Gymbabe ~ Lesson 12

It's BB En's last lesson today... So Mommy tones down on her activities and let her enjoys her fav ~ Sea of Balls.  The little one has her fun kicking and rumbling through them.

En has a special motivating sticker at end of class today.

Gymbabe ~ Lesson 11

Unfamiliar trainer faces are seen today.  Noticed one of them is a trainer for the toddler class.  This trainer managed to get En through the tunnel (!!!) after many failed attempts by Mommy. Impressed!  

Mommy n En have a fun time at the end of session ~ chasing after bubbles.  En glees with delight~ !

Seeing En still bustling with energy, Mommy n Daddy brought the little one to the nearby playground to have a go at the slide.  En likes to slide down and will attempt to crawl up thereafter.

Gymbabe ~ Lesson 10

BB En's motivating sticker at end of lesson.

Gymbabe ~ Lesson 9

Class begins with massaging exercises on the little fingers and toes.  Plus some strengthening of back muscles.
Auntie Pearlyn has a sing-along riddle that Mommy always fail to catch.  Nevertheless, here's Mommy's version:  

Father, Mother & Uncle Bob

They all want to cross the wooden bridge

Father cross the bridge WHOOPS

Mother cross the bridge WHOOPS

Uncle Bob jiggle-ly jiggle-ly WHOOSH

Motivating sticker at end of lesson

Gymbabe ~ Lesson 8

The learning studio of BB En

BB En has a better grasp at the dangling bridge this week.  She manages to finish the task with a breeze =)

The motivating sticker at the end of today's lesson.

Gymbabe ~ Lesson 7

It's TumbleTots time!

Class starts with massaging exercises to strengthen the limbs' muscles.

 

En En's favorite ~ Sea of balls where the little one R&R

Swing Swing Swing

One of the new stations this week... a dangling bridge.  It increases difficulty as the little one has to balance on the swaying bridge and walk across it.

Motivating sticker at the end of lesson

Gymbabe ~ Lesson 6

Classroom looks very different today.  The blue carpet is gone.  The walls have a new coat of paint.  The stations are more low level now... not so much of climbing and height.  

Mommy and EnEn tried pole walking today but with the parquet... the poles kept slipping off the floor!  Luckily En mastered good grip of holding them.

Gymbabe ~ Lesson 5

It's Sunday ~~ TumbleTots time!  We had some fun doing the opening exercises.  The little ones were to jump up and down to the little froggie tunes.  This is really a test on Mommy's arm muscles.  Good thing Mommy is trained. Haha.

Auntie Pearlyn is back!!!  Amongst the trainers, she is the only one who can tickle En and whom the little one likes to play with.
The little one attempt to climb up the ladder and walking on the bridge.  She did well except for the part where she had to cross her leg over the hedge.  It's a test on her leg splitting skills.

Gymbabe ~ Lesson 4

It's Sunday again! Playgroup time~! Class is smaller today. So BB En gets to have more time at each station. The stations are rearranged again to let the Gymbabes face different "challenges". The main thing is still to develop their social and cognitive skills.

BB En does good today as she tries to climb the ladder and walk on the plank. According to the trainers, the height are magnified 3 times in babies' world. So its a good test on "fear factor" haha.

One of the activities is to let BB En walks whilst holding the poles. Mommy makes her walk up and down obstacles to test if she keeps a lookout at where she's going. EnEn Pass!

Motivating sticker that EnEn receives at end of class today.

GymBabe ~ Lesson 3

BB En in her playgroup uniform

Class is BIG today. BB En has 8 classmates - 3 from last week class, 3 for trial & 1 from Sat class. With the gymbabes' parents and some gymbabes' grandparents, the gym is packed ! Though trainers have requested that only one parent per babe is allowed due to overwhelming crowd today... but nobody cares haha.

Lesson starts with new massaging exercises and well, its not a good day for a few of us, mommies. Either the babes are cranky for nap, or they are uncomfortable with the large crowd. The orchestra starts from one and follows on... BB En gets tick off by Daddy for putting toy into her mouth and her symphony starts. Gosh ! And it lasts for quite some time. Finally managed to coax the little one and we start on her gym stations.

The trainers have redesigned the stations and this week, the focus is on walking and balancing. BB En has a go at a wooden plank - Walking and balancing on small area. BB En cruises well on it. Mommy & BB En tried a station with a little more difficulty - a plank that is hedged at a gentle angle. Good try!

