For those of you who don't know, I met a bunch of great women on a pregnancy forum a couple years ago when I found out I was pregnant with Dane. We chatted through our pregnancies and talked about our worries, joys and all of the feelings that come with expecting a child. It was great to have such a wonderful support group. We have women from all over the globe! From Australia to New Jersey, California to Canada - we had the map covered!
We all knew that we wanted to get together and meet someday, but we weren't sure when, how or where. Well, a few of us were able to meet this past weekend in NYC for our first meeting of the May Mommies, as we are so aptly named (there were some babies born in April, but we'll let 'em slide!). Here are some photos from our fantastic meeting. I felt so comfortable, like I'd known them forever!
From left: Lauren and baby Claire from North Carolina, Kashni and Baby Aryan from New Jersey (originally from India and moving back shortly - boo), Andrea and baby Hunter from Pennsylvania, Jessica and baby Brooke from Texas, and Kristy and baby Dane from California.
Our day started at Toys R Us! It was crazy in there, but we managed to get the babies in one shot!
Here are the babies with their mommies!
There is Dave (Lauren's husband who was nice enough to come and endure the Eternal Sunshine of the Mommy's Mind), Lauren and Claire, our team mom (Jessica's mommy), and Jessica and Brooke. We are taking a stroll through Central Park on a chilly, but beautiful day!
We let the babies roam around Central Park. They had a blast!
Here, Brooke is flirting with Hunter - he seems as though he's not liking it, but he had his hand on her leg a little later. Hmmm...
Dane and Aryan fought for this toy back and forth. They never got ugly, they just kept snatching it from each other. It was funny!
The rowdy bunch! (Note: Hunter's hand on Brooke's leg. Watch out for that one, Jessica!)
The manly men - playing with dirt. ARRRR!
Ari's got the toy now, but Dane's going in for the kill!
This photo is so funny because Ari is scoping out his next move to grab the toy.
Dinner on our first day at Tredici. Yum!
Dane is ready to eat - of course!
This was the start of our second day. Dane was flirting with Claire (his girlfriend).
We first stopped at the Macy's Flower show. It was incredible!
Dane and Aryan are pooped! Check out the matching strollers AND the matching legs!
We went over to Border's and let the kids roam free in the children's section. The employees weren't too happy with us, but who cares? The babes had a great time out of their strollers:)
Our last night - Dane with the girls:)
Our farewell. After a good Irish dinner at O'Reilly's, we had to say goodbye. It was really hard!
As you can see, it was a full couple days. Even though we only saw each other for a short period of time, these girls felt like lifelong friends. I can't wait for the next trip! Hopefully more moms can come so we can meet them all!
Thanks for reading and keeping up with our craziness. Take care, everyone.
