{"id":195,"date":"2014-12-31T21:54:39","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T02:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spearpeople.com\/?p=195"},"modified":"2014-12-31T21:56:02","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T02:56:02","slug":"what-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spearpeople.com\/?p=195","title":{"rendered":"What a year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-222-1\">\n\n    \t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n        <a href='https:\/\/www.spearpeople.com\/index.php\/nggallery\/slideshow?p=195'>[Show slideshow]<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spearpeople.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/what-a-year\/hungry-caterpillar.JPG\"\n               title=\"\"\n               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At 2 and a half months he is almost 12 pounds and 22 inches long. That's almost triple his birth weight! He is awake more and more, beginning to be more interactive - smiles that melt your heart! - and \"talks\" to us all the time. And we hate to brag, but he hardly ever cries... We can't wait to see what happens next, each day is different and new.\r\n\r\nAnd the pace is about to pick up! Courtney goes back to work on Monday, January 5th, though Sylvan will be at home with family for a little longer. Jim will be staying with him for 2 weeks, then grandmoms\/grandad will descend to keep an eye on him until we start a nanny share with a local family in February.\r\n\r\nLooking back, it's been an amazing year - a new job for Courtney, renovated (almost) house, and amazing new addition to our family. We are so fortunate and grateful for the amazing friends and family who have helped and supported us along the way. Thank you all, and happy new year!","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Show slideshow] Amazing how fast a month has passed since our last post &#8211; our sweet Sylvan has continued to grow and thrive and make us smile. At 2 and a half months he is almost 12 pounds and 22 inches long. That&#8217;s almost triple his birth weight! 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