Hi Caitlin- I posted a reply to your message to me, but now I don't see it, so just in case I'll try again. I did find a playgroup in Belleville, the moms and kids are great, but I wouldn't mind finding something for littler kids since my son is 14 months old and the kids we've met are older. The group is in Yahoo Groups, called BellevilleAreaMoms.
My son loves dogs (we have two) and cats, and he sort of tries to imitate them...