Ode to the Mamas: Friends who are walking the journey of motherhood with me-side by side. Our journey's, not always smooth & our path's not always direct. Together we navigate our way through the big BIG world of mothering with excitement and doubt (sometimes). We are both encouraging & exhausted. And we get it. For some, our journey began when our babies were still busy growing inside our bellies. We spent months checking in, eagerly awaiting for the arrival of new life. The miracle took our breath away. And pre-natal yoga kept us happy.
Family Outing
For others, our journey began on the playground's, in the library or through friends. And for one our journey took shape in the doctors office when our infant's were merely days old. Who knew such a meeting would begin a life long friendship? We all found a common ground in the beauty & blinding love that bind new parents to their babies. These mamas, may not be the foundation of my parenting but, they are certainly the water that nourishes the soil which makes this foundation richer, stronger, happier, firmer.
Bebe Bird's favorite girl, his cousin!
Mama friends; always reliable, full of adventure & ready to share stories, secrets & laughs. To see our babies so comfortable with one another makes this life that much more special. Our kids have taken their first subway trip together, enjoyed their first sleigh ride together, attempted their first yoga class together & walked hand in hand on their first day of nursery school. I am thankful often. The road we walk has been filled with countless of emails, text messages and phone calls. There are walks in the park, picnic's with cheese dates and the Brooklyn playgrounds have become our home away from home. Tea is drunk on the regular. And we still question our "stroller mom" status while pushing our babies down 7th avenue. We prefer brunch dates to dinner dates. We see each other daily or not enough at all.
We watch each others babies, witness them scour new heights on the jungle gyms and cheer them on with every new accomplishment. We celebrate first steps, first words and first day's of school. How happy we are for them and for each other. There are phone calls when our little ones cut their first tooth...even though we may have been 3000 miles apart vacationing. We celebrate birthday's, new years and new life (welcome Baby Red & Lily). We understand the magnitude of Mama Love.
Baby Feet: Bebe Bird, Z Bird & Lady Bird
Lunch date with ol' pal B. Bird
We offer a voice of reason with an "It's ok. That's totally normal." Or confirm "No, that's not crazy..." even though it might be a little crazy. There are endless conversations about fussy infants, cranky babies and unruly toddlers that usually end with a simple "they must be teething" conclusion. All nodding in agreement. There are moments with mama friends when you get it just by looking at one another. And sound off with an "I feel ya" smile & nod.
It was observed by Linda Sezzen Reuben that "Life's journey is most precious when shared with a good friend." You see, like the Beatles "I get by with a little help from my friends" and value this precious journey and forever bond with mama friends as our babies grow and our friendship evolves. Forever grateful.
Old friends since the very beginning: Bebe Bird, Z Bird and Lady Bird
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