En is made to climb up a block next. Main focus is to teach her buttock down first when getting down from height. Hmm En needs to polish on that.
Lesson ends with new tone down exercises and a new motivating sticker !

GymBabe ~ Lesson 2

Little En receives her goody bag today which includes a personalised TumbleTots T (which she has to wear for her subsequent lesson). En's first "school uniform" WOW !


Lesson 2 starts with warming up exercise in the central exercise mat. Little En has more classmates today. 1 which switch from Saturday class, 2 for trial & her last week classmate. There is one less trainer today, so the 2 trainers were kept busy with today's turnout.

Mommy massaging En's little toes

We first started off with the station that En did well last week ~ the "catwalk" station. To warm the little one up so that she knows what to expect later. En has so many classmates today and she's a bit distracted. Took us awhile before we accomplish the task.

Then we tried the "pitches" station. En did well this time ! She managed to overcome them and move to the end. Well done!

The little one was tired so we put her into the "pool" to chill out. She met her last week classmate and both had some fun.

We put the little one on the "beam" station and she did well ! With the help of little red ball, she managed to crawl on the beam to the little house. At the end of the beam, the little one is suppose to turn around and buttocks down first to come down to ground level. Still brushing up her skills on this.

Next, the trainer gave En a red barrel. En is to push the barrel and walk at the same time. Mommy's role is to control the roll of the barrel. En had lotsa fun with it and she did great !

By this time, Mommy is getting tired and decides to let the little one has a little fun on the bouncer. She sits there playing with the alpha blocks while Mommy bounces her on it. Purpose is to let the little one has some thrill of bouncing.

The trainer came over and gave En two poles, where she has to hold onto them and walk. EnEn did it !!! Daddy n Mommy are both very impressed by the little one. She is able to coordinate her hand and leg and walk for quite some distance.

The little one is bursting with energy and attempts to climb up the ladder. BB En isn't sure how to go up. Mommy has to guide her to lift her hand and leg to move up. And En learn fast ! She'll attempt to move up coordinating her hand and leg and moving upwards.

By now, lesson is ending. And its massaging + cool down time.

A sticker to motivate the little one at the end of class.

GymBabe En !

Mommy enrols En for a trial lesson at TumbleTots.

Coz En is still cruising around, not yet walking, so Mommy registers BB En in GymBabe class (for 6months old to walking). Main thing is to let BB En interact with other bbs to develop her social skill + physical skills from the physical activities.

En's Name Tag

It's a quiet Sunday morning class and EnEn has one classmate (also for trial lesson). The class starts with some warm up exercising + massaging. Next is free physical playtime. Before Mommy and BB En zoom off to the different stations, the trainers explain the purpose for each station and what the gymbabes are supposed to learn from each.

EnEn fared well in her first station. She's to hold on to the side and learn to coordinate hand and leg and walk. Main thing is to walk on the beam coz babies tend to walk with feet facing outward. So have to train them to walk straight. Hmm abit like catwalk haha.

2nd station is an obstacle course. EnEn has to coordinate her hand and leg to move across the "pitches". BB En got mad and cry coz the trainers + mommy were each quipping at her on what to do.

"Why Mommy make me attend this stoopid class"

So Mommy brought her to this "Sea of Balls" to cool and calm her down. Gymbabes are easily tired, so after 1 or 2 stations, Mommies can bring them here to chill out.

After a while, EnEn attempts 3rd station. This is a long tunnel whereby the gymbabes have to crawl through it. Purpose is to overcome fear of darkness. Well, BB En refuses to budge. She's more interested in the rattle on hand.

An attempt at the beam station, BB En has to crawl up a cushion that was placed at 45 deg against the beam that was hedged. She is to crawl/ walk on it. Main thing is to let the little one overcome fear of height.

EnEn still refuses to move. She's shy to the new surroundings and trainers. The trainers have had a hard time coaxing her. Sing song, blow bubbles, using toys to attract her attention.


At the end of the day's lesson, mommies and gymbabes will gather at the central mattress to do some massaging to cool down. Mommies and gymbabes are tired by the end of lesson. To motivate the gymbabes, trainers will reward them with a sticker each =)

Ok... Mommy decides to enrol BB En in GymBabe class. She'll definitely do better the next time !