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Ok so two days in a row does not a habit make, but I must admit there is something liberating in having found my way back to this bastion of free speech and creativity. Ok I'll come clean: the undeniably hostile political landscape in the US made it impossible for me to write anything over the last several months without breaking my own rule, so I went off the grid.

Now the election is over, and everyone is so upbeat and happy about all the change that is coming to America. So aside from the daily aggravation of listening to sissy, liberal commentary from the socialist media, I really have nothing to talk about. So we can go back to having fun in our little web-world, free of political hype and propaganda.

Back to the issue at hand: Baby Girl Brown. See above photo. It may not be clear, but it's a translucent photo taken through my wife's stomach, scanned on a moderately priced scanner, and uploaded in low resolution to a site that hosts all this for free. I'd like to see it a little more clearly as well; so you and I will both have to wait until she gets here.

They told us at the ultrasound that everything looked good, then Erin's doctor called to reassure us yesterday. So all is well at 20+ weeks. We'll keep you posted.

Yes. It HAS Been a While.

Ok.  I promise I will start getting back into the habit of updating this space more often.  It has been far too long.  It's not that nothing has been going on; actually, quite the opposite.  There has been a lot going on and I have been extremely busy.  None of that should serve as an excuse.  I have a responsibility to keep my readers informed.  I have been dodging this obligation for too long.  So...we're back.

Without further ado I move to the good news from the Brown house:

First, be on the lookout for Baby Girl Brown.  Coming June 19, 2009.  No you're not reading that incorrectly: Erin is more than 20 weeks pregnant.  Most people don't know, so don't be upset.  We've just been keeping it fairly quiet.  Not a secret, just not broadcast widely.  But now you know.  Baby Girl: Coming soon.

Next, Erin and I are in the beginning phase of creating a foundation in memory of Molly.  Again, coming soon, the Molly Bear Foundation.  Our mission is to provide supplemental financial assistance to families raising children with Trisomy 18.  I know many of you have been supporting our fundraising efforts over the past few years and we are hopeful that will continue.  We will still be working with the Trisomy 18 Foundation - after all where better to find the deserving families we hope to support than the well-established network of families there - but the funds we raise will go to the Molly Bear Foundation, and then directly to one or more deserving family.  As more information becomes available you will find it in this space, and at the Molly Bear Foundation web site (once completed).

Unfortunately, in sad news out of the Brown house, Erin's maternal grandpa passed away last night.  He has not been well for a little while now, and he led a very long and happy life.  We will certainly miss him; he told the best stories and had a wonderful way of livening up any conversation with an anecdote or an opinion.  Take care, Papa.  Say hello to my Gramma and Pop-Pop; they're probably sitting on a bench somewhere discussing what to have for dinner.  And, of course, give my little Bear a hug and tell her Daddy misses her every day...