I had the pleasure of seeing the fabulous women (less one singular and awesome Sarah Mesle) of our original playgroup (Rogers Park Mamas (RPMs) est. Jan 2007) this past Sunday. Our inspirational and extremely altruistic Roxanne was even here (all the way from Africa). We have missed her SO MUCH, an it was a joy to see her new beautiful babe (Evangeline) and the all-grown-up Annikah. Roxanne and her family have been in Tanzania building a vocational school for the locals since June of 2008, but had to come back stateside due to pregnancy complications. Luckily, all are healthy and well now, but Roxanne and her family are going back to Tanzania to finish their work there in the next 6 weeks or so. Needless to say, she awes me with her strength and intelligence, and her experience in Tanzania is humbling in a million ways. It challenges everything she thought she knew about everything. But she is there, working hard to make the lives of the people better (her blog is a great read and she does an excellent job of illuminating her experiences).
Shayna's rockstar husband (literally AND figuratively) entertained the older kids, while us mamas and babies bonded. It is surreal to see our next wave of babies being born. Megan's little one is due any day now! Below is a collage of photos, from the earliest (when the kids were 3 months old) to now (the kids are three and a half years old). The have grown in warp speed, and it is bittersweet. The meeting and how we are all still so connected after all these years speaks to the strength of the bond of motherhood...and I am grateful for that.
(March 2007)
(May 2007)
(September 2007, One year Bday party!)
(May 2008)
(January 2010)
Wave #2!!! Jauary 2010
Girls January 2010
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