Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Moving On Up (to Level 2 of Gymboree)!


Last week we bid a sad farewell to our friends in Level 1 but we knew it was time to go (Lucy is 6 months and most of her pals there are just hitting the 4 month mark) but we were excited to move up a level, and hang with some older kids (these babies are older at 7 months and up).

Karen (the wonderful teacher of both levels) told us Level 2 would be a 'bit more challenging' which quite possibly was one of the understatements of the year! At Level 1, Lucy just had to lay there on a blanket while I sang to her, occasionally with some tummy time thrown in but Level 2 is all about cardio---for the both of us! I hauled her up foam pieces, steadied her as she threw balls in and out of a ball pit, rolled her on a giant inflatable log, spun her on a big half ball, helped her pop bubbles, waved a parachute up and down, then I hoisted her on my legs for lifts----all while singing! 

After class was over, we were completely exhausted so Momma took us to the food court where she treated me to a yummy pineapple smoothie and Lucy had a bottle. Then we went home and crashed. Whew!


2 comments:

Sarah said...

Wow! Lucy is moving up in the world!! Level 2 sounds exhausting. The scariest part is that within months she'll be ready for another level. I'm happy to hear Momma helped out in the post work out rejuvination efforts.

lilyliuchan@gmail.com said...

What is that thing Lucy's sitting on? A parachute? A pillow? Whatever it is, it looks intense!