Mommy and Me classes

When I had my first child I counted down the days until I could take her to a Mommy and Me class. I couldn't wait. 10 months later we're signed up for Mini Kittens tumbling class and I'm driving 45 minutes one way because that's the rec center that has it at a time that doesn't conflict with naps and is on my day off. I was so excited to go. I was hanging out with my favorite girl and was so proud to show her off. She of course had the cutest outfit, was the cutest baby and I was the happiest, best mother on earth. :-) I enjoyed every minute. I knew the words to every song and even sang them at home. When I started going with my son. I still felt the same way. I was proud to show him off, he was the cutest baby ever but the class just wasn't as fun. I wasn't under that new baby haze. I was bored doing the same thing over and over and I still thought the songs were kind of fun but I was bored while we were there. Classes started to become a place you could meet other Moms. Kind of like online dating but in person. You could chat about your kids see if you had things in common and then maybe go to the park after class to see if you guys clicked. A little like drinks first and if it's going well dinner later. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed every minute of watching my kids enjoy the class I was just bored. So if I could meet a fun Mom that was a bonus. After my last child was born I met a Mom in my son Gavin's class. Gavin and Braeden were the same age she had a little boy who was 6 weeks older than Colin and our husbands were in the same line of work. It was like finding the Holy Grail of Mom's. All of my close friends work full time so I needed a Mom to be able to get together with during the day who wasn't a complete freak. I had met so many wack jobs I was wondering if there were any good ones out there. So now I've got a Mommy to be friends with and someone to talk to inbetween 'finger poppin' and 'itsy bitsy spider.' She makes it less boring to be there and the boys have a little playgroup partner too. Plus the 3rd gets the short end of the stick anyway. There are already only like 10 pictures of the 3rd so at least I can take him to Mommy and Me class and feel a little less guilty about how much less the 3rd gets. But thank God I'm not having a 4th I don't think I could make it thru a 4th round of Mommy and me. It was fun while it lasted though.