Thinking about Mommy Groups

Even in school I was never a big joiner. I had friends, attended classes, but I wasn't one for extra curricular activities. I think that might be changing.

I have a social baby. He loves to be out and about town and loves to be oogled by strangers who think he's the cutest thing since care bears. That goes well with my newest hobby, talking about my baby and my life now that I'm a parent.

How could I possibly combine those two things, and find something fun for the two of us to do together? Join a mommy group. I'm not sure exactly how to go about doing so. I'm not the most open person, and joining a group of mommies who already know each other might be intimidating. I'm not really looking for support or advice, but I love to "quiz" other parents on how they do things with their children (especially if they're Monster's age or a bit older). I'm not competitive, I just like to compare notes. It's very interesting to me to discuss points I haven't thought of (another reason for blogging..).

One thing I've found out, is that our local recreation center holds a "Mommy and Me" swim class. It's approximately $50 for something like ten 45 minute sessions. That would be a good way to meet people, but I'm sure my new "mommy body" might make the situation even more intimidating.

This dilemma is to be continued...

Mommy Play Dates!

I discovered that meeting new people isn't as scary as I make it out to be in my head.

Hubbs and I met while working at our high school job at a local gas station. We worked together often, thoroughly got to know each other and then started dating. He was my first (and obviously only) boyfriend so I never experienced the pressure of meeting someone for the first time in a one on one experience.

I thought that I just would never do it. I would never meet someone blindly on my own. Until I became a mommy. Apparently my new favorite thing to talk about is my baby, and parenting.

Today I met a lovely lady (for privacy blogging purposes I will call her KK) for a coffee/shopping date. Since we didn't know each other before hand we made it a short appointment, but it went so well! KK's son is 2 days older then Monster and he is her first as well. We have a bunch of random things in common over and above our little boys.

Meeting and talking to her was so relaxed and easy that it's made me think that it's actually not as hard as I thought. Hopefully we will be able to keep in touch, and not let the distance prevent more mommy play dates!

Thank you KK!



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