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| Ginny right before a class. |
Since mid-September, Ginny and I have been spending 30 minutes of most Thursdays in Springfield attending a
Musikgarten
class. Some people thought it was silly that Ginny, at that young age, would be attending a music class. I did look for Mommy & Me classes and other related activities. However, those types of classes are sorely lacking in my small town much less Springfield. After some consideration, I signed the two of us up for the class as a way to introduce Ginny to music in a different way and interact with other babies.
Ginny is the youngest in her class. We started the class when she was only 4 months old. All of the other babies were 7 months old or older at the beginning. She absolutely adores her music class! Ginny enjoys seeing the other babies in the class, but she especially seems to enjoy the music. My daughter loves listening to the singing and bouncing around. I've enjoyed the class as well. It gives me a few minutes each week to interact with other moms. I've also learned a few more songs that I can sing to Ginny and act out with her in a fun way.
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| Ginny next to her teacher |
Recently, Chris joined us at a class. He had been reluctant, to say the least. I think he was afraid of looking silly. Also, he thought it would look strange if he was the only dad present. I tried reassuring him several times that he would fit in nicely. Finally, I convinced him to come. He seemed to enjoy the class, particularly watching Ginny's face light up and hearing her squeal with delight.
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| Dancing in the classroom with Daddy. |
Our last class is coming up soon. I decided to hold off on signing her up for a spring class. We will probably wait until she is toddling and can join the toddler class either in the summer or next fall. In the meantime, I will put on the CD that came with the class materials and play at home with Ginny.
I'm so happy that Ginny loves music. She already loves to "sing". (You should hear her "singing" at Mass). I hope this love of music continues throughout her life. She is definitely my musical baby girl.
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| A fun musical game of peek-a-boo |
I tried that with Miss A when she was teeny and she HATED it. She was a painfully shy child and didn't like large groups and too much noise. You'd never know that now though. The look on Ginny's face in the first picture says it all. Nothing but joy!!
ReplyDeleteGinny is definitely not shy. She is quite the extrovert! (Although still not sure about being held by the strangers she loves smiling at, waving to, and flirting with.)
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