One of the best pieces of advice that I received while pregnant was to join a New Mom's group; specifically, the one at Isis called "Great Beginnings." It was something that, in addition to appointments with the pediatrician, got me out of the house. I met 10 other mothers all in the same state of sleep deprivation/craziness/sadness, etc and found a safe space to voice my fears, concerns, confusions, and frustrations. I still meet with many of those moms for playgroups, lunches, and dinners.
When we do playgroups, we use the space at Isis. They put out chairs, mats/rugs, and plenty of toys! Of course, all it makes me want to do is purchase those toys, but I have only purchased 2.
One toy I might want in the future is this pony (Samara has some crazy eyes going on in the first pic):
And here is a video with more Samara giggles. It isn't hard to make her giggle. Just wave a piece of fabric in front of her face and she just giggles away.
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