Yoga

The day that we moved to Deerfield, we went to a local pizza place for dinner. As we were waiting for out pizza, I was checking out the bulletin board and saw an advertisement for a mom's group based in Deerfield. It was through Meetup.com. I had never heard of this site before, but it is pretty fantastic. You can go to register and find groups of a variety of interests in your area. I contacted the organizer of the group and joined up and it has been fantastic. We have done meet ups at the park, the beach, storytime, blueberry picking, and more. The website allows you to see a calendar of upcoming meet ups and you can RSVP. There are also forums where you can chat and ask questions of the other members. Our group has 23 moms with kids of varying ages. They try to organize playgroups as well as mom's night out and couple's parties. I am still very new in the group and meeting other mom's, but I am so excited to have found it and so quickly after we moved here.

During the month of September, every Wednesday, they organized a yoga class specifically for the group where you may bring your children and they can play or participate or just be with you depending on the age. The yoga is aimed primarily toward the mom, but you can relax and not have to worry about disturbing others with your baby. Finn and I went today. Another mom was kind enough to pick us up and take us. There were 6 other moms there. I was worried about how Finn would react to the venue, but it turned out to be great! He had such a good time. We all arranged our mats in a circle and he did laps crawling around. He grabbed several other moms' toes to tickle them. He was really in his element. And then at one point we were all doing a cobra pose and he stood up by himself and took 6 steps! His record to this point. I felt relaxed and stretched when we were done and Finn was completely tuckered out. It was wonderful. I am really hoping to go next week.