Today was invigorating. We went to post-natal yoga at Yogalayam and had a great time. I used to go there for pre-natal yoga which was a pretty small class, but post-natal was huge. There were at least 20 other mama's, and they all seemed really nice. First of all we did some sitting-moving poses with baby, and then the mama's did some breathing techniques. Aoife started to get fussy, so one of the women came around with a hand drum and started to beat it around her. Aoife seemed to like it, but eventually I could tell that she was getting overstimulated by everything around her and started to bawl. I took her out to another room where I could bounce on a balance ball to calm her. We missed out on the baby massage because she fell asleep in my arms. After everyone was done with their massage it was time to feed. Aoife and I went back in; I laid her down on her bed of pillows. The mama's then did some standing yoga and stretches. We finished up with a song. Afterwards, I felt replenished. I can't wait for next week when I go again.
Later that evening, Dorrie came to be with Aoife while Tim and I went to Mike's graduation ceremony. The ceremony itself was pretty boring like most graduations are, but Tim and I skipped the first part to eat dinner at a Thai place. It felt good to once again have time to ourselves even though it felt pretty short to us. We went home after seeing Mike graduate and hung out with Dorrie a bit longer. Thank you SO much Dorrie!
1 comment:
Mandy,
The chance to be with you & Aoife again was fabulous. Here's a poem:
The Sling
has become my favorite child carrier
of all time.
Curves and closeness and
privacy and intimacy for all.
Sounds of contented thumb sucking.
Important work for anyone
to love one's hands.
Love, Dorrie
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