First Friends

What a difference 7 months can make!!  That was then, and this is now.  In September, Millie Janalee met her very first friend, Caroline.  Caroline is 12 days younger than Millie Janalee.  This is the future Class of 2030 we think.  Our math may be off a little, and since my brain is fried...I'll just go with that!

Mary Anne, Caroline's mommy lives in my hometown.  And since Russ and I are hoping to return sooner rather than later, we've decided these two little girlies need to be acquainted.  Millie Janalee and Caroline spend time in the church nursery together quite often, but it was so much fun to let them interact on the floor.  They just squealed and giggled and reached for each other.  It. was. the. cutest. thing. EVER!

We took tons of pictures and a few videos of the cuteness before we decided to take this party outside in the sunshine!  Auntie Kristin joined us too.  She and Mary Anne graduated high school together.  We told the girls about moving locations, and look at the reactions...

It was a beautiful day, and the girls were so funny.  Caroline never missed a beat.  She continued with her spunky playfulness, while Millie Janalee looked at us like, "Really?  In this heat?  With the sun in my face?"  Ha!

A little repositioning, and Millie Janalee was back in the game!  The two sweet girls took long looks at each other, checking each other's attire for the day.  They talked some more.  Then, they began sharing their "tricks" with each other.

Caroline showed Millie Janalee how she can lift her tummy off the ground by lifting up on her knees.  Caroline isn't crawling yet either, but her itty bitty body can move a little more than Millie Janalee's.  I blame it on the extra 4 pounds Millie Janalee is carrying around.

Millie Janalee showed Caroline how she claps.  Caroline wasn't clapping yet, but she watched and tried her best.  Millie Janalee was a great teacher!  She showed her over and over and over again.  Caroline just watched intently and smiled.

"Watch this!"

"That is so neat!  How do you do that?"

"Okay.  Put your hands like this, and..."

Another thing these girls enjoyed doing is touching each other.  They held hands and touched arms and pulled clothes.  Millie Janalee loved Caroline's strings on her bubble, and Caroline must've just wanted to take Millie Janalee's outfit off completely.  Ha!

Sweet friends!

"OH!  I love to put strings in my mouth!"

"I just love the way green looks on you, girl!"

"Well, thank you!  I like that octupus smocking too!"

They got pretty close after awhile.  Millie Janalee and Caroline leaned on each other, grabbed each other, talked to each other, and just wanted to be super close.  It was the funniest thing to watch!  Some moments were funnier than others!  You'll see what I mean...

Getting closer...

Caroline took things into her own hands!  Hahahaha!

She also just wanted to be sure Millie Janalee's two teeth and eyes were okay.  Ha!

It's funny how children change your "running buddies".  And by "running buddies" I by no means actually mean running.  I mean friends you talk to frequently or hang around.  Mary Anne is my sister's friend from high school, but having babies so close in age gives us a definite common ground.  We text frequently and ask questions about development or give advice when one of us finds a great snack or idea and share shopping locations.  Ha!  We both have a Zulily problem.  I'm actually grounded from Zulily at the moment.  (Have I mentioned that before?  Ha!)

It's also funny to see how much we've changed nine months into motherhood.  We are quite different sometimes on schedules and routines, but we are similar too.  We both want our babies to stay little forever.  We both want them to eat baby food forever, so we won't have anymore choking scares.  We both rock our babies to sleep and to nap...and I will as long as I can.  We also both kept our baby girls in our bedrooms forever!  And, I'm not ashamed.  Ha!

It got a little hot playing outside, so we came in for a little juice and snack.  This is where Caroline showed off another one of her "tricks."  She can turn that juice cup up like a champ.  Millie Janalee...not so much.  Ha!  Caroline shared her Cheerios, and Millie Janalee snacked on them for the first time.  She was a fan!   But, she was also a big fan of the Cheerio box itself...

After a great play date, it was time for Caroline's nap.  So, we said our goodbyes with a few more squeals and giggles and promised to come play again soon!

We're counting on sharing these photos in a few years.  I'm thinking in a Follies program or their Senior yearbook!  Ha!  Sweet time with our sweet friends!