Baby Fig Newton: Girlfriends and babies

Last week I met up with some old girlfriends for afternoon tea at a new cafe on the beach called armchair. It was so great to see them!

Dyllan, Eileen, and Alex

I met Eileen (blond) 4 or 5 years ago when I signed her up for the gym in North Sydney. We clicked right away- as we were both new to the country- trying to settle in and meet new people. She had just moved over from New Zealand- and we quickly discovered we had quite a bit in common. Alex (brunette) I met through another friend and we also clicked right away- and managed to stay in touch over the years as well. Eileen, Alex and I all got engaged- one right after the other. So I guess you could say we were at similar stages of our lives. Just before we moved back to Australia- I got some exciting news from Eileen. She is pregnant! Hooray! The first of my friends who is pregnant! I was so excited for her- but mostly excited for myself because now I will have a friend with a kid that I can hang out with! Ok.. I DO have a few friends here with kids. Just not many (yet)- and I hate to admit it- but I haven't exactly been trying that hard either. But that's another story.. Anyway- the three of us met for tea - yes, boring as it sounds- it was actually really fun. When we got there- it was the usual "hi, how are you?" chit chat.. except Alex had a HUGE smile on her face... I asked her - "what.. whats new with you?" and she said " I'm 13 weeks pregnant!". Eileen and I were thrilled to hear she was joining the club! I can't believe she was able to keep it quiet for 13 whole weeks- I know you're supposed to wait that long- but it must be hard! Now I will have not just one... but TWO new cool mom friends to hang out with! It was a great afternoon with the girls- we sat there talking for hours.. about nothing and everything- from babies to businesses.

Tea at Armchair

Although Alex isn't due for a while- Eileen is about to pop. I am hosting her shower (I'm so excited- its my first time hosting a shower!) in two weeks. She's having a girl and she loves candy.. so naturally the theme is pink "fairy floss" (they call cotton candy "fairy floss" over here).