Hi, there! First of all, the security freak in me would suggest that you change your user name here. There are a lot of weirdos in the world who would love to find a woman with no husband around - or even an infant with no daddy around. The less identifying information you put on the web about yourself, the better.
Secondly, I could have (and probably did!) written your post after my first child was born. I used to pick up women at the pediatrician's office, I was so desperate for grown-up companionship! My husband is in the Army, so I know what it's like to be alone and almost like a single mother. I PROMISE it gets easier to meet new people as your child grows up.
I found my closest friends in MOPS, mothers of preschoolers, a Christian group for moms, mostly the stay-at-home variety. It's not a boring Bible study - It's a great support group. I also tried Moms Club, but our local chapter kind of withered on the vine. And a couple of the friends I picked up at the peds office "took," too, and I have hosted several playdates for us and their kids. If you feel some affinity with a woman you meet, suggest that you guys get together again - for storytime at Barnes and Noble, or the library or a playdate at your house. I know 4 month olds don't really DO a lot of playing, but we grown-ups can!
I hope you'll find a great group of buddies soon. That's a great thing about military wives: we learn to make great friends FAST!
Amy in NC
mom to Dixon, 2/14/2005
and Abigail, 4/7/2007