This morning while Jellybean was at preschool, Peanut and I got to have a playdate of sorts. Our little neighbor S came over to play while her parents went to check out a potential preschool for her. S is about 8 months older than peanut and 14 months younger than Jellybean, so she's almost smack-dab between my two girls.
It was good to have a playmate for Peanut who is closer to her age than Jellybean -- and without Jellybean around. Peanut loved having S over to play and kept repeating "hi" and a mangled version of S's name, which was very cute. They spent a lot of time NOT sharing and NOT wanting to take turns with things like the rocking horse and the musical chair, so all in all I consider it a success!
I remembered today that two things happen at every playdate: 1. Something (usually a toy) gets broken, and 2. Kids adapt at least one bad habit from each other.
Something small did get messed up, but it was very trivial. The latter remains to be seen, but I'm guessing it'll either involve Peanut putting things in her mouth (she had gotten past this, but S still prefers to taste-test toys) or standing on chairs. Stay tuned.
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