Good Friends

I got on the computer tonight to share some pictures from last weekend and realized that I had every intention to post the pictures early last week but with little Eli around, tasks like this get much delayed (of course no one is complaining but it's just funny how quickly time flies by with a baby). Last weekend was full of not just good friends but great friends who I haven't seen in a while and who got to meet Eli for the first time. It was so much fun to see them and for me to show off Eli a bit and who now is smiling more and more often and working his charm.

My amazing friend Marisa, who I met about 3 years ago in New York when we worked at the same organization for high risk teens and their families in the Bronx, came to Georgia for the weekend to get some time with me and Eli before we head back to Ghana. As she puts it, she didn't want to wait to see Eli as a toddler and figure she'd have to make a special trip to see him as a baby. I am so thankful that she made the special trip and we had so much fun just playing with Eli, watching his new tricks, and taking him around town a bit.






And also, in the same weekend, my very good friend Leslie, who I met the first day of 6th grade and have stayed great friends with ever since, was in town from Raleigh, NC for a wedding and stopped by for a while with her adorable 9 month old, Charlie so we could introduce the boys and she could meet Eli for the first time. The last time Leslie saw me was at my baby shower when I was gigantic and so it was fun to show her little Eli. Charlie took great interest in Eli and Eli's vibrating chair and really loved giving him love pats. Can't wait until Eli can give the love pats back to Charlie but for now he was pretty oblivious to the new baby friend.