She has arrived

[dpbrown]

Nina Mary Brown met the world at 3:09 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 2005. She was a big girl and mom is exhausted.


http://homepage.mac.com/danielpbrown/PhotoAlbum3.html

[flamingyouth]

1. Congrats!

What a beautiful baby! :hug:

[Maraya1969]

2. congrats!

Best of luck to all of you! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[racaulk]

3. Wow, she's a big girl!

No wonder mommy is tired... Congratulations! :woohoo:

[Lithos]

4. Congrats!

I can see why the mom is exhausted. But she's a cutie!

Congrats to the three of you!

L-

[AllyCat]

5. Congrats!

Much joy to your growing family. Hope momma recovers quickly. Thanks for sharing the pic with us.

[KitchenWitch]

6. Congratulations

My first was 9.75 lbs....hope your wife gets some rest!

[Spike from MN]

7. Congrats!

Wow, what a cutie! And yes, she's huge. Ouch! Best wishes to your wife for a speedy recovery.

[dumbshrub]

36. Congrats!

She's a big girl, but gorgeous! Reminds me of my third child, a boy who was 9 1/2 pounds. In the nursery all the people looking at him thought he was two months old. And he wasn't the biggest -- my roommate's baby was 9 lbs., 15 oz.
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[MsAnthropy]

8. The best to the three of you!

Good job!

[GAspnes]

9. Congratulations!

Great looking little girl there, DP.

And stock up on sleep while you can. The next 3-4 years will be a joyful challenge.

[indigo32]

10. Awesome

she's adorable Dan,
congrats to the three of you

[no name no slogan]

11. Whoo-hoo!!!

Glad to hear mom and daughter are okay! She looks big! How much does she weigh?

:toast: :woohoo:

[jean]

12. What a radiant little girl - she is, indeed "Pretty Nina." Congratulations

to you all.

I was always told when babies reach about 11 pounds they will likely sleep through the night. If true, it won't be long and the three of you will be snoozing straight through 'til morning!

[dpbrown]

13. Thank you everyone for the kind wishes!

And just in case you didn't notice, the link on the bottom is to more pictures of my lovely future activist:

http://homepage.mac.com/danielpbrown/PhotoAlbum3.html

Cheers,

Dan Brown
Saint Paul, Minnesota

[newyawker99]

14. Awww!!

Congrats! :toast:

[katinmn]

15. Congratulations, Dan!

What a beautiful baby, and a good size, too!

Thanks for sharing the great pictures. It is a miracle when they arrive, isn't it?

[Demrock6]

16. Sweet.......

A future DUer I am sure!

[dflprincess]

17. Great news!

And what a cutie! My best to all of you.

Enjoy every minute, before you know it, she'll be heading for college while you're left wondering where the time went.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. Congratulations!

Looks like a lovely, healthy baby..and big enough so that she'll be wearing that "Activist" outfit some time next week. :-)

[fudge stripe cookays]

19. Congrats Dan!

Nina is INDEED a cutie! And a big girl!

I'm so glad to see a pretty old-fashioned name instead of one of the trendy ones. Even Emma, which used to be old-fashioned is now trendy again!

Lydia's right-- she ought to fit into her rockin new jumpsuit very soon!

FSC :hi:

[bvar22]

20. Congrats!!!! Have a Cigar!!!!! Nominating this thread!!!

Welcome to the World!


Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.

[northernsoul]

21. at the risk of being redundant:

CONGRATULATIONS!

:toast:

[myrna minx]

22. Wow-she's a beauty.

Congratulations, Dan.

[Oreo]

23. Congratulations!

I only hope your daughter allows you more sleep than my 5 week old does!

My son was 10.2 when he was born. Second was induced b/c we were afraid she'd be big too. Found out today she's already 10lbs.

Enjoy it! Treasure every minute you have with her. They grow up VERY fast. One big tip is to take care of yourself... you can't take care of Nina if you're not half-way sane.

[bvar22]

24. You know, it only takes 2 more nominations....

...to get dpbrown's daughter on the Greatest page.
He could show Nina a screen shot of DU's Greatest Page in 20 years!

[mzmolly]

25. Awwwwwww, congratulations!

:hug:

[Hepburn]

26. Wow...Congrats....and what a BEAUTIFUL Baby!!! n/t

[MelissaB]

27. What a beautiful family! Congratulations!

[SupormomFreeAtLast]

28. She's wonderful, Dan!

And you're wife is gorgeous! You should really bring her out to meet the gang sometime.
Congratulations on your new, little activist!

[dpbrown]

29. I just saw it on the Greatest Page!

Thanks, everybody!

[lakeguy]

30. congrats, she sure is a big one!!! nt.

[dalloway]

31. congratulations!

the best part of life.

[Nite Owl]

32. Congrats!

She's beautiful and the name is too. Best to all of you.:hug:

[dmr]

33. Oh, what a sweetie she is!

Congratulations to both mommy and daddy!

:)

[roguevalley]

34. oh god. what a pretty baby. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

[Tesla]

35. Babies are the hope for the future

God Bless your family!

[flygal]

37. AWWWW Congrats!

She's exactly four years younger than my first daughter - enjoy getting to know her!!

[hermetic]

38. Hooray DP!!!

Beauty! :woohoo:

[question everything]

39. She is adorable but... some day she'll be mad at you

for presenting her like that to the world..

Maybe she'll retaliate..

Nice homepage, too..

[dpbrown]

40. Hopefully I'll have the only naked pictures of her on the Internet

But she might still be mad.

;-)

Dan

[Wapsie B]

41. Congrats to you and your wife dp!

:bounce:

:toast:

[dpbrown]

42. Additional Photo Albums for the Minnesota DUers

There's the original:
http://homepage.mac.com/danielpbrown/PhotoAlbum3.html

And now there are two more:
http://homepage.mac.com/fehuang/PhotoAlbum23.html
http://homepage.mac.com/fehuang/PhotoAlbum24.html

[Lydia Leftcoast]

43. Wow, Dan, I can tell that you really enjoy being a dad!

You look so happy on all those pictures.

And no wonder. You have a little cutie there.

[dflprincess]

44. She is just precious

Great pictures - I especially liked the day 10 "showing a new face".

[dpbrown]

45. It's all about the "firsts" now

First thumb, first ride in the stroller....first protest... (well, a father can hope, right?)

[dflprincess]

48. Of course you can hope

Besides - she already has the onsie to wear to her first protest.

[katinmn]

46. Beautiful pics!! I like the commentary, too:

"Mommy's hands are on Nina's smooth skin, not the piano"

:)

[indigo32]

49. What a cute family you are

you both look so proud and she is adorable.

[DemonFighterLives]

47. Congrats DP

I bet you are proud. Now we must change the world for her!
;)