Gymnastics

Today I brought Sofia to her first gymnastics lesson. She is going to a different location for gymnastics than Ali. Since Sofia can't do the class on Thursday with Ali because she has Czech lessons she will go on Mondays. Petra, Watson's babysitter, also teaches gymnastics and has offered to take Sofia with her on Mondays when she goes. Today was the first time that Sofia went so I went with her much to Sofia's dismay. I had to explain to Sofia that I needed to see where she would be taking gymnastics and what it would be like. I have agreed to let her just go with Petra next week....my baby is growing up. Sofia had a great time doing gymnastics. Ali tried this class for a little bit but decided it was a little too hard for her. I agreed with her since this class is much more hard core than Ali's class on Thursday. Sofia settled right into the class and didn't seemed phased by all the czech spoken around her. The other little girls were very interested in Sofia and that she spoke English. It made me laugh when they all crowded around her and said "how are you" in Englsih over and over again. They all spoke to her in Czech and while she didn't really do any talking she did smile and laugh a lot. She did mention that it hurt a little bit to do the gymnastics but I assured her once her stomach muscles got use to being used and her legs became more flexible with stretching that it wouldn't hurt anymore. I also told her she didn't have to do a full split the first day of gymnastics. She is very competitive though and she just keeps trying until she gets things done. I think this class will be good for Sofia athletically but I think it will also be good for her Czech as well.