My Birthday!!!!!!!

Yesterday was my birthday and Ken and Jenna made it very special!!!!!!!  It actually started Wednesday evening.  Ken cooked dinner and was on feeding and diaper duty all night so I could sleep.  What a wonderful husband I have :)

When I woke up I got some one on one time with Jenna and then breakfast in bed.  I attended an Embassy spouses coffee where they surprised me with a birthday cake and sung "Happy Birthday."  Oh, on Wednesday I had a surprise party at Ken's office too :)

When I came home, Ken, Jenna and I went for a walk at this place called Villa Olympica.  I usually take Jenna during the week to walk because it is the only place that is safe to go where there is some security.  Then it was off to Quizno's for lunch and we came home and took a nap............I guess I am still catching up on my sleep.  

Ken and Jenna took me to my favorite restaurant here in Tegus.  We brought my mom and brother there for my brother's birthday.  The food is fantastic and the prices are pretty good. Ken and I each had two glasses of champagne and boy was it good!!!!!!!!!!  We left in time for Jenna's meltdown in the car.  She did real well all day but lately when she gets over stimulated she get's a little cranky at night :)

When we got home I got to open my birthday presents.  I have the most thoughtful husband in the whole world and one that listens too!!!!!!!!!  Sometime ago I had mentioned I wanted a back-up hard drive for my MAC.  Guess what I got????????  I have so many photos and info on my computer that I would be extremely upset if I lost it all so it is definitely worth having.  I also got a turquoise leather hand bag and Lenca pottery that I wanted from Valle de Angeles, which is this great little town right outside the city.  I am not sure how Ken bought them both without me noticing...........it must be all that stealthy military experience.

It was a wonderful birthday and I am glad Jenna is here so I could share it with her.  Thank you Ken for being such a wonderful and caring husband!!!!!!!!!!!

As you can all see in the photos, Jenna is growing everyday.  She is such a good baby and I thank God everyday for blessing us with such a healthy child.  She is definitely 10 lbs now and is wearing 3 month clothes.  Still a little big but she will fill them out in no time.  She eats pretty good (almost 4 ozs) and sleeps 3.5 to 4 hours between feedings.  For about a week and a half we thought she had infant colic.  From 9 pm to 12 midnight there was absolutely nothing Ken and I could do to console her.  The last week and a half has been much better.  We started her on a routine. Around 7:30 pm she gets her bath and by 8 we are feeding her and then off to bed.  We think it is helping a lot.  As I said earlier, if she has too much stimulation during the day then around 5 or 6 pm she cries a lot.

Lately we see more smiles:) and she has pretty good eye contact.  Also expressions of "I think you are goofy" when Ken and I make funny faces.  She is so alert and loves looking around.  She also enjoys us reading to her which is one of Ken's favorite things to do with Jenna.  We try to read once or twice a day to her.  Everyday we are learning something new about "parenthood" and we love every minute.