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		<title>One Year of Bren</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we celebrated Bren&#8217;s birthday with a little cake smashing. It was fun to watch Bren taste and wear the cake. Most things are fun with my son. He&#8217;s a bundle of Wahoo. I can’t believe it’s been a year already. The past year flew by quickly. At the same time, it seems as if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bren&#8217;s Birth Story (The Long Version)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Past Due Ten days past my due date, I found myself walking 2 miles a days, eating lots of pineapple, stimulating my nipples, trying to seduce my husband, and praying for our little sprout to make his debut. It was tough and I was willing to wait for the little guy, but time was getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the World My Darling Bren</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After 32 hours of labor, Chris and I finally got to meet our beautiful son by caesarean section. Brennus Edain Markle was born Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 7:57 am. He weighed 9 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20 ¼ inches long. We began at home Monday night, when my water broke just before midnight. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Father&#8217;s Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are now nine days past our due date. I&#8217;ve been to see my mid-wife twice this week and things are progressing, but I have not gone into labor yet. We&#8217;ve had many toning contractions, otherwise known as Braxton Hicks, but nothing strong or progressive. So, we&#8217;ve been spending a lot of time either walking, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forty Weeks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is our due date! I don&#8217;t have much to say, everything is ready around here. My dad is on his way from Texas. My mother will be here next week. Fingers cross the Sprout decides to come on out and meet his grandparents. And here is my updated belly progress photo. Also, if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>License Plate Says Stunner Number 1 Superstar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, to say we are distracted is an understatement. Chris and I are a buzz this week, only five days until we hit our &#8220;guess&#8221; date. Will he come this week? Will he decide to make his entrance next week? The week after? We just don&#8217;t know. But be assured we are singing and talking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigskylonestar.com/index.php/2010/06/license-plate-says-stunner-number-1-superstar/</link>
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		<title>Twenty Three</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No longer counting the weeks, I&#8217;ve started counting the days until our Sprout is due to arrive—twenty three days. That seems like such a small number. As the weeks dwindle to days, I been thinking about the world we live in and the things I can&#8217;t wait to show to our Sprout. I mean, it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigskylonestar.com/index.php/2010/05/twenty-three/</link>
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		<title>Rounding Third</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two trimesters down and one more to go&#8211;we are finally in our third trimester of gestation. I was reading about what this means. I’m 29 weeks this week and the sprout is now between 2-3 pounds and approximately 15 inches long. His brain is getting it’s groove on, forming the grooves we associate with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigskylonestar.com/index.php/2010/03/rounding-third/</link>
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		<title>Grow, Baby Grow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s official my favorite blue jeans no longer fit, not even with a belly band. But the sprout is growing! I’ve gained 8 pounds in the last month, making that 8 pounds total for the pregnancy. I’m starting to feel very well-rounded. I started doing some pregnancy meditations—“36 weekly practices for bonding with your unborn [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigskylonestar.com/index.php/2010/02/grow-baby-grow/</link>
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		<title>What a Kick</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally, last night, while I was soaking in the tub Spout (aka Marquis, aka Vercingetorix—more on this later) made his presence known. It wasn’t gas this time&#8211;for real! It was full on baby rumble time in my belly. He kept it up for about 30 minutes. I haven’t felt any more today, but I’m really [...]]]></description>
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