Full Circle

So, if you talk to me at all during the summer months, you know that we are
B-U-S-Y. Since Riley was 6 months old, I have had her in classes for this, and groups for that, meetings at the park, playing at the mall...all kinds of stuff. Part of it is because I have to be doing something at all times, but even more of it is to give her alot of different experiences and expose her to lots of different things and people.

Okay, you say, so get to the point.....

So at one time or another, I'm sure one of our phone conversations consisted of me trying to explain that I do not, I repeat, DO NOT pay $65 for the Park and Rec classes for Tiny Tots for myself to be doing gymnastics, or singing and dancing to nursery rhymes, or to be learning sign language (these are some of the classes Riley's been in.) Nevertheless, Riley participated almost NONE, but instead ran around the room crazily, not listening to a word that I said...."Riley, we are not doing that right now, you need to go over there and listen to your teacher...."; at the same time, I'm thinking about all the kids I work with daily who can't sit down, can't pay attention, can't focus, etc.- all the while getting closer and closer to buying stock in Ridalin. :-)

Anyway, so I bravely enrolled Riley in Moving and Music for Tiny Tots to hit up once a week during this winter, when there hasn't been much outside activity (since I haven't been on maternity leave for the first winter in a long time). I was a little nervous, because now I'm going to have to try to contain Karsyn AND convince Riley to participate and listen. The class starts, the teacher instructs the kids to get into a circle, and only one kid does it-----Riley!! She proceeds to belt out every word to every song, follow every direction, and even speak when her teacher asked her a question!! For the first time ever, I had other parents asking ME how old she was, because they were just dying for their toddler to turn that age, and start acting like THAT!! (just as I have been doing for the past three years)

Hopefully by now you're dying laughing, as am I, but I will wrap this up by quoting Oprah and saying, at this moment, for my entire life as a mother (all three years of it), everything has come "Full Circle".