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What a Body Knows:
TV Interview with Benita Zahn!
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For Kimerer's most recent writing, please visit her new Health blog on the Psychology Today website!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Life with Leif
For those of you who don't yet know I exist, let me introduce myself. I am Leif LaMothe Gee, third son and fifth child of Kimerer LaMothe and Geoffrey Gee, born on June 14, 2009, at Hebron Hollow Farm, in Hebron, NY. My cousin Taylor thinks I must be part plant. According to Mom, he's not so far off. She keeps calling me the littlest "leaf" on the LaMothe-Gee family tree. I arrived thirteen days past my due date, much to everyone's surprise. Really, I was trying to be considerate. I mean, it was hard finding the right time to be born amidst my family's busy schedule! I settled on a sunny Sunday afternoon, just after Dad had played the piano for a local funeral. It seemed like a good time to make people happy. While Mom and Dad rode the waves of my coming, my older sibs took a walk up our hill to places they keep talking about that I can't wait to see. My midwife and her assistant arrived around 7:30 PM, as the process started getting intense. When I finally came out, at 9:03 PM, Mom caught me. She says it was her most challenging birth yet. Dad was right there with her, every step of the way, and in the final moments my two brothers and two sisters gathered around to witness my emergence. They all look at me with wonder, knowing how I got there but still not quite sure they believe it. Sometimes there are so many arms wanting to hold me, I feel as if I must have been born to a family of octopi. Meanwhile, I am adjusting to life upside down--I mean right side up--and on land. While I have spent most of my 36 hours of air time sleeping, I have already mastered a few bodily functions and am working on a few more. Mom says every time I wake up, I look older. Silly, I am! Mom and Dad want me to thank everyone for all their good wishes and support. We are deeply grateful! Especially me. With love, Leif LaMothe Gee
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