Today I got to spend my lunch hour with my dear friend, Leigha. Leigha and I were introduced by my co-worker (coincidentally, Leah!) at IBM when we were both pregnant with our first. Our due dates were within weeks of each other. I am pretty sure it was July of 2005. I distinctly remember our first conversation. I stopped in her office and asked her if she was planning on breast-feeding her baby (and at that time...I didn't consider myself that outgoing!). But my office-mate, Jess, during my co-op at IBM had her first baby in January of 2003 and was a leader of Le Leche League (LLL), unfortunately that week was the first of the 4 month (1 a month) session and Jess would not be there. I wanted to breastfeed (mostly because my mom said I probably wouldn't have enough milk because she didn't) but didn't want to go by myself! Leigha said she was planning on it and would go and we were instant friends. When I asked were she lived so I could pick her up, it was amazing, because she lived a block away...literally could almost see her house from the street outside mine!
Our first babies are 16 days apart, our second ones are 2 months apart and the third are a little over 9 months apart. And the order is boy, boy, girl for both of us!
Anyway...since my layoff from IBM 2 years ago and us moving 25 minutes north last year...we don't get to spend nearly the time together that we used to. So I so much treasure our far and few between lunch dates! I love hearing about her family and how they are doing and growing. Since her hubby helped watch Garett after my sister moving home, our oldest boys are such good friends. They always thought they would go to school together, so since we moved right before they started Kindergarten this year, we try to get them together whenever possible! It is just so nice to have friends around you that also love your kids :)
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