1st playdate

My friend Jody and her son Evan.

Evan and Claire on the left, and Griffin and Gavin on the right.

Jody and her husband Bryan attended an Expecting Multiples class with us at Abbott Northwestern Hospital where we all delivered. She and I found that we were due within 2 days of one another. She and her husband did IVF also. Her babies were due May 1st for a 40wk due date or April 17th for the adjusted twins due date. My 40wk due date, which is also full term for 1 baby, is today and my adjusted twins due date was April 15th. I delivered at 33wks and she delivered 1wk to the day after us at 34wks. Gavin and Griffin's birthday is March 14th and her babies are March 21st. We were all in the Special Care Nursery together since the babies were all preemies. Hers were in Suite A and ours were in Suite G. She has been a great support throughout the pregnancy and now into the newborn stage. We bounce our ideas off of one another and learn from each other. It is great to have someone at pretty much the exact state we are at.

The boys and I needed to get out of the house for a couple of hours today and since I am not up to tackling them by myself for too long in unfamiliar settings, I asked her if she was up for company. Her kids are some of the only kids ours can be around since they have the same restrictions to prevent RSV. It was nice to get out of the house. It took a lot to get out of the house in a semi-timely fashion but, I did it. Both boys decided to spit up and poo several times before we left so they had a few wardrobe changes. All in all, it took me 2hrs and 15mins to get me and them ready and out the door. Whew.......Now, if only we lived closer to Jody and her babies!