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<\/a><\/p>\nHe’s just too brave, and too excited to grow up. He’s so desperate to be where Amelia is, and not get left behind. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him happier than this last week (and that’s saying a lot for Luka). <\/p>\n
I guess the time has come for another baby…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So it’s finally happening… My baby boy Luka has started pre-preschool. He gets to the door, waves at the greyhounds, and proceeds to the toys. He doesn’t even look back to kiss us good-bye. He’s just too brave, and too excited to grow up. He’s so desperate to be where Amelia is, and not get […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[64,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pQyAq-c7","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":606,"url":"http:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/thoughts\/2013\/01\/30\/back-in-the-grind\/","url_meta":{"origin":751,"position":0},"title":"Back in the grind","date":"January 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"This real world thing is tough! It's really amazing how quickly we got used to not having a schedule, demands on our time (outside the babies), and responsibility. But we're back, and it's full steam ahead. 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