Violet and I had an adventure!

This is how I hope Violet looks after her doctor visit tonight. (such a cute picture, I just had to post it) More on that later...

I'm sure you all know that Mike is the "primary care giver" in our household. I work at the office during the day and Mike works from home and takes care of Violet. I decided before Violet was here to put together a "mom's meet-up" group so I could do something with her, just the two of us and meet some other moms and potential playdates for Vi.

I don't really have any friends here that have kids, and as I'm sure those of you who do have kids know, when you have a kid, friends with kids are a must. Not that you can't keep your old friends, you can, but it is definitely harder - scheduling and finding fun things to do that are kid friendly, or getting grandma and grandpa to babysit (this is easy for us, they are crazy about her!) And let's face it, most of the friends you had pre-baby aren't very interested in hanging out with a crying and drooling tot. (I was the same way - it would have been okay for a while, but not my favorite thing to do.) You just don't get that until you have one of your own.

So I started this group online and it has gotten off to a very slow start. Luckily, my friend Ellen became pregnant just as I was complaining none of my friends have kids. She is due in 5 weeks and I can't wait to have a permanent little buddy for V. So, she joined the group and with one other member (there are 12 including me), we headed to China Buffet on Sunday.

The tables were so tight it was a miracle that we managed to fit both strollers, Cleo, myself & a very pregnant Ellen at the table! But Violet had such a great time! Cleo (the other member - who was in my Lamaze class) brought her daughter and after a little juggling, we actually all managed to eat (including Cleo's daughter!) and had a good time talking tips and ideas. Ellen got a little preview of what it would be like to take her unborn to a bustling and extremely stimulating Chinese Buffet.

We sat the girls on the table (with only one minor spill :) ) and let them eyeball each other. They were fascinated! Toe to toe, both smiling and frowning and raising eyebrows, they seemed very interested in that mysterious other "my sized" person. I came away from it very excited and looking forward to our next meeting - hopefully some more members will show up.

Vi goes to the doctor tonight - I will surely enter another chapter in this saga tomorrow! Wish us all a good appointment!

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