My girlfriends are as important to me as my family. Unfortunately, like my family, many of my best friends live far away. I have worked really hard over the last 2 years to create a community of new friends that have been such an amazing source of laughter, support, advice and perspective as I have navigated the path of mommyhood.
-Andee & her daughter Maya came in for a few studies when Maya was a baby, and Andee & I formed a friendship at the beginning of my pregnancy. We both are busy with careers and at times doing lots of single parenting, but we always find time to get together every month.
-Iris & my friend Kristin went to Smith together, and Iris and I cultivated a friendship after Kristin moved to Wisconsin. The first time Iris came over to see us, Silas & Zoe were ~ 2 months old and Iris had just found out that she was pregnant. She is now mommy to an adorable baby boy, Peter, who turns 1 at the end of June. In the fall, Iris and I started meeting up for dinner and margaritas once a month. These nights out make me feel human again!
-If you're a blog follower you've heard me talk a lot about Wendy and her twin daughters, Sydney & Ivy. We met on the MA twin moms site and started getting together for monthly playdates when the babies were 6 months old. I can't tell you how much I have valued having a fellow twin mom to celebrate and commiserate with over the last year.
-Auntie Vanessa & Oliver live nearby but we haven't seen them nearly enough over the winter. We are excited to start having more regular playdates now that summer is upon us and Vanessa will be on maternity leave with baby #2 starting in June!
-In December, I met Miriam and her son, Garrison, in a neighborhood shop. They live nearby so we have lots of fun with impromptu playdates. Miriam is expecting a baby in November so we'll be excited to have another new friend!
-Auntie Timery moved back to Ipswich in the fall. Her adorable baby boy, Jason, turns 1 this week and we are so fortunate to see them once a month.
What prompted me to write this blog post is a new friend, Teresa, and her twins, Josephine and Theodore who turned 1 in April. I met Teresa and her husband, Tim, in Target back in the fall. They were carrying Josie & Theo in baby carriers and I spotted them down the aisle. Always a sucker to chat with other twin parents, I struck up a conversation with them and we ended up exchanging e-mail addresses. Several months and one long winter later, we finally got together for our first playdate yesterday! They live in Walpole, which is ~ 25 minutes from here. We had a late afternoon playdate and shared a lovely dinner together. It's always an adventure feeding 2 sets of twins at the same time so I wanted to share these pictures!
I am so thankful to have such a wonderful community of mommy friends as a part of my life. I wouldn't survive this stage of life without them!!!!
-Andee & her daughter Maya came in for a few studies when Maya was a baby, and Andee & I formed a friendship at the beginning of my pregnancy. We both are busy with careers and at times doing lots of single parenting, but we always find time to get together every month.
-Iris & my friend Kristin went to Smith together, and Iris and I cultivated a friendship after Kristin moved to Wisconsin. The first time Iris came over to see us, Silas & Zoe were ~ 2 months old and Iris had just found out that she was pregnant. She is now mommy to an adorable baby boy, Peter, who turns 1 at the end of June. In the fall, Iris and I started meeting up for dinner and margaritas once a month. These nights out make me feel human again!
-If you're a blog follower you've heard me talk a lot about Wendy and her twin daughters, Sydney & Ivy. We met on the MA twin moms site and started getting together for monthly playdates when the babies were 6 months old. I can't tell you how much I have valued having a fellow twin mom to celebrate and commiserate with over the last year.
-Auntie Vanessa & Oliver live nearby but we haven't seen them nearly enough over the winter. We are excited to start having more regular playdates now that summer is upon us and Vanessa will be on maternity leave with baby #2 starting in June!
-In December, I met Miriam and her son, Garrison, in a neighborhood shop. They live nearby so we have lots of fun with impromptu playdates. Miriam is expecting a baby in November so we'll be excited to have another new friend!
-Auntie Timery moved back to Ipswich in the fall. Her adorable baby boy, Jason, turns 1 this week and we are so fortunate to see them once a month.
What prompted me to write this blog post is a new friend, Teresa, and her twins, Josephine and Theodore who turned 1 in April. I met Teresa and her husband, Tim, in Target back in the fall. They were carrying Josie & Theo in baby carriers and I spotted them down the aisle. Always a sucker to chat with other twin parents, I struck up a conversation with them and we ended up exchanging e-mail addresses. Several months and one long winter later, we finally got together for our first playdate yesterday! They live in Walpole, which is ~ 25 minutes from here. We had a late afternoon playdate and shared a lovely dinner together. It's always an adventure feeding 2 sets of twins at the same time so I wanted to share these pictures!
I am so thankful to have such a wonderful community of mommy friends as a part of my life. I wouldn't survive this stage of life without them!!!!
Awwww...sweet post!
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