I know this is a "safe" place to share my excitement for my little girl: Little A will be 4 in about a month. She has been doing her first NON-mommy-and-me class at a new gym since we moved, for about five weeks. Her teacher has already commented on her natural abilities, quickness to learn, and how she is a few skills away from being "pre-team".
We are in no rush, of course, for anything. Our whole family is just enjoying watching Little A do all of these gymnastics things with such joy and enthusiasm. It's hard to stop her, even at home!
So--the main point of this post is this: one of the skills she is working on is a handstand. She can hold them really well with her feet against the wall, but this week, she decided to just try them on the floor. Out of about 50+ attempts since Wednesday, she has done two or three where her legs were all the way up for a second! I know this may seem trivial to those who are much further along than we are, but seeing her excitement, pride, and happiness seemed worth sharing here to me! I love seeing her doing what she loves to do.
Already, I love that she is learning that some of the best things in life are hard to do, and that the hard work is worth it! I love seeing her learn a new skill, or discover a new skill (none of us knew she could do a straddle press, but hey, look at her go!), or just get pure delight from jumping into the foam pit for the 20th time at open gym.
I love reading lots of posts here for wisdom and encouragement!
We are in no rush, of course, for anything. Our whole family is just enjoying watching Little A do all of these gymnastics things with such joy and enthusiasm. It's hard to stop her, even at home!
So--the main point of this post is this: one of the skills she is working on is a handstand. She can hold them really well with her feet against the wall, but this week, she decided to just try them on the floor. Out of about 50+ attempts since Wednesday, she has done two or three where her legs were all the way up for a second! I know this may seem trivial to those who are much further along than we are, but seeing her excitement, pride, and happiness seemed worth sharing here to me! I love seeing her doing what she loves to do.
Already, I love that she is learning that some of the best things in life are hard to do, and that the hard work is worth it! I love seeing her learn a new skill, or discover a new skill (none of us knew she could do a straddle press, but hey, look at her go!), or just get pure delight from jumping into the foam pit for the 20th time at open gym.
I love reading lots of posts here for wisdom and encouragement!
seeing them work hard for so long, and it finally pays off!
