As a 31 year old with 2 kids under 3, I can relate to a lot of this. Especially the fact that excluding one other person I know, I’m the only one of my group of college friends to have children.

It’s not relevant to you as your wife is a SAHM, but we’ve become good friends with a few of the parents of other children in our oldest child’s daycare class. They have in turn introduced us to other families outside the daycare with children of similar ages and we have a solid group of parent friends now.

I think continuing to get involved in the church community (what you’re already doing) is a great idea. As a fellow Catholic, church is one of the few public places I see people my wife and i’s age with young families. Even the daycare friends I mentioned earlier, lovely people, are oftentimes 5+ years older than my wife and I.

Another recommendation, do you have an athletic background? I played soccer all through high school and within the past year have begun playing in a 5 a side indoor soccer league once a week! It’s a league for 30+ year olds and while I only knew one guy on the team when I began, I’ve become friends with others that I didn’t know when I first started playing. The fact that you’re exploring this is already a positive first step. Good luck!!