Yesterday, B. participated in his very first playdate. There were 3 boys including him and 3 girls at the hostess' house, so it was admittedly fun. I watched B. interact with the other children somewhat and mostly observe the squeals, chattering, and whining. (By the end B. was doing some whining of his own). He does play fairly well with girls since he is not aggressive or with holding - I notice that girls can be aggressive also. He really enjoyed this LeapFrog play table that was just the right size for him to pull up on. I think we may have to invest in one of those. His second favorite toy was stackable cups that he preferred to hold onto and crawl around with. He interacted with some of the other mommies too - which was great to see since he can turn on his charm. I noticed that compared to other babies he had quite a bit more hair (which some mommies commented on) and the funny thing is that it is already beginning to curl. Will he have curly hair like mom? Yikes! He also looks older for his age, so some are surprised to hear he is only 10 1/2 months old. When I dress him and he stretches out from a nap, I just see this long skinny child with a little bit of baby fat. He may in fact be a skinny child - which wouldn't be bad for us since we would need to keep up with his little self. All in all he had a fun but tiring time. When he got home he konked right out after he threw a "I'm really, really tired" fit. In essence he went to bed a 6 pm. But the flip side is he woke up at 1:30 pm :( I think there is no hope for him sleeping through the night since he desires to go to bed so early. Even if you try to keep him up - he becomes extremely crabby. I have had some advice on it but it is a rare night when he does manage to go to sleep all night. It makes a huge difference for me since I would prefer to just get like 6 straight hours, than to be sleep interrupted. It just lags on my day. But no one said being a parent meant you would get unlimited sleep - so I'll just accept it until he gets older.....