Lily's Little Gym Class

Our sweet Lily has changed soooo much over the past several months.  Holy smokes!  Last year Lily and I were enrolled in a mommy and me class at Little Gym and it was, in a word, horrible.  So horrible in fact that we dropped out.  Little Gym itself is wonderful and we love it there but Lily and I in a class together was not wonderful.  She made me hold her the entire time and she would not participate in anything.  This fall Lily's BFF, Ethan, signed up for a class and invited Lily to come too.  She is no longer in the mommy and me age group so we agreed to try it.  The thing about Lily is that when Rhonald and I are not around she is not shy and loves new and fun things.  When Rhonald and I are there she tends to be more clingy.  Well folks, she had her first class last week and she rocked it!  Even the teachers and the owner of Little Gym could not believe the change in her.  She ran and played and laughed and listened and did absolutely everything they asked of her!  There is no doubt in my mind that having Ethan there helped and not having me there helped as well.  She had so much fun that morning and has been asking to go back to play there ever since.  I am so relieved and so happy that she enjoyed it as much as she did!  It was so much fun to watch her be in a class with other kids her age (she is actually the youngest in her class) and do so well.  Thank goodness for second chances!