Today I took Wesley to the public library for Mother Goose time, a special reading time for newborns up to three years of age. I had some worries that he might not do so well, being that in the carseat is not one of his favorite places to be, and he generally gets unsettled in strange surroundings and wants to suck on Mama for comfort. Add to that the fact that I had to wake him from his morning nap and I wasn't at all sure what to expect.
However, I needn't have worried, for he did beautifully! He sat on my lap the entire time and watched everything that was going on. Miss JeriAnn (the children's program coordinator) read two books, had the children do fingertime (clap-clap-clap, put them in my lap and Itsy-Bitsy Spider), pulled out a brightly colored parachute for the children to play with, and ended the time with musical instruments. She also passed out books to each child for individual "reading" time with Mama. Wesley never stopped moving his head from side to side, watching all the activity. He was fascinated with the big red, blue, green, and yellow parachute that the older children were shaking and flipping up and down in time to the music. He also responded to the musical instruments and watched as I shook the bright pink rattle.
Even though it was a lot of stimulation coming at him at once, he did not wimper, fuss, or cry during the entire 40 minutes. He did zonk out for a good hour afterwards, though.
For me, this was an amazing moment as I watched my sweet little boy experience his first social hour. It was even more special because he held onto my finger the whole time, as though to make sure of my presence in that strange environment. Having Wesley there allowed me to see this room full of rowdy, rambunctious children from a completely different perspective - that of a two month old baby who could only view the commotion with innocent wonder.
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