Playtime

Today Rebekah and I visited a moms and tots playgroup at the local recreation centre. I was given a voucher for 12 free visits from the local health unit, so we decided that today would be the day to check things out. Well our first visit was a success. Bekah really enjoyed it. She mostly played by herself but didn't shy away when other kids would come around and by the end she was approaching other kids. I wasn't prepared for the number of people there...atleast 50 kids from newborn to about 5 and as many parents. It was a noisy place for sure, but lots of fun for her. At first I felt a little silly packing the digital camera but I was glad to see that there were lots of other parents there with cameras too so that made me feel better. The playtime always end with clean-up and then a story. I decided to leave at that point because Bekah hasn't mastered the art of sitting still yet (just come sit beside us in church one day to see what I mean!). And she started to whine when she saw me reach for her jacket, so obviously she enjoyed herself. Because Bekah is an only child and because we are so far from family and friends, she has spent most of her time with mommy as her only playmate. So I was very relieved to find a place where she can interact with other kids. And I was just as relieved to find out that she's pretty comfortable playing even when I'm out of sight! I can't wait to go back next week :)