Benjamin Penguin

Ben and I have returned from visiting his grandma. It was a great trip, as it always is. But it’s always good to be home and to be with Adam again. Now that Ben is so much more interactive and engaged in his world, he’s really becoming quite fun for Adam. During those first few months when Ben was eating and sleeping all the time, there wasn’t much for Adam to do save be the recipient of my pleading “When will this boy stop eating?” eyes. Now, however, it is a delight to watch the two of them together because Ben really likes all the silly things Daddy does. Like lift him up into the air. Very, very high. Oh, such the good time! I like it when Adam takes me to Chipotle, so he’s fine entertainment for all.

In other news – I got fat during the pregnancy. It’s cool. I’m not despondent over it. In fact, I’m so not bothered by the fat that I’ve effectively put off doing anything about it because I just couldn’t be arsed. However, as we are soon to be rolling into the fifth month de Benjamin, I am thinking that it is just about time to dust off the connective tissue of my joints and set about losing the super hot 45 pounds I gained right before I got pregnant and then during the prenatal period. I’ve even gained weight postpartum, so if I was truly honest with myself, I also need to add those postpartum five pounds to my weight loss goal, for a grand tally of 50 pounds. Note to self: Whole bag of broccoli during pregnancy good. Whole bag of Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips during pregnancy bad. Half cup of Toffuti soy ice cream during postpartum period acceptable. Whole container of Toffuti soy ice cream during postpartum period clearly not.

I’ve read repeatedly that writing down one’s goals helps to acheive them so I’ve set the reasonable and highly specific goal of: “50 pounds. Sometime by the end of this year would be quite nice.”