[day 35] park day with the alien

my friend asked me to take pictures of her one month old baby and i selected the park to give my kids time to play. really? she trust me to take pictures?? we spent about two hours together until another friend came out to watch my three boys. it was too difficult to do double duties. it only took me less than 10 minutes to snap pictures of ava (that's my friend's daughter). she's the cutest and chubbiest alien ever! 

you know, it still cracks me up as i sat there. i looked at my friend and said i'm in disbelief. i can't believe she's a mom. i've known her since our high school days. at first it was a slow trickle when i first got pregnant (age 25) because not many of my friends were having babies, but now, it's seriously like a downpour explosion! our lives now revolves around our babies. we have schedules for when they get up, eat, nap, take baths, and go to bed. at one point or another, mamas like myself will start to be zombie-like and milk dispensers, it sounds like a terrible life to be in, but you know what, it's hell of a rewarding life! OK, so i've had four babies back-to-back, but let me tell you, it was never that i couldn't keep my legs closed, it was my desire and love for having this kind of life. yeah, i can barely function sometimes, but that's why i have a good support system coming from my husband. i couldn't do this alone. 

every since i had my boys, i don't always have time for my friends, but true friends would understand my situation. friendship has to be different but it doesn't necessary mean it's the end of an affair. my boys will not be children forever and they're at the demanding stage, eventually, when time permits and space becomes available, i'm confident my friendships with friends would pick up again. 

love my boys. xoxo