I am feeling so much better. My friend Becky are her two boys came up on Saturday night. It was amazing to see Hayden playing with her five year old and nine year old. I think he just really relates to older kids better. He had the best time with them. They are also great at treating him like an equal, and not a baby.

Sunday, we ran some errands, did some shopping, I bought some new books to read. Neil and I talked about what I could do to break up the days during the week. He had been encouraging me for months to take Hayden to the rec center in our community for their weekly story time. A Mom we talked to at the park told us how great it was, and that all the moms and kids come out to the park right after. The story hour thing conflicted with when childcare is offered at the gym. I called about it anyway, and I found out there is a two hour mom and tot preschool class offered on a day and time that works with my schedule. So, I called the teacher for more information. I was on the phone with her for like thirty minutes. It really sounds like a great program, and she had one opening for the Tuesday class. So, we're going to check it out tomorrow. It sounds like a good way for Hayden to meet some kids that live in our area, and I will be able to get to know some other parents with kids Hayden's age. And, I can still go to the gym on my regular days. We will have to give up Gymboree though. But, Neil's right - it does make more sense to do this type of thing in our own neighborhood than forty miles away.