Busy Week!

This past week was SUPER busy for us. In addition to our regular routine of My Gym on Mondays and work & Eva's House on Tuesdays, we now have joined Boston Sports Club!

Wednesday was my first "orientation" session with the trainer. They set these appointments up to familiarize you with the gym and also have you do some exercises to make sure you know what you are doing and don't do anything that could end up harming yourself. One of the best things about the gym is the babysitting program. Although you have to call DAYS in advance to secure your child's spot, it is nice to go exercise and know that Mikey is being cared for and having fun. This was always a reason why it was difficult for us to work-out in the past. The babysitting area has all sorts of fun toys and crafts to play with, in addition to also a full gym with balls, trampolines, climbing structures...you get the idea. He LOVES it. His most favorite activity at the gym is to play "hockey". We did NOT teach him this. He immediately gravitates towards a stick (the same height as him) with a sponge on the end and runs around the gym hitting balls and pucks with the stick! I must admit he is quite good!! So while Mommy works out, Mikey plays hockey! We all get our exercise for the day! (Next time we go I will be sure to get some pictures!)

Thursday Mikey participated in a study at Boston University regarding language and cognition. They were looking to see if Mikey would understand a certain direction even though he observed something else. For example, Mikey observed one of the examiners putting a puppy dog in a drawer. Then, they closed a curtain and moved the puppy behind a pillow instead. They opened the curtain and told Mikey "I moved the puppy behind the pillow. Can you get the puppy?". So even though he SAW the puppy placed in the drawer, he was to follow verbal direction and get the puppy from behind the pillow. They said he did wonderful! He got a BU t-shirt as a "prize" for participating.....not sure how Daddy feels about that "prize"!

Friday morning we started another semester of "Music Together" with the maracas collection. Mikey is in the same class as his friend Maggie McNeal. The whole car ride to music all Mikey kept saying from the backseat was "Maggie! Maggie! Maggie!". And when we left we saw our friends Ruby and Kieran as they were heading in for the next class! Yay for girlfriends!

See the next post for our Friday afternoon adventure.....