Mommy Group's 1st B-Day Party

There is a wonderful group of women that I've been friends with who all have babies that were born around the same time as Maia. Some of the women were friends before the babies came and others were couples Aleks and I met at our birthing class. Throughout the past year we've tried to be a support for each other and meet at least twice a month if possible. Our get togethers have been more informative and reassuring than most any doctor's appointment we've been to.

So, we decided that we needed to celebrate our kids' first birthday in style! We met at my friend Chelsea's house and had a great time of eating and watching the kids play with one another. It was amazing to think back to our first mommy group when the babies were just a few weeks old. We were all so exhausted and just sat in a circle breastfeeding (with all our boppy pillows, diaper bags, burp rags, and car seats around) and talking about the babies' diapers, eating, and sleeping habits. Now, Owen is walking, they play with one another, they're starting to talk... my goodness how time flies!

Here are the birthday kids:

(Maia, April 4)

(Harmony, March 12)

(Owen, March 31)

(Oliver, March 20 and Alden, May 28)

*To you mommies: My apologies if I got some of the birthdays wrong!*

Oliver and Owen getting their birthday cakes!

Harmony and Maia getting their turn with cake

All the kids with their party hats on, I think Maia is in the process of getting her hair pulled in this picture. Her hair was actually quite a hit with all the kids that day. It was pulled a lot, but you can't blame them, she does have a lot of hair.

We're going to be in Connecticut for her actual birthday. This week has been spent getting ready to leave, making lots of lists, and trying to get practice in. I do have to learn an opera! Look for updates on Maia's b-day, Easter, my b-day, and opera happenings in the next month.

Baby #2 Update: I'm starting to feel a lot better, hardly nauseous anymore. Today was a rough day, but it was the first one in a while. I think this little one is going to be more laid back than Maia... wishful thinking? We'll see.