Good Music, Good Fun, Good Friends

Ever since she was a couple months old Gwennie has been attending weekly music classes. There were so many wonderful benefits to the classes, and I highly recommend these particular classes run by Prenatal Plus in Newmarket. It has been a great place for social interaction, especially for me! Gwennie has always attended the classes with her good buddy Tia, and I have a good friend in Tia's Mommy Carla. Tia is 9 days older than Gwennie. In fact, Gordon and I met Carla and Tia's Daddy Kasper in prenatal classes at Prenatal Plus.

The music classes have been great for Gwen for so many reasons. The songs and fingerplays are especially helpful when I need to distract Gwennie when she's cranky during diaper changes, car rides, etc. In class Gwen has definitely developed a few favourite songs, and she enjoys sitting on the Song Leader (Jennifer)'s lap checking out her guitar. Jennifer always brings out different shakers for the children to shake (or gnaw on). At the end of the class Jennifer always asks about a parenting topic to discuss. People give helpful tips for the topic at hand, and Jennifer usually has a tip or two herself.

The classes have been really good for Gwen too as she starts to learn about interacting with other boys and girls. I am sad that I am missing the classes now, as Gordon has taken over that duty while he is on parental leave. But I have heard great stories about Gwen and Tia crawling around the room, stealing shakers from other children and checking things out.

The other day Tia and Gwen dressed up in matching outfits for class. I have a couple of pictures here courtesy of Carla. Thank you for the pictures Carla!



Gwen enjoys her tasty shaker while Tia smiles. We can't seem to get both girls to smile at the same time on camera. That's my next photo goal!


And the good buddies crawl off together on an adventure. Awww...