Today was Benjamin's first day in the Level 3 Class of Gymboree. We started in the Level 2 class at the beginning of June and realized last week that we needed to move up. The Level 2 group was getting younger babies in it and seemed to be geared more to those who were just above tummy time. So Benjamin along with his friends Bella and Parker decided to attend this morning's 3 group.
I was surprised by what greeted us. This group was way more active and the majority of the babies in 3 were closer to one year and walking all over the room. My little guy crawled around the mat to our exercise stations and did really well considering. Meanwhile all is his new classmates seemed as if they were doing cartwheels and flips around us. I know it's just an exaggeration but what a difference a level makes at Gymboree.
Benjamin seemed to take it in stride and actually improved from last week by traversing one of the incline obstacle courses. Before he wouldn't climb the wedge let alone crawl over the barrel and get on top of the box but today he did.
He seemed to play nice with the other babies especially at the end when we gathered around the parachute. At Level 3 the parachute requires more involvement from the parents than in the 2 class. You have to raise the chute way up high and let it fall over the babies who get a kick out the wind that it generates.
By the time the class ended I told Bella's mom Kelly that it felt like more of a workout for us than for our kids. In fact, when we got home both Benjamin and Daddy had to take a nap. It's tough being a baby.
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