When I came out to Boston during my maternity leave, I was desperate to make some friends. Preferably some mommy friends. Todd found out through some buddies at work, that Isis is the place to go. Isis is a Boston thing...I really wish there was something in Michigan similar. There are classes for mom's (dad's too) and babies to attend. You learn about your baby at different stages of development depending on which class you sign up for. During my maternity leave, I signed Allie and I up for a class called Great Beginnings. It was a class for mom's with newborns that took place once a week in the morning for 7 weeks. I was a little excited to learn some new things about being a mom or caring for my baby. What I learned mostly came from discussions brought up by other moms, not so much the topics of each class. I made a couple friends along the way...and that was my goal: to get out of the house and make some mom friends.
This summer I signed up again for another class called Social Butterflies. This class was a bit different in the fact that it was more child centered as opposed to mom centered. During each class Allie and I played with new toys, sang new songs and played with the parachute. Allie LOVED the parachute! A big smile and giggle every time! We did talk about topics each class, but the time frame was very limited and I became annoyed when some moms would jeopardize the entire conversation. Let others have a turn to talk...geeze!
This week we had our last class and to celebrate we had a pool party! Check it out below.
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