Playgroups

Last Friday, we all went to the NIMBA playgroup.

NIMBA is the Northern and Inner Multiple Births Association. That means that the play group has a lot more kids than you would expect, given the number of adults present.

Most of the kids are at the running-around stage. A very helpful mum (sorry, your name eludes me) helped me construct a playpen to keep our babies safe from the clattering toddlers and runners. I dumped Trudi in it with the girls and went off to socialise.

When I came back I let them out, and within three seconds of us getting out, the pen was packed with little kids eager for a go in jail.

We won't be able to go to this playgroup again for ten weeks, because my ten-week Mother Baby Program is starting at Northpark. Not really sure what this is about. It runs 10.30am - 3pm every Friday. If I miss a session, I have to pay the $200 health insurance excess again. The amazing part of this program is that THEY HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF THE BABIES. They even have cots set up in separate rooms for them!

Today I took the girls to the Rainbow Playgroup in Fairfield. Again, there were heaps of families. I was assured that it's usually not that busy (I liked its busy-ness anyway).

I think there were about ten mums there, plus two dads. I'm planning to go to this every Monday.