What a wonderful afternoon we had!
Brooke is fast asleep on the couch beside me, zonked out from the afternoon of PLAY with her newest friends!
Big Boy Caleb, Brand New Baby Doll Malaina, and their Mommies, Leah and Michelle, all came to Burnham for our very first play date with the kids! The only things missing were the Tostitos and Salsa bowl (which were conveniently in the cabinet - I just forgot to get them out!)!
I've posted before about these three little ones all being born 7-ish weeks apart! Caleb came in July, Brooke in September, and Malaina in November! I love the fact that they are all so close in age!
All three of us Mommies are still off from school right now, so we're enjoying being together as much as possible!
We shared lots of Mommy stories! It's incredible...the fact that we have these children means we are all going through almost the exact same thing - day in and day out! Everything from feeding schedules, poop troubles, and sleeping woes, to the lovely struggles as married couples turned Moms and Dads... Thank goodness we have each other and all of the other Mommy friends in our lives to be there for us!
My favorite part of today was just watching these beautiful children that we created! Caleb - the most vocal of the bunch, had so much to say about his day, his Mom, his Dad, and the rest of the world! It all sounded like squeals and giggles to us, but he sure is a wise man already! Miss Malaina didn't say much... She only opened her little peepers a few times, but when she did, she told us a few stories and sang a song or two before going right back to sleep in her Mommy's arms! Brooke did an awful lot of fussing for my liking! She's normally so pleasant... We encouraged the kids to "share"...our attention, the blanket... but Brooke wasn't handling this so well. It was definitely nap time for all 3 kids - and before we knew it, Leah and Michelle were packing up the troops and headed home!
We've already scheduled our next play date for 2 weeks from now! Leah and I are taking the whole year of school off, and we're working on Michelle to do the same! I can only hope that these play dates continue - not just for us as friends, but for these kids!
It's so important to me that Brooke grow up to be a nice little girl, with lots of friends who care about her. Having these play dates and such good friends like Michelle and Leah is my way of giving her a great start towards being a good person who enjoys the company of others!
So girls, (and Caleb), we can't wait for our next play date! Hopefully by then, Caleb will be speaking full sentences and Malaina will be sleeping through the night!! (Hmmm...high expectations, girls!) So much to look forward to!
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1 comment:
Libby,
It's so great that you have friends to share your newfound parenthood with. My friends and I had a similar group. Initially we got together "for the kids", but it quickly became apparent that it was more for the moms than anything else. We are all still close even though some of the kids are in school and our get togethers are less frequent.
Emily
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