Yesterday was Simon's very first attempt at being a part of a small group of children and following directions from a teacher. It was a 45 minute class at the YMCA called Teddy Tumblers for 2 and 3 year olds.
It started out pretty much as expected. As the kids were lining up to go into the tumbling room he ran away, took a swing at the teacher and yelled that he was scared. Eventually, I was able to coax him into the room without me and my job was done (they don't want parents in there because they serve as too big of a distraction). Luckily, we could see into the room from about 50 feet away through a couple of glass windows (too hard to explain where we were beyond that). This is what we saw:
Simon running around flying like an airplane with his arms out stretched.
Simon standing there with his arms crossed.
Simon throwing his hand out in the "stop" position at the teacher several times.
Simon sitting down next to the teacher.
Simon stretching.
Simon crawling on the mat with the other kids.
Simon walking on the balance beam.
Simon high-fiving the teacher.
Simon coming out of the room hand in hand with a little red headed girl.
When I saw him sit down with the group I was flooded with relief and happiness. The teacher later explained that she told him she would blow her whistle after class if he joined the group and that was good enough for him. Here's to hoping the next class ends just as well, but with a 3 year old you just never know what you're going to get!
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