I took Christian to a trial class at Junior Gym this morning. Manny goes regularly and absolutely loves it, so I figured I'd give it a try with Christian, but I'm not sure he's ready yet. He's the youngest in the class (ages 6 mo-18 mo), and is the only crawler.

He loved the beginning [structured] part which consists of a song (he got to jingle some bells which thrilled him), warm up, and parachute play. I think he was a bit shell shocked during free time. He basically spent most of his time in the center play area, occasionally venturing out, and playing with the equipment. The instructor said that his reaction was pretty normal, that it usually takes a few sessions for them to acclimate.

Manny missed a couple of sessions last month, and Mikeala (Manny's teacher) said that Christian could use those sessions for free. I think I'll check into that before enrolling Christian full time.

There are positives to the class: it got both of us out of the house, Christian got to be around babies the same age as him, it wore him out (he passed out as soon as we got into the car), and I do think that eventually it will help his motor skills. I just think that it may be better for him when he can finally walk.