see the reactions!

I had an ultrasound today to not only find out the baby's gender, but to check and measure the baby. The anticipation has been building all week and especially during the ultrasound while waiting to see if it was a boy or girl. There was one point where we thought we saw a boy part, but no - it is a girl! We are really excited and glad she is healthy. She checked out great and on track with my due date. She weighs about 9 ounces and her heart beat was 153. She was moving a lot and was very cooperative for the sonogram. I think we saw every bit of her! We are looking forward to meeting our little princess. These are some shots of what we saw. one of her feet an arm and hand confirmation that she is a girl We are still thinking about a name. It's not as easy this time around as it was with my first pregnancy. I want to have something soon so we can call her by name and make it more personal. It's been 11 days since I was sick, so I believe it is over, at least I hope :) Now, ...