Baby Brown Makes 3.25

Some 19 months photos

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Ashlyn dressed herself in her tutu

Her new baby cousin, Xavier Radford Seitz.

Izi and Ashlyn cows at Amy's Ice Cream.

HAT (18 months)

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Ashlyn and friends at 18 months

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Ashlyn with her future boyfriend Dylan Dice, the Raggedy Ann doll her Great Grandma Mae made her and finally with her future best friend Millie Nance.

Our little performer: 18 months

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More Girl Power at 17 months . . .

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Some videos at 16 months

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16 months: GIRL POWER!

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16 months

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15 months dancing queen

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15 months

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Ashlyn in Daddy's hat/coat from his Baby Boy days

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I think she had just turned a year about the time these photos were taken.

Stylin' at 13.5 months and singing with a very patient Izi at 14 mo.

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Trip to NYC, Jan. 2010

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Ashlyn got to hang with her NYC buddy Violet. She also spent a lot of time bundled up and in a stroller cruisin' the streets of Manhattan. She's with mom in Washington Square Park and Daddy in Union Square. Among other places.

The shot of her with the headphones is on the plane.

Katri, Zoe & Alberto

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Katri, Alberto and their beautiful Baby Girl, Zoe, visited Texas from Sweden for Christmas. Katri knitted Zoe's hat!

1st year bday cakes by Aunt Shei

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1 year bday in Quanah

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1 year bday in Quanah

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"Happy Birthday to youuuuuu!"

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Ashlyn hearts balloons

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Ashlyn had a ball playing with her balloons at her 1 year bday celebration in Austin.

1 year bday in Austin

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Before we went to Quanah to celebrate Thanksgiving and Ashlyn's 1st bday, we celebrated in Austin as well.

1 year bday in Austin

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More 1 year celebration in Austin!

Almost 1 year

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10 months: Halloween dressed as our tiny dancer. ACL with daddy.

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I have some 8 month photos to post, but I love this video and wanted to get it posted. This is 9, almost 10 months.

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OK so Ashlyn just turned 8 months. The last time I posted was when she was six weeks. I hope to get better at posting more frequently, but no promises. I already have some 8 month pictures, but don't have them ready to post. Please enjoy the documentation of her growth and development these past 6 1/2 months. More to come soon. . .

7 months

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More Ashlyn at 7 months

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No-No has been great at getting Ashlyn to sleep. Ashlyn and Izi got to hang out with Great Grandma, Great Aunt Florence and her daughter Kathy (2nd, 3rd, 4th cousin? not sure). Izi and Ashlyn have on matching outfits that Great Grandma got them. Izi's is of course purple, her "best favorite" color.

Mother's Day weekend

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I think these were actually taken the weekend after Mother's Day. Ashlyn's about 5 1/2 months here hangin' with her aunts and cousins at Grandpa and Grandy's.

Beautiful Seitz/ Brown Cousins A is 6 months, Izi is 2 yrs old

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Play me a Song

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Daddy came home and was pleasantly surprised to find his baby girl banging away on the piano her cousin Izi gave her.

Luna love

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1st time at Barton Springs

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crawl Baby Girl crawl

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Toot

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I think these are all about 6 months

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Almost 6 months, 'bout to crawl

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friends and great grandmas, 5 1/2 months

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Mark's surprise b-day; Ashlyn almost 5 months

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More of Mark's surprise b-day, almost 5 months.

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4 1/2 months

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4 months

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4 months,Ginny's wedding

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3 months

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in swing not feelin' well, but still cute. about 2 months

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2 almost 3 months

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Yesterday marked Ashlyn's 6 week b-day. She's growing and changing every day. The following posts are highlights so far. They're a bit out of order, don't miss the fun pics at 5 weeks.

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Sleeping at almost 6 weeks.

Surprised at 5 weeks.

4 weeks

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Just sittin' with Daddy, bath time with Grandy and 1st bottle.

2nd week

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Gettin' to know Paw-paw.

1st walk, can you tell she was excited to be outside?

First week home

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Gettin' sleep when we can.

