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Since some ppl showed interested in making the Baby Social Hour a recoccuring event I thought i'd start this thread so we could discuss our ideas. I know I would enjoying knowing the dates ahead of time so I could plan around it.

I was thinking something like every 3rd Friday at 10:00 a.m.

What are everyones thoughts???

Sounds fine to me, I don't work so I don't have plans that far in advance. I can just set it and plan around it.

That sound good to me. I don't usually plan too far in advance either, so it shouldn't be a problem for me to plan around. And it seems like when we do have stuff going on during the week it doesn't usually fall on Fridays anyway- so that's a good day for us.

I, for one, am glad for Fridays, because I am a full-time student and most other mornings wouldn't work.

But that being said, I do realize it's not all about me. (Drats!) So, I wonder if maybe a rotating schedule would help some moms who can't make Fridays? Third Friday one month, third Thursday the next, etc.?

That sounds good to me too.

Good idea, LivisMom.
I'm in. My schedule is flexible.

I'm glad everyone likes the idea. Our schedule is pretty flexible since I don't work so we can do what works best for everyone. I was just throwing out an idea based on what we have done in the past. I looked back and we have met every 3 weeks on Fridays at 10:00.

Hopefully we'll hear everyone's opinion soon so we can set a schedule.

That works for us. I work one Friday a month and that is either the 4th or 1st Friday. So the 3rd Friday would be great.

Here is what the schedule would be if we choose to meet on the 3rd Friday of each month. The only issue I saw was the November date would the day after Thanksgiving so we might want to move that up or back a week so ppl can go shopping.

Anyone else have any other suggestions or ideas?

3rd Friday of each month
September 19, 2008
October 17, 2008
November 21, 2008
December 19, 2008
January 16, 2009
February 20, 2009
March 20, 2009
April 17, 2009
May 15, 2009
June 19, 2009
July 17, 2009
August 21, 2009

Wow... Somebody likes to plan!

It looks OK to me. Yeah we probablly should move the November one up or back a week so it's not so close to Thanksgiving. Maybe we can discuss that at or soon after the October play date. Right now I don't have a clue what I'll be doing in November!

Oh, has anyone thought about what we will do once it is too cold out to keep having it outdoors? Take turns having it at eachothers' homes? Or is there somewhere else indoors where all the kids would have plenty of room to play?

Sarah- LOL Yes I know I have issues, plus it is a boring rainy day. Acutally, I was just think set the date a few months ahead of time, but once I got the calander out I just kept going And yea we can worry about all the location/details each month. Our calander is crazy the next few months on the weekends. DH and I have a couple beach trips planned in september and october and we have holidays parties in November and December like every week. My weekdays aren't too bad just yet, just kindermusik on wednesdays and my class on Thursday nights.

I was thinking about the cold months too. I know that some libarys have conference rooms that they will allow ppl to reserve and meet in. That might be an option for us if we have no where else to meet.

That looks fine to me. I just wish that we could do it more often!

Well, m2p, there is nothing stopping us from making it a weekly thing as long as we realize that not everyone will be able to show up. But, the one at the library is weekly and the one at the museum is weekly.

I will be happy to host it at my house once a month.

Aprilz, yeah I was already thinking of that. We could do it more often for those who could come since obviously everyone wouldn't be able to come that often. Maybe some people who can't make it to one could make it to another. Who knows.
I would like to meet twice a month. Once a week may seem to often for some and once a month to me seems too long. That's just me though - we don't get out of the house very much at all and the only other baby interaction Lily is currently geting is at the play dates and such. If anyone else is interestd in maybe trying to meet twice a month?