Last Thursday we took Morgan to the Little Gym and he had so much fun! His eyes were like dinner plates from the moment we walked in to the moment we left. There was a very nice teacher there running the class with lots of parenting and developmental tips and information. We thought we were going to be in the bugs class but they put us in the birds class which is 10 months-18 months old.
It was so funny to watch Morgan look at all the other kids with his big eyes, he was the youngest by far and the only one that couldn't walk. The teacher was saying that many babies that come into a class like this usually will take their first steps there. The whole place is covered in mats and has balance beams, double bars, and various other things.
A big parachute was brought out at one point and a giant foam donut was put in the middle where the babies could stand inside and hold on while the parents twirled the whole parachute around in a circle. Morgan was one of the only ones that didn't cry. He did the cutest thing during this activity, the little boy next to him started crying and Morgan looked over at him and put his hand on his back as if to comfort him. It was sooooo sweet!
The teacher also brought out some rubber balls which was a big hit. She showed us how to teach him to roll the ball back and forth which he apparently can learn to do at this age. She also brought out bubbles, we let Morgan just take off on his own and he crawled right out into the middle with all the other kids trying to catch the bubbles. While the kids were running around popping them one little boy charged right over Morgan landing on top of him. Morgan acted like nothing even happened and kept on looking for the bubbles. It was very funny.
Overall, we all had a really great time. It was so cool to see Morgan interact with other kids which until this point he had only met his 3 year old cousin a couple times. We could tell the class already had an impact on him he was so much more curious and when we got him home and put him in his play area he was more active.
Unfortunately, that was just a free trial class and it's a little more money than we have at the moment since we are short due to school and whatnot so we aren't able to go back which is a big big bummer!:( Anyway, I highly recommend the Little Gym, although I can see it really depending on how good the teacher is that you get. We were lucky and the lady teaching the class we were going to sign up for was awesome. I didn't take any pictures either mainly because we were having such a good time I didn't want to waste it behind a camera.
I am going to post ultrasound pictures soon. The last ultrasound we were at we were able to see our little girl sucking her thumb which was amazing. Morgan did the same thing in the womb and still does if he doesn't have a binky when he's tired. Apparently Steve was a thumb sucker as well so we know who to blame. :)
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