Some Journey

Warning

I joined the Y. So consider yourself warned, girls. Six months from now you're going to be jealous of my beefy biceps and tight butt. After all, my only beach trip this year will be in Acapulco, alongside Mandy, who is running her brains out and has no child induced flab and stretch marks. I can't let her make me look too bad, right? Besides, I really want to be able to make the dash across Houston airport without having thoughts of dying.
I haven't worked out in almost two years because of the kids. They did not do well in the nursery at the Y when they were younger, so I always ended up going in the evenings, and not only do I not have the time for that, but I also don't want to always be gone in the evenings when Stephen is home. So I was very nervous yesterday when I dropped J and Noah off at the nursery to work out for the first time. I knew the success of that venture could make or break my swim suit season. I was delighted that both (yes, even Joseph!!) just walked in and started playing happily in the nursery and had a great time. They also started swim lessons yesterday after I worked out and both had a blast. Joseph will probably need to move to a different class soon because he's a much better swimmer than any of the other kids, who are all closer to Noah's age and swimming ability. But for right now I think it's benefitting him just to be in the class. . .having to wait turns, follow directions, etc in addition to giving him opportunities to practice swimming after a winter long hiatus. He basically does everything that the other kids do, but does them without the "bubble" (swim float) that the other kids use. Joseph has always been our "water baby", and if we have a competitive swimmer in our future, he's the one.
We were also pumped to discover that the Y has added a climbing wall to their facilities downstairs in the track room. Joseph and Noah have been begging for me to take them to climb, but I hated to take them to TBA and pay $12 each to have them get tired and bored after 10 min. Between the pool, the track, and the climbing wall, we should have no problem getting them to sleep at night. I'm also grateful that I will have a way of keeping the kids busy next week when they are off school for winter break, rather than letting them spend the day fighting with each other and destroying the house!