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	<title>Two Lines On a Stick</title>
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	<description>My life began when I saw those two pink lines ...</description>
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		<title>Getting Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I managed to take both kids to the mall. I was dying to get up to Gymboree and pick up the Popsicle Party stuff I had on hold. Plus, I wanted to show Taylor to my manager and say hello. I am honestly looking forward to getting back to work (just once a week) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/03/10/getting-out/</link>
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		<title>First Days at Home with Taylor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have to say that the first two days at home were really rough. Taylor did NOT want to be put down. Big Sister did NOT want to leave him alone. She also kept jumping and climbing right next to him, and I was constantly having Jonathon or my mom take her somewhere else so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/03/05/first-days-at-home-with-taylor/</link>
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		<title>NICU Day Six- Going Home!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday morning, I knew that Taylor wouldn&#8217;t be going home. I left Jonathon at home with Bailey and went up to the hospital by myself to be there to feed him. After his first feeding, guess what his nurse came over and told me? His bilirubin levels had dropped to 12-point-something overnight and he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/03/04/nicu-day-six-going-home/</link>
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		<title>NICU Day Five</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday morning, I called the hospital first thing when I woke up. They told me Taylor had passed his carseat test and done so well during the night. Jonathon had planned to come up to the hospital with me, so my mom came over early to watch Bailey and we got up there in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/03/04/nicu-day-five/</link>
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		<title>Sunday, NICU Day 4 continued</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had lots of time alone in the late evening. So I took some self portraits of Taylor and me.



Sunday night before I left, Taylor&#8217;s nurse, Kim, got him set up for his carseat challenge. Each baby in the NICU has to do a test where they sit in their carseat for two hours without [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/03/04/sunday-nicu-day-5-continued/</link>
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		<title>NICU Day Four</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday morning when I got up, I called the NICU first thing. They told me that Taylor had a wonderful night and not only was he off all his oxygen and forced room air, but that he was doing well regulating his body temperature. That meant a move to the other side of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/03/03/nicu-day-four/</link>
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		<title>NICU Days Two and Three</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday morning when I woke up (after a NOT good night of sleep, thanks to all the nurses coming in my room all night long) my OB came to visit. She said she heard Taylor had been moved, and asked how he was doing. Right after that, I went straight down the hall to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/03/02/nicu-days-two-and-three/</link>
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		<title>Moved to the NICU</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About a half hour after Taylor was born, he started making little grumbly noises. You know how babies grunt and grumble when they&#8217;re itty bitty? We thought that&#8217;s what he was doing. Just before we got ready to move to our new room in Mom and Baby, the nurse started seeming a little concerned about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/03/01/moved-to-the-nicu/</link>
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		<title>Brother and Sister Meet Each Other</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After Taylor was born, I was able to get up and walk around within about a half an hour. Not having an epidural was REALLY nice as far as recovery. I was on an IV with fluids basically in case they needed to give me something suddenly. After the delivery I was on Pitocin by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/02/28/brother-and-sister-meet-each-other/</link>
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		<title>Disney On Ice Giveaway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend Amy is giving away tickets to Disney on Ice in St. Louis. The winner gets a 4-pack of tickets to opening night on March 10th at 7:30PM. The winner will be able to pick up their tickets (with a Picture ID) at the will call window the night of the show.Click here to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/02/27/disney-on-ice-giveaway/</link>
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		<title>Taylor&#8217;s Birth Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that he is a week old, I decided it was high time to write Taylor&#8217;s birth story before I forget the details. Things have been a little crazy at our house since he came home.
On Wednesday, February 17th my nesting mode kicked into high gear. I was on a mission to make sure EVERYTHING [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/02/26/taylors-birth-story/</link>
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		<title>Taylor Owen is here!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So remember how I was just saying that Taylor was full term now? (Except that I didn&#8217;t tell you his name?) Well he decided to surprise everyone and come into the world on Thursday morning! After a super fast delivery with NO EPIDURAL, he was born at 8:20 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds and was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/02/21/taylor-owen-is-here/</link>
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		<title>Rough Week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know I mentioned this on Facebook (what, you aren&#8217;t all friends with me on Facebook??) but last week Bailey and I had a really rough week. I just really don&#8217;t have the energy to chase her down as much as I need to when she starts getting into stuff or running away from me. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/02/17/rough-week/</link>
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		<title>37 Week Checkup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today at my dr&#8217;s appointment, she said, &#8220;Congratulations! You have a full-term baby!&#8221; Thank you, God, for letting me carry this baby for 37 weeks. I am always convinced that I am going to have an early unexpected delivery for some reason. I am trying to enjoy these last few weeks with Baby Boy inside [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/02/16/37-week-checkup/</link>
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		<title>More Valentine&#8217;s Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had a playdate the other day with my friends Amy and Casey and their girls. Bailey was excited to play with Kaitlynn and Addison. We met at a new bakery shop called Yummy and Co. They sell individual cupcakes, cookies, coffees and drinks. They also do custom cakes and stuff like that. They have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/02/15/more-valentines-day/</link>
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		<title>Baby Boy&#8217;s Room</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Decided it was high time to share some pictures of the baby&#8217;s room. It is almost all ready. Well, he could move in now and be fine&#8230; but I want to get another toy bin (for his books) and some letters to spell his name on his wall, and maybe a picture frame or something.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/02/14/baby-boys-room/</link>
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		<title>2009 Taxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just have to announce that I have just filed my 2009 tax return. Stupid Turbotax (which has been a pain in my butt this year) just told me that it has been successfully transmitted. Thank God, one less thing on my to-do list! Plus we get a decent refund so I will look forward to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/02/12/2009-taxes/</link>
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		<title>Sunshine Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was given the &#8220;Sunshine Award&#8221; by Dawn at The Bent Bunch! She has two adorable kids, James and Natalie. Natalie is one tough little girl who just had another heart surgery and is doing amazing! Dawn manages to stay optimistic about life most of the time- and when she&#8217;s not being optimistic she&#8217;s still [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/02/11/sunshine-award/</link>
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		<title>Love &amp; War</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am about halfway through a new book called Love &#038; War that is completely changing my mindset about marriage. I am usually hesitant to read &#8220;self-help&#8221; type books but I am familiar with John and Stasi Eldredge and knew that this would probably be a good one. And plus, I knew that I needed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/02/10/love-war/</link>
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		<title>My Little Valentine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know it&#8217;s not Valentine&#8217;s Day yet, but I wanted to share a few pictures anyway. These were taken the other day before Bailey&#8217;s cooking class at the Early Childhood Center. She has gotten really into posing for the camera&#8211; which is quite a refreshing change from the tears and facing-hiding of a few months [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twolinesonastick.com/2010/02/09/my-little-valentine/</link>
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