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		<title>Houston, we have a tooth!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Miles has been very drooly lately, but at a doctor&#8217;s appointment the pediatrician said she saw no signs or any teeth coming soon. Well, Miles must have seen it as a challenge because as he was gnawing on my hand this morning I felt the first real poke of something sharp and hard. Sure enough, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Miles hits a Milestone </title>
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					<description><![CDATA[He almost rolled into one! After a few weeks of rolling side to side (with help from mommy and daddy) and after some cheering on by big brother Jacob, Miles finally learned how to roll over on his own. After my complete joy over him learning this new skill, a realization hit me&#8230; We really [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Three months for Miles</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A few days ago Miles hit his three month birthday. Time flew by so fast, and now it is time to start planning for my return to work. I have mixed feelings about this because I love my job, but I have not really left Miles for more than a few hours in the entire [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>These guys&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 22:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Miles is about to turn two months old, Jacob is on his way to turning three, and I can&#8217;t believe how fast time is moving. As I enjoy all the newborn cuddles and seeing those first smiles, I also look at how far Jacob has come and can&#8217;t wait to see both boys get older. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>One month down&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 06:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Miles turned one month old on Friday and will be 5 weeks old tomorrow. Time is slowly drifting by and the days are mixed between great and hard. On the hard days I am sleep deprived, unsure of when I last fed him or if I remembered to make Jacob a lunch for school. On [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Happy One Week Birthday, Miles!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 05:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My Birth Story-Miles I woke up at 4am on Tuesday, January 5 to get ready to go to the hospital for a scheduled c-section. I was really calm and relaxed despite being disappointed that I did not go into labor naturally beforehand. I really wanted to try for a natural birth, but I guess someone [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Not a Christmas Baby</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 14:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well, we made it past Christmas and tonight&#8217;s full moon! I am grateful that we were able to enjoy the holiday with family and not be in the hospital. Plus, we would feel bad if our little man had to share his birthday with a major holiday. But, he is safely tucked away and seems [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 06:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sitting at just under 30 days left and we learned that our son is already expressing his independence by pointing in the wrong direction. I often feel a big lump on my upper right tummy, but we learned that it is likely his head. Yup, he is breech right now.&#160; The doctor said that he [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>30 weeks&#8230;it&#8217;s getting real!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2015 16:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I turned thirty weeks yesterday and looking at the calendar causes mild anxiety. I can&#8217;t believe that soon enough we will have TWO children! Today I was thinking that I should really take some time to enjoy these last ten weeks or so as who knows when quiet moments will happen in my future.&#160; Jacob [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Big Boy Milestone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This morning Jacob hit a huge milestone, making for a very proud mommy and daddy. He has been showing a lot of interest in using his potty chair this week, so we&#8217;ve done a lot of sitting and singing songs with no results. Well this morning, I decided to sit him down as soon as [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Baby #2 making a statement </title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2015 16:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[it is hard remembering back to being pregnant with Jacob, but I swear this baby is way more active sooner! Every day I get brief moments of lots of wiggles and kicks. Daddy was even able to feel one good kick, which is about 3 weeks earlier than with Jacob. I hope this isn&#8217;t a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Long night ends with a thump</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[last night Jacob woke up around midnight and just couldn&#8217;t (or wouldn&#8217;t) fall back asleep. It was three hours and one snack break later that we finally put him in his crib and said &#8220;night night&#8221; and left him there. I think he was surprised we did that, but he quietly laid there until he [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sick big brother, growing baby</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2015 05:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jacob is fighting something right now, but mommy and daddy are trying to take good care of him. On the positive side, he got a new book today about being a big brother and we read it together. He seemed to like it. Plus, at one point I felt his little sibling moving around a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Yay second trimester!!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am finally in the second trimester and starting to feel better. I don&#8217;t remember feeling as nauseous with Jacob, so I am grateful that it is starting to go away. However, everything has shifted forward and my stomach looks about 5 months big instead of 3. I guess there is no denying that this [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Jacob is growing up more each day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am sure every parent is proud of their kid, but the older Jacob gets, the more impressed I am by the little person he is becoming. He continually surprises us with a new word, phrase, or song, or by showing off his kind heart. This week Jacob fully transitioned to the preschool side of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>About 8.5 weeks in&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 05:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This pregnancy is kicking my booty right now. I have constant nausea and am starting to get tired and moody. Luckily we have started to tell our family, in case it shows. I am so grateful to be pregnant again, but am ready for this part to be over and be on to the glowy, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Baybub&#8221; is learning more each day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2015 22:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A few days ago David and I were looking at old videos from when Jacob was first born. He was so small and helpless. He had no control over his movements or head, and relied on us for everything. As the videos progressed, we saw smiles, laughter, hitting toys with a little fist or kick, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Life with a toddler</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[No doubt about it, Jacob is a growing toddler. He may be short and still fitting in 12 (and some 9) month clothes, but he is growing, developing and changing every day. It amazes me at how smart he is. He tries to do so many things that I thought were too advanced for him. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have been waiting, watching, and practicing&#8230;and over the last few days Jacob decided he was ready to start taking real steps! It was only one or two at first, usually as a means to fall down on purpose (he loves falling). However, we&#8217;ve been encouraging him to balance despite his tendency to stand on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Another Milestone-first Haircut</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2014 03:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jacob just keeps growing at a rate I cannot believe. It seems like since his first birthday he has decided he is going to be a big boy and catch up to all his friends. Within a week of his birthday he started army crawling and soon after that he learned he could crawl on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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