Making a Mess: What a Wonderful Life

One is very pregnant with her second child. One is leaving her baby overnight for the first time and still pumping. One is grieving the loss of a parent while celebrating a newborn. One is checking in on her sick third child. We are drinking espresso martinis, cooing and bouncing a 3-month old, laughing until our cheeks hurt, and ducking into cozy coffee shops in inclement weather. We are simultaneously reminiscing and…