5 weeks

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1st picture, hard to tell, this is her latest "party trick" daddy makes her stand on her own 2 feet. Next, I laid her next to a pillow for measuring purposes. I realized she's growing so fast, I want to have something to compare her growing to. Then we have kissing cousins, followed by a quick picture of her in the dress that I was actually brought home in from the hospital. And finally, me and baby girl Ashlyn.

Ashlyn's 1st bath

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Ashlyn's 1st days

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Welcome to the world Ms. Ashlyn Tempest Brown! Born 11/28/08 7 lbs, 7 oz, 21 inches after 44 hours of labor! It's all worth it though, we're very happy! The first couple of posts are Ashlyn's 1st days. The next post is her birthday and finally the last belly shot.

More: Ashlyn's 1st days

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Ashlyn's birthday

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1. Proud Daddy Shawn

2. Relieved Kaysie

3. The doctor tried posing with Ashlyn, but Shawn just focused on his baby girl

4.Cone Head

5. Ashlyn being handed to me for skin on skin and her first time to nurse.

Last belly shot

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Here's the last belly shot. 40 weeks!

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These are 38 weeks. I'm officially 40 weeks tomorrow, 11/25/08, my due date. Can you say ugh!? Each time I feel I can't get bigger . . . I do. Then I miss the days I thought I was big! Baby girl is rolling around in there constantly. It's fun to watch my stomach, though creepy for some I guess.

I miss having a center. I miss my core. But, I have an awesome hubby whose always there with a helping hand and a supportive word. He's pretty excited about meeting his baby girl. Now we just play the waiting game.

I have a few more pictures on my dad's camera of me now at about 39/40 weeks. When I figure out how to download them, I'll add them.

Oh yeah, clarification on the previous post. I DID NOT go camping. Shawn and I stayed at a B & B, then he went camping. I ate dinner with him at the camp site, but did not stay with him. Heck no! I like to try to be a trooper, but that is more insanity than anything. ;)

Baby Moon

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Shawn and I went on a "Baby Moon" this past weekend. It's the latest thing for expecting parents. You get away together one last time before the baby comes. We went to Fredericksburg and stayed at a B & B. Then Shawn went on a solo venture. I followed him out to Krause Springs and had dinner by the camp fire with him. Then he stayed out there for two nights by himself! He came back regenerated and ready to be a father. :) It was also simply a nice get away for him from the stresses of his job. He's refreshed and ready to join the world again.

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All righty folks, here I am at 35 weeks. As I type this I'm actually at 36 weeks. Technically, 4 weeks to go. Getting to forget how life is without a belly and something constantly rolling around in there. Sleeping is becoming harder and I'm getting a shooting pain at my pubic bone sometimes. It's all normal though. All part of the fun. We are getting really excited and eager to meet our little girl. We toured the hospital tonight. Out of about 9 couples, only 2 of us are planning to have a natural childbirth. Well, here's hopin' I don't get too much bigger.

34 weeks

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No belly picture here, just a sonogram at 34 weeks. My belly was actually measuring 2 cm smaller than normal, so just to be safe our dr. had us get an ultrasound. The baby is fine, she's weighing in right where she should be, so it's all good. In this image she is lying sideways. You can see where they labeled her eyes and chin. It looks like she has chubby cheeks and her eyes are closed, sleeping peacefully.The sonographer (is that a word?) told Shawn she looked like him. He was like "oh yeah, it's just like looking in a mirror. " Ha ha.

33 weeks

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Shawn and I went to Fort Worth for a wedding and stayed with Shei (his sister) and her family. The boys, our nephews, were sweet enough to take a photo with their aunt and little cousin. Crazy how much bigger I look in one picture, compared to the other. Whew! Shawn's looking pretty smooth though. ;)

31 weeks

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Pics of the growing belly at 31 weeks. I can't believe I'm still going to get even bigger! As I type this I'm at 32 weeks. 8 more weeks to go. Some days it feels like the time has flown. Others, it feels like this has gone on for ever. I've been teaching university dance and lecture courses, a children's residency once a week, doing my prenatal yoga, morning walks and every so often going to the gym. All seems to be going well. Survived ACL this past weekend. See following posts.

