This morning was sooooo much fun. Nick's got a new little friend. His name's Zach and he's so cute and adorable. I've made friends with a close friend from way back and was pleasantly surprised to find she's a mum too and having another bub in April. This was their first play date this morning and already they're great friends -- so proud!!! They were walking around the house bumping into one another and playing with toys and ride-in cars and opening and closing doors, just being so cute together. So beautiful to see Nicky growing up and playing with bigger kids and really socialising. He's not quite there yet but with time and practice he'll get to the sharing stage and communicating stage as well. They mostly played alongside one another but there was a really funny time when they were both wanting to ride in the car so I tried to get Nick to play with something else and share. But then Zach wanted to play with that toy and Nick returned to the car, henceforth so did Zach. So I showed Zach how to push Nick in the car and they had a great time. It's hard to teach kids how to share and play gently but I find I'm just going to have to be constantly vigilant and ever watching and directing to make sure Nick plays nicely.

Hope anyone who has children at this age can share their experiences, be nice to hear from you!

's Hayley xxx