Making friends

When I was pregnant, I managed to hook up with a great group of local mamas. They have kids of all ages, but there happened to be a baby boom around the time of Chase's birth, with 10 (or maybe more) babies born within a month either side of his birth. Because of that, he's going to (hopefully) have a lot of friends to play with when he gets to the point of wanting to play around and then with other kids. In the meantime, I take him to "playgroups" mostly for me to spend time with other mamas. It can be tough trying to entertain a baby all day, and this week was especially hard since James went back to work.

Monday, we went to Urban Grind and hung out with the adorable Zel and her übercool mama, Rebekah. The mamas talked about jobs and writing and family while the babies tried to steal each other's toys and showed off their new sitting abilities.

Tuesday, we had a Mamilates class (pilates for new moms & their babes) at Zenana Spa, where we saw Liam and his mama, Savannah. Liam is SO strong! He can "fly" on his tummy for a really long time. And Chase covets his cool wooden rattle. After class, I put Chase in the Ergo carrier and we walked up to Mother Nature's so I could buy some new bumGenius diapers. Chase has outgrown his small FuzziBunz and we needed to replace them with something that fit. He fell asleep on the way back to the car, so I had time to buy some groceries, have a sandwich at the coffeeshop and even do part of the crossword before he woke up and we went home.

Wednesday, it was HOT. And not just for Portland. It got up to 94(f). Chase and I met up with a large group of mamas at Grant Park and sat in the shade. Some of the kids and even some of the mamas cooled off in the fountain. It was a nice respite. We sat next to Gracie and her mama, Summer. It was while we were measuring Chase against Gracie that the girl made her move. She hung onto Chase and didn't want to let go! He did try to slobber on her as well, but she really had the upper hand. Luckily another mama was there with her cell phone to make sure the moment was forever captured.

I wonder how many more pictures I'll have in years to come of Chase hugging a pretty girl?