The Sand Between Her Toes

Norah got to visit 'The Beach' for the first time on Sat., 5/30/09. The Webers headed up to Lake Choctaw just outside of Springfield, OH that day for a friend's daughter's graduation party. It was a bit chilly, but Norah was really interested in the beach. This was great preparation for 'The Real Beach' in Florida in September!

Love to all,
J & D

Norah's Got the Travel Bug

Well, it seems as now that Ms. Norah has discovered how to raise her upper body with her arms, that there's no stopping her from traveling all over the place.

Norah's travels began with her movin' and shakin' in her brand new Exersaucer! Daddy did a lot of research to find the safest, nicest and most pink Exersaucer in the world. And Norah has been lovin' it. She has kept her head and upper body up and has rotated all around the fun play stations.

Memorial Day weekend saw a lot of travel for our girl, too. Not only did Norah make it to not one, not two but THREE barbecues, but she had her first interstate travel to Indiana to visit her Uncle Matt and Aunt Courtney for the first time! What fun she had! Not only did J & Dan get to visit with her family for a time, but Norah got to be held, cuddled and loved on by the Craig's.

She can't wait to see them again really soon!

The Greatest Mother's Day Gift...Ever

May 10th was memorable for many reasons. J turned 30 and 1/2 (okay....that's pretty lame...no one celebrates half-birthdays), celebrated her first Mother's Day as a Mommy herself and got the greatest Mother's Day gift EVER.

The day started off very well. Daddy let Mommy sleep in by tending to Norah. When Mommy woke up and came downstairs, Norah had the greatest surprise for her: For the first time, Ms. Norah Belle pushed herself up with her arms and lifted her head. Now, for those of you who do not have children, you may be thinking: "So. What's the big deal about lifting up on your arms to lift your head?!?!" Well, let me just tell you that this is a MAJOR accomplishment as far as baby-milestones go, and to have Norah do it on Mother's Day made it all the sweeter. (the picture is blurry...but we had to post it to capture the moment).

After a wonderful breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast (made perfectly by Dan), Mom and Dad just generally chilled out, took a walk with Norah and Angus and capped off the day by having a great dinner of Chinese food with Grandma and Grandpa. What fun!

J's first Mother's Day was made special for one more reason. As most of you know, J's mother, Mamma Craig, passed away 10 years ago this October. The last Mother's Day Mamma Craig was alive, J bought her mother a shirt that said "World's Greatest Mom". J kept this shirt with the intention of wearing it on her first Mother's Day as a Mom. It was worn with pride; in honor of Mamma Craig...and her new granddaughter.

We love you all,
D&J

The Silnes' Come to Visit!!!!!!!!!!!!

The weekend before Mother's Day, Dan and J were honored to host two very special guests: Andrea and Mark Silnes. Andrea and Mark are probably two of our favorite people, and now they are two of Norah's favorite people, also. They came in from Columbus to spend the night.

Not only did Ms. Norah get some serious cuddle time with Andrea and Mark, but her Mom and Dad got to have some fun, too.

We ate fabulous Italian food, played euchre and just generally talked and caught-up....until 3:00 a.m.!!!!!!!!!! (good thing Norah went down and 9 and slept all the way 'til 7).

Thanks, Andrea and Mark. We had a great time and can't wait to see you again soon.

Catchin' Some Zzzzzzzz's

You've all seen the pictures we've posted of our cute little Norah, and you may have noticed that she's sleeping in many of them. What you have not seen are pictures of Norah Belle swaddled up nicely resting in her crib at night. That's because, up until, about a week ago, Mommy and Daddy were still being awakened each night anywhere from about 2:30-4:00 a.m. to the sounds of 'hunger and change-me cries'.

Now, all of a sudden, Norah has decided to let Mom and Dad get some more shut eye during the night; and catch some more Zzzzzz's herself. Our little angel has been going to bed consistently at around 9-9:30 and sleeping until around 5:30-6:00 a.m. Last night, she went down at 9:00 and made it until 7:00 a.m.!!!!!!!!!

Don't get us wrong, Norah's night-time sleeping habits have never really been that bad, but it sure is a nice change to get a few more hours of un-interrupted sleep each evening.

We pray it lasts!

Hope all is well with each of you,
D&J