Gymnastics, Day One

Let's just say that day one of Macey's gymnastics class didn't go quite as I expected. I had an idea that it might not go as smoothly as I hoped when we were waiting for her teacher in the lobby area. Macey was peering through the windows and was ecstatic to see the foam pit filled with big beach balls.

"Balls! Playground!" she screamed over and over again, while trying frantically to open the door to the gym.

That was a fun fifteen minute wait.

Once we got inside and class began, I could see right away that she was the youngest kid in the class and the only new kid in the class. When she was asked to sit on her star, she obliged-- briefly. Then she decided it would be much more fun to run around and pick up everyone else's stars off the ground.

Next up: the foam pit. I breathed a sigh of relief when we moved on to this activity because she was so excited to get in there. A few minutes later, I started hearing, "May May stuck! May May stuck!" Now, in her defense, it is kind of tough to climb out of those pits!

Moving on the obstacle course. She enjoyed jumping and climbing through various obstacles, but she did not enjoy waiting her turn. What two year old does? While she's used to taking turns with Camden, she is NOT used to waiting her turn while six other kids go in front of her. While we waited, I spent a lot of time chasing her around the gym so she didn't interrupt other classes.

On a positive note, the trampoline was a big hit. So was the goodbye song that we danced to at the end of class. When I asked her if she had fun on the way home, she gave me an enthusiastic, "Yes!"

I'll be honest: about halfway through class, I told myself we wouldn't be back until Macey was older and could follow directions. However, I talked to the teacher after class and she told me that every new student starts this way and that Macey will get used to the structure. Here's hoping that's true and she wasn't just trying to make me feel better!

I think we'll give it another go next week. She seemed to enjoy herself, even if she exhausted her mama.