Jennifer's 27th Birthday!

What a perfect day!! The weather was just beautiful, 60s and sunny. Aurelio made me a delicious omelet with bacon for breakfast, and after Alina's nap we went for a nice jog with our new BOB Stroller. Thank you to everyone who sent me birthday money this year!! You helped make the BOB Stroller dream a reality!! :) It was such a pleasure to go for a jog with the whole Reis family this morning.



Lunch at Cheesecake Factory! Mmmmm! Alina really enjoyed sitting in the high chair eating her snacks. Mommy really enjoyed her martini ;)















Where Aurelio had the waitstaff sing my happy birthday - I was so embarrassed...and thankful to have Alina on my lap at that moment!







Alina trying to get to the whip cream while I blow out my candle!







My Birthday presents! :) Aurelio picked out the prettiest glitter wrapping paper, and a nice pink bow!








Home from Cheesecake Factory, a little late - 5pm! We wandered into the container store, next door, and I had a little too much fun looking at all the different containers dreaming about organizing the house...Alina also enjoyed waving at and talking to all the ladies there. :)







Aurelio got me a Cricut for my birthday! It's a machine that cuts out all kinds of letters and shapes for scrap-booking and card making...plus a ton more crafts! I've been having a great time playing with it this evening!
He also got me flowers, decorated a cake, got me a step for the wii and bare essentials makeup kit! :) Spoiled me rotten :)



One of the best, if not the best Birthday so far! It was SO nice to spend it with my nice little family and Alina was on her best behavior. Thank You Aurelio & Alina for being a part of my 'big' day! :) Love you both!

Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday, it meant so much to me to get your messages. I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!!

BOB Stroller Obsesson

We finally got a BOB stroller!!! :) I've been obsessing over this stroller for months!! Alina loves kicking her legs and squealing on our jog, and I'm enjoying the ability to get out there and get some exercise. The front wheel locks while your running and unlocks when you're maneuvering through tight spaces, and the visor comes all the way down to block the sun from Alina's face. I can push it with one hand - unlike our previous stroller. I LOVE IT!! :) Lily (our Chihuahua) likes riding in the basket underneath...she likes walking for the first part, but cannot keep up on the jog.
THANK YOU! to all the family members who contributed to the Jennifer BOB Stroller Obsession Fund (aka birthday $). :)

Finally an UPDATE :)

Alina is almost 8 months old now! She's getting her first two bottom teeth in; which has been a little rough for the both of us. She's chewing everything she can get her hands on, and we've gotten her a bunch of different teethers in an effort to reduce the pain and help those teeth come through fast. She's 29" long and weighs 17 pounds. We've tried giving her sweet potatoes, apple sauce, bananas, cheerios, and baby rice cereal...but she's decided breastmilk is all she wants right now. The pediatrician doesn't seem worried about it at all; so we're going to keep trying every few weeks, but not pressure her too much. She's certainly a chunky girl...so no worries ;)

Alina said her first word yesterday ..... "Mama!!" :) I of course was thrilled! Everyone expected "Dada" first (It's supposed to be easier to say) So i was prepared for Mama to come sometime later on. She only says it when she's upset - which is just perfect because it makes her crying and whining not so bad ;).

I've started a workout class, Monday through Thursday mornings. It's called Strollerfit and I'm really enjoying working out with Alina in tow. She seems to enjoy watching mommy run around doing squats, jumping jacks, push-ups, sit-ups, etc. When it comes time to do our run she kicks her legs and laughs...quite the motivation to keep going :).

I've finally got my website up and running ( mybabyinspired.com ) I'm selling baby wrap carriers and baby-proof necklaces. We just finished editing the instructional DVD this weekend. I enjoyed working on the projects and hope the business does well.

Aurelio is still happy at ID Software and is keeping very busy. Though I know he wishes he could participate in more bath times & bedtimes with Alina...

Lily and Daisy (Our Chihuahuas) seem to love Alina - especially when she's throwing cheerios at them. Alina thinks they are just the funniest little things and actually says "lealea".

Something is wrong with our central heating system in the house, so we've been without heat for two days! So far we've been lucky and the temperature hasn't gotten below 64...but we're looking forward to getting it fixed as soon as we can get someone out here. I think Alina likes it because she gets to sleep in our bed again....we have a space heater that we are using carefully...I'm SO nervous about it starting a fire, but it's supposed to be a really good one.

We got Alina a new carseat this week; she absolutely loves it. It's the Britax Boulevard in PINK :) Lots of cushion and side impact protection, it also sits a lot higher so she can see out the windows. She's so fun to take shopping now because she has to wave and giggle at everyone. She creates quite a little fawning scene everywhere we go. She has also learned how to clap her hands - but she refuses to do it on command; she'll only do it if it's her idea....I can tell she's going to be a handful! Though, so far she isn't crawling - so I'm trying to enjoy the non-mobile time...I know it won't be for much longer. She sits up on her own really well and loves sitting and playing on her play-mat with all her toys. I've been reading to her, but we rarely get through a book...she likes eating it more than reading it at this point...but I'd still like her to learn books are fun. So far this month we've been to the story time at Barnes and Noble, the Nature and Science Museum, Dallas Arboretum and a couple malls ;). Alina really likes when I sing her the ABC's and twinkle twinkle little star and she hates 'the ants go marching in' haha.

Well, I should call it a night...