Flying the Friendly Skies & Florida Vacation Days 1-3

Greetings! From sunny Siesta Key, FL. It's been a few days since we've posted, and we've got a lot of catching up to do so, without further adieu

The Webers woke up at 3:15 a.m on Saturday morning in order to get Norah ready for her first airplane ride. An hour and a half later, after a hearty bottle and some last minute packin', Norah-Belle was on her way to Dayton Int'l Airport to catch a 5:50 a.m flight to Siesta Key, FL.

As we have come to expect from our little girl, she did wonderful! She sat nice and quiet most of the time (even falling asleep on Mommy's lap during the first leg of the trip)and didn't seem to have any inner-ear problems whilst taking off and landing at all. Most of the crew and several passengers even commented on what a good little traveler Norah was, and the captain even gave her her first set of wings! We touched down in Atlanta at around 7:10 a.m and Norah chalked up State # 8 on her list of states visited (we're going for all 50 by the time she's 1 :-)

After a mechanical problem forced us to de-plane, reclaim our carry-on luggage and board another plane, we finally got to Sarasota (State #9) around Noon. Again, Norah was great. She was a bit squirmy, but we don't blame her (So were we!) We packed up the rental car, got Norah's car seat all set up and headed straight for the Condo and the Beach.

A quick note about Siesta Key: The city and condo has a special place in the heart's of the Weber family. Dan has been coming here since he was just a bit older than Norah. D & J honeymooned here, and they even came here last year when J was about 4.5 months pregnant with Norah. So, this place holds a lot of memories for us, and we are delighted to be making more of them with our daughter.

The pictures speak for themselves. All that you see are firsts for Norah (as well as some just really cute, candid shots) and are in order Day 1-3. As you can see, all of the excitement has left Norah plum tuckered each night as she's been falling asleep in Daddy's arms during her 'nightcap' bottle.

We hope you enjoy. Next up: a trip to Tampa tomorrow to visit Great Grandma Weber.

Ride 'em, CowGirl! Giddy'up!

We've all seen the movie, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (the original....not the scary re-make w/ Johnny Depp) in which the spoiled brat, Veruca Salt whines, "Daddy, I want an Umpa Loompa NOW!". And, we've all made fun of that character depicting spoiled brats everywhere as Veruca; the child w/ the British accent screaming "Daddy, I want this" or "Daddy, I want that."

Dan and I have even done this w/ our daughter. We often use that British voice when pretending what she's going to be like as a teenager. Our favorite 'saying' of her's is, "Daddy, I want a pony. Oh! Please, Daddy, I want a pony NOW!"

Well, Norah didn't have to wait long. Little did she know that Mommy and Daddy were the proud parent's of her pony long before she was even born. And, Norah's pony's name is Angus.

Say what you'd like about our boy being a big, dumb, clumsy, gullible ol' dog, but Angus has proved to be nothing but the sweetest, most gentle giant in the world when it comes to his 'little sister'.

Enjoy the pictures of Norah's first 'pony' ride:

For Your Viewing Pleasure....'G' Rated Movies!

It seems as if we've been shooting a lot more videos than taking pictures these last few weeks. And, why not? With all of the growing and fun, new milestones that Norah is achieving, it's only right to record every cute second of them. For your viewing pleasure, we've put together some of the video clips that we've shot. As this is a family-oriented blog, all of the videos are 'G' Rated. (Note: They go from bottom to top)

The first 'G' movie stands for Grub. Check out Daddy's fabulous feeding technique (and ever better Right Said Fred impersonation)

The second 'G' is the 'Gitterbug' (it's a soft 'g' and I'm quite proud of my creativity). Norah was just jumpin', jivin' and wailin' in her Jump&Go.

The third 'G' movie in our hit-parade stands for Gonna Make It. We were lucky enough to capture Norah's first time sitting up on camera.

Our fourth 'G' stands for Gametime. Hey, Daddy puts up with all of Mommy's Steelers clothes that she puts on Norah. It's only fair that he get his little girl an outfit or two. :-) (We think that the song was entirely unnecessary, though)

Finally, the last 'G' stands for Girlfriends. Mark and Andrea Silnes came to The Weber Inn last night. J & Andrea have been friends going on 12 years now. As all of we ladies know, we love our parents, husbands and significant others with all of our hearts, but nothing beats the best of girlfriends. J has a great one in Andrea, and now Norah does, too.

So, grab some popcorn, dim the lights, turn off your cell phones, sit back, relax & enjoy the shows!

D, J & Norah

Are You Ready for Some FOOTBALL!?!?!?!

We know that Norah is! As you all know, Mamma Weber is a HUGE football fan and an even BIGGER Pittsburgh Steelers fan. And, even though Daddy's team, the Cincinnati Bengals, have been less than successful in the past ....well....Decade or two, we give him credit for being a tried-and-true fan (and for being a good sport and putting up with pictures like these)

The first picture was taken on 2/1/09, Superbowl Sunday, just 24 hours after Norah was born. We were still in the hospital, and Mommy was just a tad bit doped up on pain medication, but Norah got to help cheer the Steelers on to their 6th Superbowl victory.

The second picture was taken today, 8/13/09, at the start of the '09-'10 NFL pre-season. You may recognize the cheerleading outfit from a previous post from Oct. '08; it was a gift from Norah's Godmother, Cindy. Norah was still cozy in the womb as Mommy draped it over her belly. And, now, less than a year later, our little Cheerleader is sitting up and fitting in it nicely. How time flies!

So, let's all sit back, relax and get ready for some FOOTBALL!

6 Month Milestones

Can you believe that July 31st marked Norah's "Half-Birthday"?!?!?!?!?! It sometimes seems like just yesterday that our little Angel-Face came home from the hospital and got a "kiss" from our kitty, Mia. She just keeps growing and changing on a daily basis. Here's a re-cap of Ms. Norah's Milestones from just the last few weeks:

Weight: 16.1 lbs. (Started out at 6 lbs and 15 ozs)
Height: 28" (Started at 21.75")

But Wait! There's more! In addition to moving through her fruits and veggies like a pro AND eating in her highchair most of the time, Norah has begun to SIT UP UN-ASSISTED! Wahoo! Norah did it once, and it's like she's always been sitting up like a big girl!

Norah's six-month pictures were taken on Saturday, and they speak for themselves. She is the most beautiful daughter ever.

We hope all of you are well.

Much love,
D, J Norah

Take Your Daughter to Work Day

About a week and a half ago, Mommy picked up Norah early so that she could come to The Berry Network and visit all of her wonderful co-workers (Mommy is pretty sure that it's part of her job requirement at this point to show The WeeOne off at her place of business at least every 6 months!)

As you can see, Little Norah-Belle was bright-eyed and alert and ready to be loved on and cuddled by every one at BNI. What fun!

Been a busy few weeks, and we have seen many changes and witnessed many milestones in our little girl. More to come this weekend.

Much love,
D, J & Norah