Gym Rat

I took Preston to Gymboree today, a place for different age groups to socialize, "exercise" and "sing". Since being social was the main component, he thrived! He immediately wowed the employees when we first walked in. Then he wowed the other moms in the class. He did pretty good with the activities: playing with a wiffle ball, popping bubbles, rolling a large ball to knock over blocks and picking up plastic shapes off a balance beam. But, the activity he liked the best got everyone in the room laughing. Each mom held their baby and used them to kick a big beach ball. Every time the ball came to Preston he laughed hysterically, which became contagious. He was laughing so hard that the moms had to put their babies down for a minute because they too were laughing. He was definitely the most interactive in that game and he was the only baby that belly laughed throughout the class. I met 3 other moms and bonded with one that is a 1st grade teacher. I signed Preston up for a month's worth of classes. It's nice for him to get out, to be social with other babies and "exercise" to music, especially during the Winter months. It also wore him out!! (He was asleep by 7:45 tonight, even after taking a 1 1/2 hour nap in the late afternoon) In fact, it's nice for the both of us and I'm looking forward to future Gym classes!