Baby Girls

My best friend found out she's having a girl!

And another one of my closest college girlfriends just had her baby girl!!

There are six of us college girlfriends (aka the Women's Retreat), five of whom are married and in some early stage of the reproduction process. That's right, we're (almost) all breeders now.

I was first, with Francie in March. Amy was next, with Peter in August. Gretchen just had Kennedy last week. Anna is having a girl in January. And we just learned that Stac will be having a girl, due in March. As for Peter - it's either "Poor Peter" for having to be surrounded my girls, or "What a lucky guy", with so many potential girlfriends.

It's exciting to be in the same phase of life with so many of my closest girlfriends. Although we live spread out across the country (Portland, Yakima, Eugene, Denver, Big Sky, and Kathleen in NYC), we manage to get together at least once per year, and maintain most of our communication via text/email. And now that pregnancy, labor, and motherhood are a common factor, we have more than ever to talk about. As if we were short on words before. Ha.

I'm so excited for my girlfriends and the adventures in store for us all as new moms. I was confident in our friendships prior to each of us getting knocked up, but now there's really no getting rid of each other :)

This is the "congrats" photo Francie sent to Stac, as soon as she found out her mama's BFF was having a baby girl. Now if only we lived closer, these two would be forced to carry on the legacy. Then again, maybe we're all safer with them growing up far apart.

And this is the adorable Baby Kennedy, just over a week old. Can't wait to meet this fashionable little bundle! And neither can Francie - she can't wait to touch her face and stare at her creepy-style.