--- title: Little Baby Lump | Pregnancy and Baby Blog | waddlers description: waddlers | Follow my journey through pregnancy (twice!) and motherhood. --- [![lbl-masthead.png](https://www.littlebabylump.com/hs-fs/hub/188884/file-312550222.png?width=1504&name=file-312550222.png "lbl-masthead.png")](http://littlebabylump.com) ### Follow Me: ## [Emmett and the Waddlers at My Gym](https://www.littlebabylump.com/blog/bid/219493/Emmett-and-the-Waddlers-at-My-Gym) Posted by [Pamela Vaughan](https://www.littlebabylump.com/author/pamela-vaughan) Apr 7, 2010 8:41:12 AM For Christmas, my parents decided to give Emmett and me some money to sign up for a parent participation My Gym class.� [My Gym](http://www.mygymboston.com/) is a children's fitness center with locations all over the world, and there just so happens to be one very close to where we live.� I finally signed us up for a session, and yesterday we participated in our first [Waddlers class](http://www.my-gym.com/classes_waddlers.aspx) for children ages 14-22 months.� We had a lot of fun, but let's just say Emmett's independent personality was never more apparent, and he has a lot of work to do on his cooperative skills. [caption id="attachment_1179" align="aligncenter" width="539" caption="a partial view of My Gym Boston"][![My Gym Boston](https://www.littlebabylump.com/Portals/188884/Images/dsc02288.jpg "My Gym Boston")](http://littlebabylump.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/dsc02288.jpg)[/caption] Emmett was a huge fan of "free play," where the kids can wander around the room, free to do whatever they want.� And there's a lot to choose from -- a large ball pit, wedge-shaped gym mats, slides, trampolines, climbing walls. Speaking of climbing, there are multiple options for the "climber," which Emmett has expressed a lot of interest in at home recently. (Let's just say if I leave the room for 2 seconds, I'll come back to him standing on top of the coffee table as if he's just claimed a new land.)� I'm hoping his My Gym experiences will help to satisfy his climbing urges rather than encourage more of them at home, but only time will tell.� He also had no problem with "separation time," when the kids' accompanied parents are asked to leave the play area and leave the children alone with the My Gym instructors. [caption id="attachment_1180" align="aligncenter" width="539" caption="the Waddlers during "separation time" (looks like one mom didn't understand the concept)"][![My Gym Separation Time ](https://www.littlebabylump.com/Portals/188884/Images/dsc02285.jpg "Separation Time")](http://littlebabylump.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/dsc02285.jpg)[/caption] On the other hand, any sort of organized activity was a struggle.� "Circle time," when all of the children and their parents sit in a circle for specific activities, was not a welcomed part of My Gym time for Emmett.� I'm hoping that in the weeks to come, the class will help Emmett learn how to follow directions and participating in organized activities will become easier.� Again, only time will tell ... In other news, last night before bed Emmett went on Safari, killed and skinned a wild giraffe and then displayed it as a hood ornament ... 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