Growing Bellies

My two best friends, Anitra and Melissa, are expecting their first babies this coming July within two weeks of each other. Anitra is having a baby girl! Melissa is having....a surprise! I have enjoyed watching them progress through their pregnancies and see the physical changes they are going through. Last week I visited Melissa (in her 25th week of pregnancy) and took a few pictures of her growing belly. Melissa's special 29th birthday request was a chocolate pound cake and I figured that was an easy wish to grant. This is a photo of Melissa preparing to enjoy her birthday treat. I will see her again tomorrow night and can't wait to see how her belly has grown in the past week.

We are all looking forward to meeting these babies! We are scheduled for our annual (and possibly last) Folly Beach trip the week of June 18th. Anitra will be too pregnant to attend and it's iffy that Melissa will be able to come (according to her husband). However, knowing Melissa every possible effort will be made to ensure her attendance. After all this trip has been a highlight for us since we were wee children ourselves. Since we're thinking Melissa will go full term (or longer hehehe) we're planning (fingers crossed!) on her attendance. One thing is for sure, Melissa's mom Sandra, sister Melanie, and niece Margaret will all be there with their swimsuits on!