A Chance Encounter of Two Moms

The other day while pampering myself with a manicure on the UWS I noticed a pregnant woman having herself pedicure. She had a sweet freckled face, shoulder length shiny black hair (pregnancy does that to you)and was wearing comfortable cotton long white sleeve Tee and black pants. Moments later, I see what I think is the same pregnant woman but she's wearing a black Tee. After thinking I'm completely whacked, I realize that I'm now facing two pregnant women who could be sisters - only one is wearing a white T and the other a black one. They however have not noticed each other.
Finding this encounter most coincidental, I say, "Hello, meet your twin!" Both taken back with my forthcoming observation, they also did a double-take.
But the serendipity of the meeting doesn't stop there. After a few exchanges, they found out they have more in common than their 34-weeks of pregnancy. They're both teachers, live on the UWS, have husbands in finance and plan not to work after their first-borns. The chatting didn't stop there, and all the while I was silently smiling about this good deed that I brought to these two women - friendship. A new mom friend, a new mom best friend who lived nearby. These women should be singing my praises I thought. But to my dismay as they departed they did not exchange cards, phone numbers, email addresses or even last names. All they managed to say is "I'll see you around in the hood." What?, I say to myself? What the heck are you doing? "No,oooo - hurry, quick, get out a pen and write down every bit of information you can, because whether you think you have enough friends or not, after that baby is born, you'll be crying out for one another."
Having mom friends are essential to your sanity, to your well-being, and to your mom savvy-ness.
The meeting of these two women was organically perfect for a fabulous friendship to spring and grow. Little did they know or realize the loneliness or frustration the almost always come with it, and little did they understand that having just one mom friend who is accessible can make all the difference to their mommy disposition and contentment.
I ask myself, should I have spoken up for their shyness and told them, "Stop right there and exchange information, damnit! or I will for you." I didn't though... because of my own shyness about making a new mom friend.