Have you ever done those Baby and Mommy excercise classes? Well, I never have because they always seems to be on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 (ever known a pharmacy to be closed at that time?).
Well, this Sunday at church I was helping out with the music for JBB's Sunday School class. Now this requires a little bit of explanation. For one thing, I had the Pretty Girl with me because it wasn't my week to be a helper, but we happened to be walking down the hall when the class was going to music. "Mommy," JBB screamed and came racing down the hall of the church. All of the other little kids followed. Any excuse to run in the halls is good enough for them.
So, I went with the class to music to help. Second salient point...I have NO musical talent. (Mr. Lipstick, however, is a singer/songwriter among many other things so maybe the kids have a chance at singing on key). Once I was singing the Winnie the Pooh song to JBB and he said, "Mommy, I want Daddy to sing it."
My "helping" with music consists of basically being one of the kids, except I intervene if they start crashing into each other. Still holding the Pretty Girl, I sang (moved my lips) and did all the crazy motions for the songs-up, down, turn around, side to side, repeat, repeat, jump, jump, jump, fly like an airplane, up, down, turn around. Next song. Pretty Girl didn't seem to mind all this activity and JBB enjoyed showing off. And I felt so great and refreshed and blessed by being one of the kids.
Come Monday morning I could hardly walk. Whatever could be ailin' me, I wondered. Then it hit me....it's the church music. All that up and down was the equivalent of doing deep squats at the gym while holding one of those 25 lb bars. So I have spent the last day gimping around like someone who has had hemorrhoid surgery while recovering from double knee replacements. It is not pretty, graceful, posh, chic, or even functional. I guess that's why there are no Mommy and Squirming, Heavy Toddler excercise classes.
10 comments:
Sorry you're sore, but it sounds like your workout was way more fun than going to the gym!!!
See what happens when you try to help?!?! I would love to see a video of that!
I am in the same boat as you, Hubby is a music man too.. he asked me one night "so, do you think you might me tone deaf"
I dont sing in front of him any more!
I sang We Are the World to my children last week. They laughed their asses off. I should have been doing some squats while holding the 28 pound LLM. I would have been sore, too!
Holleh
Last week I dropped The Eldest Child off at scout camp at a local ranch. Only I couldn't just drop him off. No...they decided to meet ON the ranch, not anywhere near the parking, so I lugged the twins...in their 25 lb. carriers...at least a quarter mile each way to "drop" him off. The next morning it took me about an hour to figure out why my shoulders were so sore.
Who needs a gym when you have kids?
That is pretty funny. At least you got a good work-out without even realizing it! Heather/Grace303
I love that "church music" is your new hardest workout! I sympathize with the pain, though. And you're right, that's why they stop those classes when the bundles of joy are able to sit up on their own or crawl away. There's a weight limit to how much a mama can heft around for an hour. :)
Thanks for leaving so many nice comments at my place lately. And for the link back to my treadmill video. Hilarious, huh? I only wish Jazzy Jazz and some friends would choreograph something at my gym...
That's it. I've found my new workout.
Now to borrow a toddler... :)
a good way to lure in babysitters:
make money and lose weight!
That would so be me...oh wait...I can't hold my Sweet Baby A for more than 5 minutes without needing to drop her.
Big Baby + Mama's Lack of Arm Strength = "Go ahead and dance by yourself, Baby A!"
LOL... it's been a long time... but I remember those mommy and me days!:)
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