All the babies

i am absolutely in awe these past few months. as a lot of people know, i have quite a few friends who are either pregnant or have recently had babies. they all came at once it seemed. it's all very exciting, especially for me, who gets to watch from an outside perspective and see how it all unfolds. (yes, it has caused a lot of comments about "us being next", but i'm not worried about that. all in due time....)
anyway, in the last week and a half, i have gotten to meet claire and allison. they are the daughters of three wonderful friends. i met both of them when they were just over a day old. i have to say that i can't even imagine how a mother must feel because i miss them both terribly and they are not even my children! both little girls are absolute angels! they are the babies you are so relieved your friends have because they are honest to god beautiful babies and you can say it and mean it! they were not at all like the weird looking babies that no one knows how quite to comment on because they seriously are not cute.
i used to be terribly afraid of very little babies. they are so fragile and 'soft'. i was always afraid i would do something unintentionally to hurt them. however, i have gotten over this and now i just marvel in the thought of holding these little ones and watching them sleep and make their little noises and make funny faces. it is absolutely amazing.
i am so proud of my friends. they have a lot of courage to bring another person into this world and take care of them and teach them about how to be a good person. believe me, these babies will be learning from very good sources.
my next anticipation is zachary. zachary should be coming to meet us in about a month and i am THRILLED. though i love all the little girls, i'm excited about another boy in my life. his mom asked me if i was going to come see them in the hospital and i responded, "i'm coming to see you the very second they allow me to come see you!" i've watched his mom her entire pregnancy and i just cannot wait for him to be here as i cannot wait to watch my friends' children grow up and become amazing humans. i'm just awestruck.