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		<title>Hello, Vancouver!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our neighborhood in Vancouver, a photo by chertartlet on Flickr. This is easily one of the cleanest and most consistently charming cities I&#8217;ve ever visited. The neighborhood we&#8217;re in has rows of cute houses that look like they&#8217;re from a &#8230; <a href="http://cherbie.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/hello-vancouver/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherbie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3525362&amp;post=2406&amp;subd=cherbie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello new year! I&#8217;m enjoying every moment with our little man. One of my resolutions this year is to start recording all of Benji&#8217;s firsts &#8212; his first 7 hour sleep stretch (last night; hence I have time to blog!!), &#8230; <a href="http://cherbie.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/inaugural-post-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherbie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3525362&amp;post=2400&amp;subd=cherbie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On the year 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This verse seen in today&#8217;s Our Daily Bread sums up my year pretty well: From Psalm 40:2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave &#8230; <a href="http://cherbie.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/on-the-year-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherbie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3525362&amp;post=2389&amp;subd=cherbie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[.  And remembering the real story behind this season from Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, &#8230; <a href="http://cherbie.wordpress.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherbie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3525362&amp;post=2392&amp;subd=cherbie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>He is growing quickly</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At day 26, our little Benj is now weighing 4.2kg and measuring 55cm, up about 400 grams and 4cm from about 10 days ago. I&#8217;m glad to receive this report as this means he&#8217;s feeding well &#8212; very well! His &#8230; <a href="http://cherbie.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/he-is-growing-quickly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherbie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3525362&amp;post=2387&amp;subd=cherbie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Motherhood&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first 20 days of motherhood has been filled with much love, warmth and joy. I love holding little Benji and rocking him to sleep, and watching him make little expressions with his face. With all the good parts, however, &#8230; <a href="http://cherbie.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/motherhood/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherbie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3525362&amp;post=2381&amp;subd=cherbie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A special year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 is a significant year not just because it&#8217;s the birth year of our little boy; it&#8217;s also the year I transition into the third decade of life. Yup, turned the big 3-0 on the weekend and I was glad &#8230; <a href="http://cherbie.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/a-special-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherbie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3525362&amp;post=2373&amp;subd=cherbie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Benji&#8217;s 1.5 weeks old</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time is FLYING with Benji around. Who knew that a little being who only knows how to eat, pee, poo, burp, and cry, can take up so much time and keep not just one or two, but THREE grown ups &#8230; <a href="http://cherbie.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/benjis-1-5-weeks-old/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherbie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3525362&amp;post=2365&amp;subd=cherbie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The morning after the delivery day: OUCH. OUCH. OUCH. My entire body was SO sore; even my neck, from all the pushing and tensing of my muscles during labor to try to manage my pain. I was also feeling the &#8230; <a href="http://cherbie.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/first-few-days-post-pregnancy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherbie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3525362&amp;post=2348&amp;subd=cherbie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My birthing story</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my story under the cut (warning: graphic descriptions and a super long post!!!): Benji was 40weeks + 5 days when I started feeling regular contractions, with pain lasting a minute or so and were about 8 minutes apart. The &#8230; <a href="http://cherbie.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/my-birthing-story/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherbie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3525362&amp;post=2343&amp;subd=cherbie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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