Also had to add a pic of chillin' miss Luna. Still . . . no idea what she's in for.

ACL & Preggers

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Everyone was so wonderful. Always had my chair if I needed it. Everyone carried bags and the chair, made sure I was good with food and water. We went swimming at Barton Springs a few times to keep cool. Had a great time!!!

Izi and Ashlyn

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More fun pics of precious Izi kissing and hugging Baby Ashlyn. She loves to talk about baby Ashlyn in the belly.

26 wks

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Finally, some updated posts. The first 2 pics in this one are belly pics at 26 wks. First time I saw the pics, I couldn't believe the belly myself. No wonder I feel the way I do: stretched, like I've got a basketball attached to me.

Notice Shawn's beautiful mask hovering behind me. It almost looks like a drawing on the wall, but it is a mask made of bailing wire.

Next two pics are from our quick trip to buy fresh roasted green chilies in NM. One with the beaming grandmommy, aka 'Noe Noe', named by her first grandbaby. The second with the beaming grandparents 'Noe Noe' and 'Pa Pa' (also named by Izi), proud daddy, and me who they made turn sideways. This was at Lujan Farms in the Rio Grande valley near Las Cruces, NM.

I think it's time we can share the name with you. I really don't know why I didn't last time. Guess I just wanted to make sure. But, we have definitely decided. Our baby girl's name will be Ashlyn Tempest Brown.

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These are 24 wks. Our first "child" bathing herself. She still has no idea what she's in for. Next we have a close up of the belly at 24 wks. Then a couple of picks with the daddy and one more with kitty. I actually made that dress I'm wearing. Very comfy for the summer. Guess the 'nesting' instinct is developing. I think the dress actually makes me look a bit bigger.

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Izi, the most precious niece anyone could ever ask for, is trying to hug her cousin. Not sure if she understands the concept, but she likes to play along. She loves anything to do with babies (and butterflies and polka dots for that matter, so she says).

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Here are the promised sonograms at 20 wks. They're pretty self explanatory. The top one is her face, then the proof she's a girl, hands, then toes.

IT'S A GIRL!!

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Here are some pics of me and belly at 20 weeks. We had our U/S today and the baby was very cooperative, she spread 'em and we easily learned we're having a baby girl! Thank goodness because we only had a girl name in mind which is . . . you'll have to stay tuned to find out.

Oh, and I felt the baby move for the first time yesterday! Now, every so often I feel that little

flutter. Pretty crazy!!

Today's sonos coming soon.

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So, these are probably hard to
see. Sorry. This is 14 weeks. It's

the first time Shawn and I saw a

true being as opposed to a bean. We couldn't believe how much it was moving in there. I couldn't believe I couldn't feel it. The top of the 2 set is" waving" (very hard to see). She wrote "Hi Mom and Dad". The second is profile. The top of the 3 set is looking at the monitor. (kinda creepy looking). The second is facing away. You can see the two hemispheres of the brain. The 3rd is zoomed in on the hands. The big one is profile.

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Almost 12 weeks.

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Almost 8 weeks. I could still suck in my stomach. Then Shawn told me to let it go.

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Sonogram of the little bean at 7 weeks.

.25 What?

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I've been wanting to start a blog for awhile, but a name for the site stumped me and slowed my process. But, my DH and I came up with one, which by now you know is Baby Brown Makes 3.25. Well, we're very excited to be extending our family and while you may think it will be Shawn, Me plus baby makes 3, we can't forget one important family member in this quietly growing group: our first baby, Luna Kitty. So, while she can't travel with us or create art presents on holidays and birthdays, she's still at least a quarter of a family member and we're very excited to introduce her to the one we currently, lovingly call Baby Brown (sometimes Baby Burrito). Following this post I plan to post sonograms, pictures of my growing belly, any current family/friend pics and thoughts on how things are going. This is for all our loved ones spread out around the country, the world, to keep updated on this new adventure we Browns are now embarking upon.