Today was Sadie's very first "class"....the waddler class for 14-22 month old children @ My Gym. It started off a bit rocky with Sadie being a little fussy since she actually could have went down for a nap had we been at home. It didn't take long though, for her to adjust to the settings and start having fun. We started off with warm-ups with all the children and parents along the red circle. We did some up and down stretches, some twists, some bending, and also arm circles. For the most part, she stayed with either mommy or daddy and did about 70% of the stretches....for the other 30% of the time she wandered in the circle checking out the other kids and parents. (Pretty good, since she was probably the youngest, or one of the youngest in the class at just over 13 months).
We next did some "adventures," which included setting up different types of planks which all landed at the "airport." This activity was a little too advanced for her, but she did take a few steps on the balance beam, with Grammie's help.
The next adventure was the group swing and also individual swings, which Sadie enjoyed thoroughly.
The third adventure was "individual play," in which they encouraged the parents to stay as far away as they were comfortable with, and let their children play with the toys and other children. This is one activity that Sadie excelled at.....she did not even look up once to see where we were! At one point, we thought the little turtle pool she is sitting in had a motor in to toss and turn the toys, but it turned out that she was kicking her legs under all the toys and making them rumble herself!....everyone had a good laugh at that.
Next, they had a short puppet show, which she also enjoyed. She was right front and center watching the action. And finally, we sang the "bye bye song," to which she clapped her hands and danced joyfully. Not the perfect student, but off to a very strong start!
