the mommies club.

today i realized i'm a member of a secret mommies club that i never knew about.

let me tell you about it.

members of the mommies club smile at each other when passing by in the grocery store with a baby in their arms/stroller/car seat/shopping cart. they stop you to ask you where you got your baby's car seat cover, headband, outfit, or diaper bag... even if you are total strangers. if a member has a baby older than yours, they offer lots of advice {some good and very helpful, some unwanted}. members of the club know what an ordeal childbirth is, and offer lots of sympathy... along with lots and lots of details about their own experiences. members of the mommies club want to know all about your baby... birthday, birth weight & length, and most importantly, if your baby is sleeping through the night. all members want this information. they need to know. even if you'll never see them again in your life. members stop to let you cross the crosswalk with your baby. they smile knowingly as you struggle to get your carseat in & out of the car, or when your baby decides to cry the whole time you're in the library. they get it. they've been there.

sound familiar? and to think, all these years i was walking around completely unaware of the secret mommies club. it's a pretty sweet club minus the unwanted advice. i'm so glad i'm a member!