When mom was pregnant with me, she was involved in the LWV. A friend she met there, Barb, was a month further along, and once we were born, the joined La Leche together and then formed an informal playgroup with one of the other moms involved in both. All of them went on to have sons within months of each other. They talked parenthood and career plans and the ERA.
Some of the earliest pictures of me include Kim. We were Piglet and Peachfuzz, named such by our dads. Funny I remember her nickname.
They moved away when I was in 3rd or fourth grade and there were the occasional xmas letter, but it just sort of drifted.
Last xmas Barb got back in touch and they caught up via email . A few weeks ago, Kim had her first kid, their first grandchild. Mom just sent me the picture. She still looks like Kim!
And Barb wrote to talk about grandparenthood, on Kim's birthday.
It's this whole circle thing and it is kind of awesome.