I remain in close contact with two of my childhood girlfriends. To be certain, the three of us have followed different paths. So much so that I’m not sure that we would have found our way to friendship if we had met later in life. Nonetheless, I care deeply about both of them and can’t imagine my life without them!
In 2010, L and V became mothers within a few months of one another. It’s been fun to follow along with the little ones’ development via Facebook. But pictures tell only part of the story. When I sat down to create my 30×30 list, I was determined to meet my best friends’ children while they were still babies (even though we lived thousands of miles apart from one another at the time).
Mission accomplished! What a treat to experience L and V as mothers and to meet their little men. While the boys are handsome–cute is a better adjective at this stage–it will be even more fun to meet them again once they are crawling, walking, and talking.
To the parents that might be reading, can you please explain the magic of Sophie the giraffe? This toy appears to be an absurd success–if the fact that it appears in every baby picture to grace my Facebook wall is any indication! Is it just a fad or is there really something to it?
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