First Play Date

Thank goodness for Michelle! I met our neighbor when I was about 34 months pregnant. One evening, Michelle came over to our house and introduced herself. Since then, she has been a saving grace in my life. Michelle has an adorable little girl, Andi, who is now six months old. Thanks to Andi's generosity, Kaden had a bassinet to sleep in when he got home from the hospital. Since he was early, I hadn't gotten around to getting one. Michelle and Andi let us borrow theirs until ours came in the mail. Since then, Michelle has brought us a wonderful lasagna dinner, a darling sound machine for Kaden to fall asleep to, and general companionship. We try and go for evening walks together when our husbands are out of town. We also try and get together once a week for lunch. It is so nice to have even one friend out here...especially someone who knows what it is like to be a new mom and so far away from friends and family. This is a photo from our first "play date." I don't think Andi was too impressed with this two-week olds capacity for play!