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Happy Birthday to me!<\/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":[4,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pQyAq-1h","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1211,"url":"https:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/thoughts\/2014\/06\/01\/happy-birthday-amelia\/","url_meta":{"origin":79,"position":0},"title":"Happy birthday Amelia!","date":"June 1, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Darling Amelia. You turned three years old today. What a year we shared together. You started school last August, and you're getting ready to \"graduate\". We've moved house, travelled across the US, met elephant seals, learned to communicate, did potty training, and so much more. 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