The Russell Family: March 2010

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Catching Up

Man, keeping up on the blog is sure a lot harder than it used to be! Most days I feel like every minute of every day is filled with doing something, but oh how I LOVE these hectic days (most of the time)!

I'm always amazed by the number of comments I receive from complete strangers when I'm out and about running errands with the 3 kids. It's usually Moms that stop me and tell me how much they miss those "early years", and then proceed to tell me how old their children are now and recollect with me about the past. The Moms tell me how fast the years go by and how they remember them just like it was yesterday.

These comments just remind me that time is not going to slow down, no matter how much I wish is would sometimes, and that I need to cherish these precious days at home with my kids.

Here are a couple of pictures of Tatum enjoying the beautiful sunny weather we've been having lately.

Sitting All By Himself

At just 8 months, Isaac is now able to sit by himself for an extended period of time and play with his toys. Every day he seems to be getting stronger and is able to sit for longer lengths of time. It amazes me how quickly an infant can go from barely being able to hold up their head to sitting and holding up their entire upper body.

Mommy was having lots of fun making Isaac smile!

I love my boys!

Isaac's Eating Solids

It's taken a bit of practice, but Isaac has recently become more comfortable with solid foods. Most days he will take two good meals, however, we still have days (like yesterday) when he's not interested in eating anything from a spoon.

I love this picture...it reminds me of a baby bird.

Isaac loves his thumb!! In fact, it is just one of very few things that can soothe him when he's super upset. Here he is sneaking it into his mouth between bites of squash.