Play Date

Every first Saturday of the month, a group of us young moms and our babies get together for play date. I met these women at the birth & delivery class. At the time, we were all first time expectant moms with big bellies and our due dates were within a month of each other. All our babies were born within several days and if not a couple weeks of each other.

This Saturday was the play date again. Ashley and I usually show up late since Ashley has her afternoon nap around this time. I missed the last couple play dates and wow, babies do grow so fast for the first year; these babies all looked very different and big compared the last time I saw them. Although these babies were born around the similar time, but they each grows at their own pace.

Thomas was the only boy there, and he is no doubt the biggest baby, already reaches 22 lbs at 9 month. He also has 8 teeth! He can't crawl yet, but can sort of moving backward.

Logan probably is the chubbiest baby, 19 lbs at 9 month, big for a girl. She has a lot of hair at birth and her hair grows longer this time, can probably put it in a ponytail. She has no teeth and can't crawl yet.

Zoe is the oldest baby, well toddler, at 1 year old. She is very different than the rest of the gang. She starts to walk, drinks from cups and definitely more vocal.

Ashley is the tiniest baby. She doesn't have any tooth but she probably is the most mobile baby among the three at her age. She impressed other moms by pulling herself from the coffee table standing up. Although all babies are so cute, but selfishly I think she's the cutest baby! :-)







Thomas & Ashley


















Ashley, Logan and Zoe













Ashley was so excited to see all these little babies. She swung her arms, babbled at other babies, crabbed other baby's hands and was all smiling happily. She loved all those new toys and was pretty busy playing with them. She loved the blocks, the balls, the phone and the bucket. And of course, she loved to chew them. She giggled at little silly things such as the bouncing balls and the ringing phone, she was very funny and made everyone there laughed.

By the time we were leaving, Ashley showed off her new learned skill by waving bye-bye to everyone, and when everyone waved back, she kept on waving. Everyone smiled and laughed, it was very sweet and cute.

Play date is definitely fun, not only for babies, but also for moms. It provides a platform for moms to exchange experiences, ideas and supports. Babies also have a lot of fun by hanging out and playing with other babies around their age. I am, and I'm sure Ashley is too, already looking forward to the next play date.