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Where there was once two, now there are three. Benjamin, Adam and me.

Why “benjamin penguin”? Because he is our little winter baby. Because on the day we left the hospital to come home, a blast of wind hit me that was so cold it knocked the teeth out of my head and I had to keep Benjamin bundled close to my fat reserves, just like a Mama penguin. Because when the boy was in my belleh, he would wiggle around in a way that reminded me of the penguins marching in March of the Penguins. OK, and if you have actually seen the March of the Penguins, you’d know that the Mama penguins hustle off like the trollops that they are and leave the frigid, wintertime egg-tending to the males, but indulge me in my metaphor, no?

And you are? I am a part time PhD student and a full time social policy research wonk. Mama to Benjamin and wife to Adam. I also have a sundry collection of lifelong minor, and generally entertaining, mental health issues that make living an interesting ride at best. ADHD? Come on down. Panic disorder? Yes, please. Generalized AND specific phobia anxieties? Why sure! Hypochondria? Natch! Intermittent depression brought about by monumental life changes such as the ushering in of a new life form into the world? You betcha!

And of the pregnancy and parenting? I have a history of unexplained early pregnancy losses and the lovely title of “unexplained infertility” written on a doctor’s chart here or there. I also have the title of “postpartum depression recovinatrix” sashaying from my hips. But no crown. The next time I get a title, I am going to demand a crown. Our parenting style can best be described as “by the seat of our pants; (See: blind, Flying).” We aim to parent attachmentally and generally seem to do so.

This blog is a chronicle of our new life together.

By the way, you can always reach the little family at benjaminpenguin123107@yahoo.com

And this post? This is really me and motherhood in a nutshell. It’s the unintentional “About Me” page that arose months after the blog began. : http://benjaminpenguin.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/the-one-where-i-fulfill-my-karmic-responsibility-to-reflect-on-before-and-after/

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I LOVE hearing about Baby Benjamin and your little family. That’s the way it works, you all learn together. He’s such a little cutie! I’m so sorry that you had a bad experience at the doctor’s office. That should never happen to anyone and I hope the doctor is taking classes in bedside manners! Talk about people skills! Take as many pictures as you can because he’s going to change each and every week. Love to all. Aunt Diane

Comment by Aunt Diane — January 27, 2008 #

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i lov the pics of benji!

Comment by chloe — January 31, 2008 #

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I love hearing about the marvelous little changes that Ben is experiencing as he grows. Nana and I can equate with the sense of wonder that you and Adam are experiencing watching your little Ben grow.

Comment by Pops aka Ben's Grandpa — January 31, 2008 #

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Comment by bibomedia — March 4, 2008 #

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I was scrolling through fellow wordpress blogs and came across yours. Your posts are so familiar to my experiences of being a new mum & bring back many happy memories of our son Finn (now 21months old)… time has just flown by. We also had a bad start with me needing an emergency C.S. but they’re right… time is a great healer & I’ve learnt to forgive & forget the bad memories and move on… to the extent I’d now consider doing it all again.

Every new milestone they achieve is so amazing to see and I think this is the best stage yet. Then the next phase arrives and suddenly that’s the best!

Just you wait until he’s mobile… nothing within reach will be safe and then the real talking starts…. currently I hear chants of ‘mummeeeymummeeeymummeeey’ & ‘daddeeydaddeeydaddeey’ through the monitor when he wakes up in the morning and wants out of his cot bed. Who needs alarm clocks any more?!

Have fun & enjoy it all
Fiona
http://fionakelly.wordpress.com/

Comment by fionakelly — May 7, 2008 #

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