I took Lanie to her first Gymnastics class on Friday at the Y. She is in the "Inchworms" class for 2-3 year olds, so she will be in this one for 3 sessions. This, of course, was her first time and I was not sure what to expect. Picture twelve 2-3 year old kids all clinging to their moms and dads-well, all except Lanie who is running around, playing on all the equipment, laughing, singing, dancing and having a grand old time by herself. Everyone else waits for the teacher-but not Miss Lanie Lou! The teacher has them sit on the floor so they can stretch out before they start their strenuous routine. Lanie can't even sit there for 2 seconds and she is up running around! I finally get her sat down just in time to get into line so they can "take turns" doing somersaults with Brittany (the teacher). The reason that "take turns" is in quotes is because Lanie does not know how to take turns...neither do the other 11 children it seems. So we spend the next 40 minutes trying to take turns on each piece of equipment. I was amazed at how well she did on the balance beam...all the other children were holding moms hand as they carefully walked on the beam, falling off every other step. Lanie got on it without my hand-and almost ran to the other end without falling off once! She was also the only one who would climb on top of this little pyramid thing and jump off by herself. The others held their parents hands to jump from one level to the next but not Miss Lanie Lou. She climbed to the top (about 2 1/2 feet off the ground) and jumped to the floor. No fear in that child! We had a fun time but it wore me out!
Also, Lanie is calling me Mama again. She calls me Hettie at times still but it is mostly Mama now. We had a talk the other day and she said I was her mama now. Made me cry but also made me smile. She is my baby girl!
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