Little Gym

About 3 weeks ago Henry and I started weekly classes at Little Gym. We both love it and this past week we were able to share it with the grandmas as it was the end of the spring semester and they have what's called "The Big Show". It's just the normal class with a award ceremony at the end and other family members are able to watch/join in. Henry was such a little show off. It was hysterical. At one point he was just sitting high up on this tall mat in his tripod sit smiling away (pic above) and I looked around and every pair of eyes were on him. His smile really does light up the room. He also was the only baby talking and squealing in delight. Pretty cute and made me so proud of him. I highly recommend any moms/dads that haven't looked into Little Gym to do so as it is an amazing way to work on development activities, meet other parents/babes and bond with your little one. We love it so much we are already signed up for summer and fall semesters!

At each class we start off in a circle and do stretches, play with rattles, sing songs, move in circles to different songs/positions and do a few flips (which Henry loves!)

One of the many activities is the parachute. You put the little one down in the middle either sitting up or laying down and the parents are around the perimeter. We walk in circles and spin them singing the wheels on the bus and then move the parachute up and down around them. The colors light up their eyes. Really cute to watch their reactions. We also lay them under the parachute so they can see color on top as well. At every class we have the exlporing time where you take your little one around each of the areas (balance beams, bars, inclined matts, floor exercises, etc.) Right now it's mostly tummy time and forward flips (of course with mom's assistance and mostly all in the air as you don't put pressure on their heads just yet).

We also have time to play with balls and bubbles at the end of the class. I can't wait for Henry to be able to sit up and push the ball back and forth with me. I want to start him early on his ball handling skills as you know he is going to be a basketball player if I have anything to do about it! ;o)And finally Henry getting his first medal (he was more interested in his toes)!