Kate & Cabot

Most of you know that one of Kate's best friends, Cabot Hamilton, happens to be the EXACT same age as Kate. Not only were they born on the same day, but they were born in the same hospital, delivered by the same doctor only a couple of hours apart AND were in the same "wing" at Good Samaritan! Even weirder is that Pat and I met Cabot's parents, Jimmy and Kerry Hamilton, in our childbirth classes a couple of months earlier. We even bumped into each other AGAIN at Kate and Cabot's 1 week appointment at the pediatrician's office (same pediatrician) that happened to be scheduled at the exact same time. Turns out, the Hamiltons live down the street and frequent all of the same places that the Williams frequent! Small world...

So, Kerry and I enjoyed early morning walks on the Bridle Path when the girls were super little and swapped stories of sleepless nights, feeding schedules, diaper rashes...and all of the other things that new moms of newborns talk about! We got the girls together for lunch outings at Paradise Bakery or get-togethers at our houses on a regular basis -- and I am sure glad we did! It has been SO much fun getting to know them and getting to watch these two little girls grow together. We're confident that we were destined to be great friends.

11 months - Kate "petting" Cabot's hair at the Children's Museum
11 months - Cabot using Kate's collar to pull herself up to standing position.
11 months - Kate offering to share her pot...and then quickly changing her mind...
11 months - more hair petting. (This went on for several minutes)
8 months - The "Janie and Jack" twins at Paradise Bakery
9 months - Kate's first visit to the Children's Museum
7 months - enjoying lunch in the bumbos! Just starting solid foods!
7 months - Kate's toy must be WAY better...
6 months - lunch at Cabot's house
5 months - out for a stroll on The Path...
1 month - our first lunch outing at Paradise Bakery. Hard to believe that Cabot has already mastered the wave!!

As we approach Kate and Cabot's first birthday next week, it is fun to look back on their first year of friendship. We know that there will be many more years of photos of these two buddies, so stay tuned!