Social Mommy

So I hosted a lunch today for 2 of the girls in my mommy's group. What a kick! We've been meeting in restaurants downtown, but last week with 5 girls, 4 babies + strollers, and 2 grandmothers, I think we strained our relationships with the other clientele. So this week, I volunteered to meet at our house. So there we were, 3 women with babies. We alternated chatting, breastfeeding, changing dirty diapers and clothes, and calming crying infants. It was lovely to have them here today, not only to have people in the house and adult conversation, but to share the time with 2 similar women in the exact same situation as I find myself. This baby is all of our firsts, we all work, and we are all planning on going back to work. We commiserated today that a "big day" these days is when you accomplish things like getting the car repaired or going to the grocery -- a long shot from our previous life! I look forward to years ahead with these women.