MOPS

I've been wanting to get involved with a moms group since Allie was born, but never quite took the time (or had the time.. not sure which) to find one. That all changed today... hurray!

We went to our first MOPS meeting held at Evergreen Community Church in Bothell. (Mothers of Preschoolers for those of you who didn't know what it stood for.) I was pretty sure at 2am we wouldn't make it to the first one when I was up with Adrian for 2.5 hours. But, we were all up, dressed and fed by 9:40am ready to head out the door. Mind you, it started at 9:30am and was at least 10 minutes away, but I thought we were doing pretty good to even be going... however late we would be. I think by the time we all got signed in and into our respective rooms it was already half over. But I felt triumphant that we made it at all!

I put Allie in the One Year Old room. She dwarfed every kid there in size and ability. She definitely is closer to a two year old age then one. But, she did great and had a good time as far as I could tell. This is the first time she's made it through a nursery without my being called in because she won't stop crying. I was pretty pleased. What a big girl she is becoming! Next time however, I will put her in with the two year olds. I think they would be more stimulating for her and she can start making friends.

Adrian stayed with me in my Moby carrier. He was sleeping most of the time, but if you know anything about his sleep habits, you know he can be a little distracting. He grunts and squeals a lot while sleeping which is really cute... but a little noisy.

I can't say what went on in the first half of the meeting, as I was not present, but the second half was mostly getting to know the moms at your table and making a crafty name tag to wear the rest of the year.

They divided the tables by women that live in close proximity to each other. We had five ladies at my table and I had already been to a bible study with one of them and had met at least one more at another function. They were all really nice and I enjoyed talking to them.

I'm looking forward to the next meeting and will hopefully be on time for it. It was very rewarding being surrounded by women my age (give or take 7 years) who are dealing every day with the same things I am. I hope to find encouragement, advice and perspective from each of them.