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		<title>Ava After Surgery Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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Getting ready for surgery…

After Surgery…



After Surgery with Ventilator Removed. Still a little groggy!
Hey guys,
Sorry it has taken a bit to squeeze in some time for this update, but Ava’s surgery today went very well. She is now back in the NICU nursery recovering. It has been a hard day, but a very good one too.
They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ava Update and Photos for March 8th</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/03/08/more-photos-of-ava/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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Hey guys,
As requested, here are some more pictures of our little one. All of these were taken by Jodie, Melissa’s brother. Just this evening we heard back regarding the dye test they ran on Ava’s digestive system. They said the dye they placed in her went exactly where it was supposed to go and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ava Update for Saturday, March 6th</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/03/06/ava-update-for-saturday-march-6th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To all those who have called, written, and commented: THANK YOU for all of your prayers and support. It means a lot to us and we don’t take it for granted for a second. Please don’t get offended if it takes us a while to begin returning calls!   Hopefully this blog can serve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing…</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/03/05/introducing%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ava Winter Grace Dillon
Born at 4:12pm on March 3rd, 2010
7 lbs. 11 oz. &#38; 21 in. long


Taken less than 5 minutes after her birth.

Cutting the Cord with the NICU team. Including a whole team of people from the NICU there were no less than a dozen people on hand for the delivery—primarily because of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ava Update</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/03/02/ava-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey guys! It’s Mark here with an update for a change!  
We had an appointment this morning at 9:45 and because we are 41 weeks along already, they told us it would be best to just get settled into the labor and delivery center in preparation for the birth of our precious little A. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Still Waiting&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/02/27/still-waiting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<title>Doctor&#8217;s Visit</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/02/23/doctors-visit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I will lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.&#8221;
~ Psalm 4:8

We&#8217;re back from the hospital with no inducement. I must admit that I&#8217;m a little relieved. I would love for her to come naturally and when she&#8217;s ready if possible. But they did say that they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/02/22/waiting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently&#8230;&#8221;
~ Psalm 37

After a few days of many practice contractions and signs of labor, all has grown quiet in the the last 24 hours. I had felt like Ava could come at any time, but now am feeling strangely like nothing is happening. I&#8217;ve read that this is normal, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Under His Wings&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/02/18/under-his-wings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;He who keeps you shall not slumber.&#8221;
~ Psalm 121:3

Mark made Ava Baby a lullaby playlist on my iPod, and I&#8217;ve been playing it over and over while I&#8217;ve been here at Jamie and Angela&#8217;s house. One song in particular has actually ministered to me so much of the love of God for our little girl, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guidance</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/02/17/2110/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You hold me by my right hand; You will guide me with Your counsel.&#8221;
~ Psalm 73:24

Our day at Fairview was a whirlwind of meetings, information, testing and busyness, but what it did for this nervous mommy and daddy was invaluable. We went from ultrasounds and testing to meeting with doctors and consultants, discussed our birthing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaving for Minneapolis</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/02/15/leaving-for-minneapolis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
in all of your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.&#8221; 
- Proverbs 3 

We are so humbled and blessed by the outpouring of love and care that we have received from all of you&#8230; the comments, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prayers for Ava</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/02/13/prayers-for-ava/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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Dear Family and Friends,
Yes, our little girl&#8217;s name is Ava. We wanted to wait till she was born to announce it, but as we are writing to ask you all for prayer for our baby girl, we want her name to be lifted up to heaven as much as possible.
On Wednesday evening, our doctor called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>38 Weeks</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/02/09/38-weeks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks 38 weeks in my pregnancy. I can hardly believe that her due date is just two weeks away, and yet it feels like forever until I can finally hold her in my arms. Mark held my hand today as we watched our little girl moving around on the ultrasound monitor. It made my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White and Wood</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/02/06/white-and-wood/</link>
		<comments>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/02/06/white-and-wood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have six posts half written and waiting for pictures in my &#8220;drafts&#8221; section. There are dirty dishes in my sink. I have a basement full of dirty laundry. I have a &#8220;To Do&#8221; list a mile long of things that still need to get done before the baby arrives. I have messages on my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tickled Pink</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/01/30/tickled-pink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Babies are bits of stardust, blown from the hand of God.&#8221;
- Barretto

Our Itty-Bitty Little Girl had her first ever party last Sunday afternoon! My sweetest Sister-in-law, Angela, and my two very dear friends, Becky and Heidi, threw a perfectly pink party for our little one. It was such a special shower! And despite a very [...]]]></description>
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