Seasons Greetings!

Happy Holidays, from the Webers! We wish you all nothing but good tidings and joy this holiday season. We're doing well here in Dayton. Baby classes are almost done (J & D can now swaddle w/ the best of 'em), the nursery is nearing completion (just a few final touches) and we're gearing up for the Baby Shower. We've included the picture that we sent out w/our Christmas Cards this year, as well as a very special pic of our Little One and the love we already feel for her. It's hard to believe that, in just a few short weeks, we'll be posting pictures of us HOLDING our Little Weberette! How exciting. Much love to all of you, J&D

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words....

Hello, All. We apologize for not updating our blog sooner. Things have been a bit wild and crazy around The Weber Inn. Much has happened since our last post. Too much to sum up in one entry. They say a picture is worth a thousand words so, without further adieu, we give you the nursery (still a bit to complete & sorry some are blurry)during and after as well as the new SUV we purchased so our little girl can travel home in style.

Happy Holidays, All.

Love,
D&J

Cider, Gliders, Godmothers & Football...Oh My

The past weeks have been very busy for Mommy & Daddy Weber. We have registered for all of the goodies that Our Little Angel will need when she arrives (Babies 'R Us & Target), bought her a nursery suite, celebrated our 3 year anniversary, visited a cider/pumpkin farm, put together her glider (thanks, Daddy), and had a visit from Little One's awesome Godmother, Cindy.

Dan's wonderful anniversary present to J was a glider for the nursery. It arrived last week, and Dan had it up that very night. J is looking forward to many late night and early morning feedings in her comfy new chair. Next up on the nursery front, moving the old office furniture out, picking up the new nursery furniture, and beginning to paint. Keep checking the website for updated nursery pics.

The beginning of October marked D & J's first visit to a cider/pumpkin farm south of town. Although the weather was unseasonably warm, the two had a relaxing day. Dan picked up some Cider to make his own version of J's favorite carbonated beverage, Hornsby's (to be consumed AFTER Feb :-), and J got to sit amongst the pumpkins and do a little window shopping.

Another great event that occurred was the visit of our Little Girl's Godmother, Cindy, this past weekend. Cindy has known Dan & J since their college days at UD, and is also a fellow Steelers fan (sorry...Daddy....you're outnumbered). Cin got Little One her 1st official Steelers cheer-leading outfit, and received plenty of sticky kisses from her little 'nephew', Angus, in return. We're so glad you came to visit, Cindy!

That's about all for now. J's got another Dr's appt. at the beginning of Nov, so we'll be updating the site very soon. We hope each and every one of you is doing well and enjoying the cool weather.

Much Love,
D & J

Beautiful Colors of Fall.....

....consist of pink, green, black, orange and gold. At least those are the beautiful colors of Fall as far as the Webers are concerned. Yes. The weather is cooling down. The football season is heating up and the leaves are bursting with color. And there is plenty of color to be seen at The Weber Inn these days.

The first major colors to be seen are the lovely shades of cream and moss green that make-up THE BRAND NEW BATHROOM! That's right. After a lot of hard work (and...okay...let's admit it...a teensy bit of nagging from The Wife) Dan finished the bathroom. And, it is gorgeous. No words can describe it. It is beautiful, and Dan can take a good deal of pride in a job well done.

The completion of the bathroom now leaves us open to decorate and furnish our beautiful baby girl's room (no, still no name yet). We've picked out a color scheme (a very light green with a mid-wall border of light and dark pink squares) as well as a theme (lambs). We've been to The Big House (Babies R Us), and have priced out Little WeeWeberette's new furniture. We'll be returning to The Big House, as well as Target, next weekend to register. Dan is just thrilled that he gets his second shot at The Gun (he had too much fun using it when we registered for our wedding).

Speaking of our Little One, she is just growing right along. J's appt. today went very well. Little Girl Weber was very calm with a heartbeat of 153. She got a bit squirmy when the tech tried to find her heartbeat, though, and Mommy got quite a kick out of hearing her try to flip and flop away from the pressure on the belly.

And, squirm she does! Yes. We have movement. She's not moving all that much, nor is Daddy able to feel her from the outside yet, but Mommy is really getting used to, and loving, the motion.

Mommy is also getting used to her expanding belly! With the exception of having a bit of trouble finding a comfortable sleeping position, J is really "growing" into her role as a glowing pregnant woman. In addition to looking awesome in some wonderful hand-me-downs that her friend, Jaime Turner, gave her (Thanks so much, Jaimo), J and her mother-in-law had a wonderful time shopping for some cool and comfy prego clothes. (Yes. JC Weber actually had FUN shopping...someone keep an eye out for the 4 Horsemen!)

Other than that, we've just been loving Fall. JC has set up her Halloween village for all to admire on the front porch, and JC and Dan are OD'ing weekly on football. This is where the black and orange (Halloween...and The Bengals) and black and gold (Steelers) come in to our Fall Color Scheme.

