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We Heart Oliver

Silas & Zoe are very lucky to have friends already and they are not even a year old yet! Their best little friend is definitely Oliver Farley. Vanessa, Ollie's mom, is a co-worker and very close friend of mine. Vanessa worked in the lab with me at the University of MN, and we made the big move to Boston together 5 years ago. Vanessa got pregnant about 6 weeks before I did, and we were so lucky to be able to share our pregnancies together.


Oliver was born on September 19th, just 2-1/2 weeks before Silas & Zoe were born. In addition to working together, we are so lucky that our family's live close together too! Vanessa, Greg & Ollie live in West Roxbury, just over 1 mile from our house. We had lots of fun playdates during our maternity leaves,




As the babies have gotten older and started moving around, it's a blast getting them all together!




We have had some very fun outings with Oliver this summer! There was lab day on the Cape,


A trip to the zoo,



And a very fun baby shower at Nadine's house!



We do lots of impromptu playdates too!






There is also a park right in between our houses, so we meet there all the time.







It has been wonderful to have such a good friend in Vanessa, someone to commiserate with and try to figure out this Mommyhood stuff together. Silas, Zoe & Oliver are sure to be lifelong friends... We love you guys!!!

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