Unfamiliar territory

I've known for a while now (since December 10, 2003 to be exact) that I have reached a strange and unfamiliar place in life. One such revelation came at a small group dinner, as I watched all the children run around playing together. There was a moment as I sat back and thought, "When did this become my peer group?" When did I sign up to be known as a part of the "parents of young children" group?

Well, I had another such moment yesterday. It happened when Dave, a former college roommate who now lives in Florida, stopped in for a visit. This is what made it an unusual visit for us:

This visit we got to introduce our sons to each other. We no longer talk about all the things we did when we were in college. Now we talk about diapers and sippy cups, food allergies and first words and baby sign language. The guitars we buy and the stuff we accomplish is always tempered with, "Hey, guess what my kid did today..."

I guess that's the way its supposed to be.