Reunion (4 weeks, 6 days)

This week we had an informal reunion of the moms (and Aaron) from our childbirth class. It was really great (again) to get out of the house and to socialize and to talk with people going through the same things. This is a photo of our last class in January, lined up in order of due dates (later due dates on left, early due dates to right). The instructor Laura is on left (she is having her second baby in September). We are having a reunion that includes all of the husbands and instructor in May.

This is most of us this Wednesday. The weather in Atlanta has been really beautiful this week, so Centennial Olympic Park was a good meeting location. Again, as with the mothers group, interesting to see each mom's style and difference in gear. I give a big salute to the Jen's, as they both nursed their babies while we were in the park.We talked about everything: birth stories, breast feeding, name choices, baby acne, poop, hard times and tips. Zeke was the newest baby there and was a total gem. He woke up for a little while, looked around, had part of a bottle and then was out for the rest of the outing. No fussing. On the left, we have me and Aaron Ezekiel. Then, Jen and Ewan Dean, Jen and Pendleton Peach and finally Lesley and Patrick George.

We've resolved to get together every week, though it looks like they will all have more chances to that. One works from home as a writer and the others don't return to work until the end of May and June. Next week, we are meeting at a Starbucks/Target. Who knows what trouble we will get into there....

Afterwards, we stopped at the office and surprised everyone. Appears they haven't changed the locks and no one was sitting at my desk, so it looks like I still have a job to go back to. It was good to see all the ladies and to show off the baby. We filled up on all the ooh's and aah's that the baby could take and headed home. I'm slated to return to work in three weeks and I'm sure Zeke will be coming back for more attention when that time rolls around.

(Note: I posted an entry that I was working on when my computer died. The entry is under April 7.)