Enjoy the pics of the bathroom, and J's new look. She's only gonna get bigger.

We hope you're all well and gearing up for the holiday season.

Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice.....

...is exactly what we know our LITTLE GIRL is made of! That's right. We found out today that we are the proud expectant parents of what is going to be a strong, independent beautiful baby girl.

We're right on the money when it comes to our due date (2/7/09). Our little girl was just moving and shaking up a storm this morning. She yawned. She gave Mommy & Daddy a thumb's up sign, and she even gave us a great profile of her whole body. This was truly a pretty awesome experience for Mommy & Daddy to have.

Little Girl Weber's heart, kidney's and circulation all look good. Her bone structure and posture is also right on. All in all, she is the most beautiful little girl we've ever seen! :-)

We could not be more thrilled. Our head's are spinning with all of the exciting and new things we will being doing with this little princess. She'll be the perfect combination of Mommy and Daddy. She is a wonderful gift already!

In other news, we had a wonderful time in Florida. We spent a relaxing week in Siesta Key with Eric and Susie. We've posted some pictures of this great time (you can even see J's little 'bump' beginning to show), as well as the first pics of our baby girl, for your viewing pleasure.

We are hoping that each and every one of you are well.

More to come.

D & J

All's Well That Begins Well

Just had my third pre-natal appt. today, and all is going well. My blood work came back positive where it needs to be positive and negative where it needs to be negative thus far, so our Little One is progressing nicely. I was surprised to find out that I've actually lost 3 lbs, but our doc doesn't seem worried, so I'm not sweating it.

Dr. Peterson has written me scripts for pre-natal vitamins ( I have to tell you I was somewhat disappointed to find out that I would be graduating from the Flintstone Chewables that she had me taking in the interim....made me feel like a kid again :-) and anti-nausea pills. I told her that, as things go, the nausea has been pretty manageable (Hey, based on horror stories I've heard and read about, I can't complain at all.), but asked when I can look forward to getting a bit more energy back. She was pleased to report that, as WeeOne's organs are almost entirely formed now, I should be feeling young and spry again in just short of 3 weeks. Hallelujah! I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever see the other side of 9:30 p.m. again. Looks like soon. But, as I've said, in the grand scheme of things, I can't think of a better reason to not feel good. This is truly a blessing and wonderful experience.

No real wacky cravings or aversions save the typical yen for ice-cream (thanks to my wonderful husband and awesome-Daddy-to-be for finding the kind that hits the spot! :-) and a small obsession w/ Cheerios. After they came right back up about two weeks ago, though, I don't think I ever want to see that big, yellow box again. And, I still can't stand the thought, or smell, of Orange Juice, chicken or coffee (MAJOR shock for those who know me). Here's hoping that that subsides soon.

On the whole, we're all right as rain in the Weber household. Thanks to those who have sent well-wishes. WeeWeber is gurgling her/his delight :-)

I'll try to update this guy about once a month. Next up: THE HEARTBEAT APPOINTMENT!

Much Love,
J

Nurseries? Not Yet. Bathrooms are a Better Idea.

Even before we found out that I was pregnant, we had begun the task of remodeling our bathroom.  Yes.  We'd picked out the tub, toilet and sink, come up with a color scheme and even found tiles to match everything.  The news that a little Wee Weber will soon be gracing us with her/his presence simply made us want to begin, and complete, this home remodel faster so that we can concentrate on other projects like turning our office into a nursery.

Now, I use the term we in this scenario lightly.  It is true that we picked out the bathtub, toilet, sink, tiles, color scheme etc... together, but that is really where the we in this project ends.

I gracefully bowed out at this point for several reasons.  First of all, I don't want my obstetrician killing me if she finds out that I have been breathing in mold,  dust and doing heavy lifting. (Who woulda thunk that this type of activity would be ill-advised for a pregnant woman :-).  Second, it appears as if all of these newly found little hormones that I have have made it damn near impossible for me to walk from one end of a room to the other without wanting to take a 5 hour nap, so I am attempting to conserve as much energy as I can.  Finally (and most importantly), I admittedly know very little about home remodeling projects and my wonderful husband does.

Bless their hearts, it has been Dan and my father-in-law, Eric, that have assumed the responsibility for pushing Humpty Dumpty off of the wall and putting him back together again, so-to-speak.   They have dedicated this 3-day holiday weekend to ripping up floors, tearing wood from walls, throwing out old bathtubs and toilets and replacing them with brand-spanking new ones.  

For my part, I have run errands, bought bathroom accessories and generally stayed out of the way ( I find that making one's self scarce during the home remodel of a small space is advantageous for a happy, healthy marriage :-).  But, I do hope to help lay some tile when the time comes.

Although there is a way to go yet, a great deal of progress has been made, and I just can't thank Dan and Eric for all of the hard work that they have done.  I've attached several pictures so that you can see the progress.