Martina,
But I've seen babies even from a young age totally ENGROSSED in toys,
Toys are useless around here, he has never had much interest in them. I mean, he will play with toys, but not as they are meant to be played with, kwim?
YES! Exactly! My SIL's daughter would be one of those babies who would sit and play. And many other babies would sit for 'hours' (

) playing with one toy? lol..I'm LUCKY if I get 10 minutes to get away from her playing with whatever toy it is to wash the dishes. Soon she'll be crawling around the corner, dismissed the toy, and wondering what mommy is up to because it's soooooooooo much more interesting!

I do go out. It's the only thing that occupies her, but I was wondering if that was normal, yk? I mean..I wasn't sure if I was setting up a bad habit. I have a lot of friends and families around so I'm very lucky. As soon as she gets an inkling that I'm getting ready she'll whine and climb my legs until I hoist her up into the stroller and she's happy. lol..she's such a character.
Wendy mentioned Early Years too. one of my other friend's go there too. I have been meaning to go there but just waiting for her to 'walk' bc...her crawling on the floor makes me shudder.
She does love interacting. She loves watching people ...she could people watch for hours, honestly. She's so much more interested in what people are doing, saying and will go explore where voices and noises come from. She doesn't mind a stranger coming up to me and lifting her out of my arms...lol..she's not picky with the attention.
I was googling some places after I posted. there is a huge market out there for toddler activities. I had no idea. So far the free things have been great - park, playdates..walks..but I'm dreading the winter
Thank you. It's reassuring to know about other babies/toddlers. I just told my SIL today after watching my daughter engrossed in keys, stairs, rocks, leaves and dismissing toys and wondering if it was 'normal'