Storytime at the library

Micah and I went to Baby Time at the Arlington Heights Library today for the first time with some friends! I figured he probably wouldn't really sit still, but it sounded like fun, and we needed to get out of the house this morning. The first thing we did was a song that involved bouncing, clapping, etc. which Micah loved. We also did some rhymes with actions, and he liked those too. Once they started reading the story, though, he was out of my lap and on the move! Almost all of the other kids were interested in the story, sitting on their mommies' laps. :) Not so much my active son! First he walked around where we were sitting and "greeted" some other moms (by pulling their hair...). Then he took off through the middle of the circle and went straight for the audio equipment! He had his hands in a plastic bin full of tapes by the time I got to him. :) He pretty much did his own thing until they handed out the book we were all reading together, and at least he sat in my lap and flipped pages with me during that time. The last thing was play time. They had bins of fun toys and some soft things to climb on. He loved playing with the toys (and stealing them from other kids) and being free to walk around to play. After Baby Time was done, we hung out in the kids' area of the library for a while. They have great stuff for kids his age! He enjoyed watching the fish in the fish tank, looking at himself in the fun-house type mirror on the wall, playing with a puzzle that was out on the table, and pulling board books off the shelves. :) We had a fun time, and I hope we didn't disrupt too many others during story time! But it's nice to know that the library is a fun place even to just go play for a bit.

When Micah wakes up from his nap, we're off to the indoor zero-depth pool in Arlington Heights. He loved it so much last time that I've been meaning to go back, and one of my friends and her son were going to go today, so that will be fun!