Playdates & Pinterest

Reagan had her 2nd play date today! The last play date she had was over 6 months ago with Zari. I've really dropped the ball with getting her involved with other kids because I'm always so scared she will get sick. Since she is getting older and actually shows interest in other children, I thought it was as good a time as any.
So, today she had a play date with Zoe. She's 15 months old and she was term. But, she's very close to Reagan's size. Most toddlers Reagan's age are at least 3 inches taller than her and at least 3lbs heavier. So, Zoe is perfect for Reagan to play with. Even though Zoe is just learning to walk and Reagan is running all over the place, Zoe knows over 225 words. Yes, you read that right...a 15 month old knows 225 words! She doesn't just repeat the words either, she actually understands them. She is by far the smartest 15 month old I have ever seen. It's amazing. I try not to get discouraged and compare Reagan to her. After all, Reagan was 11 weeks early and 2lbs, she's come a long way. She's done awesome reaching all of her developmental milestones, so I have to remember not to put too much pressure on her. That girl has a mind of her own- she's not going to do ANYTHING she doesn't want to do. We have to work on that-somehow.
Anyway, the play date went well. Except for the time Reagan decided to chuck refrigerator magnets at Zoe's head. She does that to cosmo (the cat) at home and we always laugh but it's so NOT funny when she does it to a human. So, somehow, I'm going to have to break her of her "throwing habit". She seems to want to throw everything. When she's done with her sippy, she throws it. When she's done eating, she throws her food in the floor. Do I have a future softball player? I guess time will tell. If she's anything like her mother, the chances are slim to none.
One thing I learned is that we definitely need to have Reagan around other kids more than we do. She needs that interaction that we can't give her. Hopefully there will be many more play dates with the smart miss Zoe :) Maybe she can teach Reagan a thing or two.
I'm not even sure I mentioned it in this blog or not. Things have been so hectic but Reagan has been walking since the first of July! Right before her adjusted 1 year. She's so amazing. She's done so well. She is also completely off of formula and has been for about a month. I mix whole milk with a little bit of pediasure (because I don't want her to lose weight). She is still getting two bottles a day, I'm working on weaning her from those. The pediatrician said as long as she is off the bottle by 18 months (15 adjusted) then they are fine with it. She is currently 16 months, so we have a little time. It's so bittersweet to me though, all those times I sat and cried, praying she would take her bottle are very vivid memories and it caused a lot of anxiety for both of us. That stage with the reflux and such was a trying time. Now that she actually LIKES her bottles, I feel bad taking them away. I know it's crazy but I like to have her sit on my lap and happily take her bottle while she fiddles with my hair (since she WILL NOT hold her own bottle, even though she can...she would rather fiddle with my hair). I don't want to rush it if she's not ready. We already dropped her mid-day bottle and she did fine with that. We will make it a gradual process. The bottle is the last "baby" thing she has left and I don't want to let it go yet and fully accept that I have a toddler! :(
Anywho, Not much else is going on the Mooney house. I have a new found love for Pinterest though, so I have a feeling there will be more baking and crafts around here. ;) There's just so many neat ideas out there! I could never come up with that stuff on my own. I can barely throw a creative dinner together. Thanks to Pinterest, maybe we will have things other than baked chiken and spagetti. Stay tuned.