Playdates? MDO?

SaraLouiseBride08

On the rare occassions Olivia gets to be around other kids her own age, she just lights up. I'm feeling really guilty that she never gets any good interactions with other kids. Her "friends" are either older or younger and she can't really play with them.

I'm going back and forth on whether to try to find a daycare or MDO, or just try to get involved in play dates.

The problem with daycare or MDO is I'd only want one or two days a week, and I'd need to drop her off early (I work at 7). The pros are that my mother would get to spend more time in Kerrville (you know, where she lives! LOL) and Olivia would get regular play and social time.

The problem with playdates are that I hate to take time on the weekends away from her father who travels during the week. Also, I'm terrible about getting to those things, and you know how weekends can get so busy.

Any daycare/MDO recs? Any interest in reviving some south/central playdates for kids around 1?

mlf625

Does your mom watch her?  Could she take her to Gymboree classes?

MC+KK

You guys are always welcome to come play over here during the week. You work from home right? Could y'all come play one day and take a early lunch? 10:30 or so?

SaraLouiseBride08

My Mom does watch her, but she's so busy, I hate to ask her to take her to Gymboree on top of everything else. If I'm going to pay for something, I'd really like it to be instead of my mother watching her, so that my Mom can have some time off.

I guess I could try the afternoon classes and/or afternoon play dates again now that she's older? I'm off at 2, and it used to be that after 3pm she was a grumpy baby.

KK ... what's your schedule like? Maybe we could try a play date after I get off work? When does B nap? When does your husband get home? Maybe we could play between naps and before husbands get off work?

mrs.wildman

Another option down south (esp if your DD is walking) is MyGym - behind GardenRidge. I haven't been there yet, but my neighbor takes her son there all the time and raves about it. They have drop-in options, so your mom could take her there as there's time or on a rainy day, etc. You could also sign up for a music together class - or organized class at Gymboree/MyGym/LittleGym on the weekends and go as a family. We used to do a music class on Saturday mornings which DD looooved and DH would come along every now and then too. Classes for the wee's are generally only 30-45 mins, so even if he doesn't want to go along you won't be taking her away from him for too long and offering her so much in the way of sensory and social development. I credit our music together class for teaching DD how to share and put things back where they belong

MC+KK

When you get off would be great, B naps are really random and short. Maybe between 4/4:30 but Everyday is different. BT gets home at 7:00, so I love late afternoon playdates!

emmaleaf

Sara, I'd love to bring playdates back. I'm south... right near that MyGym actually so if you ever want to go there, I'm down. I'd have to do weekends though b/c of my job. Sophia and Olivia are almost the same age.

spideyswifey

I'm in for south afternoon playdates!! I'd be willing to host starting in Dec. We're in Circle C.

 

MC+KK

Fun! Ok let's plan a afternoon playdate. Maybe the Tuesday before thanksgiving? 3 or 4:00?

SaraLouiseBride08

Tuesday before Thanksgiving works for me! Either time is fine.

And I can do weekend playdates, too. I can't host right now seeing as I'm living in a construction zone, but hopefully it will be done in the next month or so? I can definitely host then.

And I think I'm going to take y'alls advice and look into Gymboree or MyGym or something like that. I think we're going to wait on some kind of school setting/daycare until she's 18 months, and just make a point to be more social for now. Bad Mommy!

nanann

Just a recommendation for you/your mom to check out the local library.  There is often a baby storytime, which is often just the babies playing on a blanket, etc.  Might get her some social time and while it's not time off for your mom, it is something different for her to do with her and it's free.