Jenna turned 5 months old yesterday and began eating rice cereal today. The pediatrican feels Jenna is right on track and weighed 14 lbs 9 ozs and is 26.2 inches long. Jenna has been real picky this month eating. I was lucky to get anywhere from 3 to 6 ozs in her each feeding. The pediatrican gave us the green light to start Jenna on rice cereal twice a day. Then baby food at six months. I gave Jenna rice cereal this afternoon and she loved it!!!!!!!! She actually had 10 spoonfuls. I think we are going to have to invest in more bibs :) Ken and I are pretty excited for her although she is growing to fast. I documented the moment with some photos. Also, Ken was changing Jenna's diaper this morning and she found her toes.......in her mouth. It was pretty funny watching Ken trying to pull her feet out of her mouth to get her dressed.
Next Thursday Jenna and I will leave to head back to Florida. Next Friday is the Law Enforcement Memorial Luncheon and I am going to show my support and honor our fallen officers from the Sheriff's Office and throughout the State of Florida. I will hate being away from Ken for four weeks but I hope to meet him in San Antonio the first week of June and then Ken will meet us in Florida mid-June.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Let The Messy Face Begin.............
Sunday, April 26, 2009
In Loving Memory
Yesterday, two former co-workers of mine with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office were killed in the line of duty. Both were attempting to arrest a suspect who was involved in a domestic disturbance earlier in the day. The suspect shot Deputies Lopez (top photo) and York (middle photo), fled the scene and was shot and killed by Walton County Sheriff's Office after shooting at them in a pursuit. Both of these deputies served their community as well as their country in the USAF.
Within a year, 3 deputies with the OCSO have been killed. Please keep these deputies and their families in your thoughts and prayers.
Deputy Forgione was killed in July, 2008 (bottom photo)
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Jenna's First Easter
HAPPY EASTER to our FAMILY & FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We love you,
Ken, Cathy & Jenna
Friday, April 10, 2009
CV-22's From Hurlburt Transport Humanitarian Aide in Honduras
Hello All-
On Wednesday,8 April, members of the 8th SOS from Hurlburt Field flew CV-22's to Honduras in support of humanitarian assistance for Puerto Limpera, which is the northeastern state of Gracias A Dios. The CV-22's carried hospital beds, non-perishable food and school supplies. The effort was coordinated between Ken's office and Hurlburt's deployed SOS. Members of the Honduran Air Force assisted in loading the items. The beds were donated by a private company in the US and the non-perishable food was bought by the Italian Government.
The photo of Ken also includes Lt. Col Darryl Sheets / 8th SOS, Bill Brands / USAID Directot and Simon Henshaw / Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy
Also, in the montage you will see a building with the USMILGP logo on it which happened to be Col Oliver North's diggs when he was here during Iran Contra......pretty cool, huh?
Monday, April 6, 2009
Laughing with Daddy
I was in the office and heard Jenna and Ken laughing. Needless to say, I had to get video of these two. Ken is a wonderful dad to Jenna and a lot of fun too!
Back in Honduras
After a successful flight with Jenna, we were back in Ken's arms last Monday. Last week was somewhat difficult to get Jenna back in a routine, but we are making much progress this week. We had a blast being in Florida and we were thrilled to see so many members of our family and friends. Ken's parents came in the week before we left, so Jenna got to meet both sets of grandparents. Thank you to everyone for spending time with us!
Jenna saw her pediatrician and she weighs almost 14 lbs and is over 25 inches in length. For height, she is in the 75 percentile and 50 percentile in weight. She received her 4 month shots today and is doing very well. Just a little sleepy.
Everyone here is truly amazed as to how much she has grown since we left 18 Feb. During our trip, Ken and I saw so many changes in her. Now, she is grabbing her feet and toes and is becoming much more vocal.
She attended her first Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. When I get the photos from a friend of mine, I will post them. I am sure they are adorbale. And, on Sunday we drove to the Ambassador's Residence to go swimming. This was Jenna's second time to be in a pool and she loves the water. No doubt she will be a future scuba diver.
We hope everyone is well and look forward to being back in Florida in June!!!!!!
Hugs and Kisses to Everyone!!!!!!!!
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