Gymboree

So I've been concerned that Liam isn't socializing enough with kids his age so I decided to check out Gymboree. I picked a Play and Learn class that fit his age range. We got there early. I got to sit, uncomfortably, in the lobby until our class started. I guess I don't fit the Gymboree mom mold or maybe I'm just paranoid but I felt eyes burning through me. Anyway once the class started I felt a lot more comfortable. Liam, at first, was timid, but then he started to gain some confidence. He seemed to be enjoying himself until he fell off a rocker and smashed his face on the floor. The whole place is padded and Liam found the one spot to fall that isn't. Poor guy. I think that he was also a little embarrassed that he fell. He got over this tragedy fast and was on the move again. I checked his little face and he now has a black eye. Great. I decided that he didn't need to rock on anything else and I would just let him explore on his own. He found 2 little balls that he didn't want to let go. There was one other little boy in the class and he was older but couldn't walk. Liam was curious about him so he went over and offered him a ball. The little boy, Gordon is his name, took the ball from Liam and smiled. It was so cute. I knew Liam wasn't shy. After exploring the place for about 10 minutes the teacher started an activity that involved a parachute. Liam has never seen anything like this and he wanted nothing to do with it. I tried so hard to get him to play but it totally freaked him out. Sam, the teacher, then started to blow bubbles and Liam started to enjoy himself. I think it was a fun time but I'm not completely sold on the place. We might go back. I'm not sure what I excepted, but after we left I felt a little disappointed. I think it was the size of the class. Only 4 kids and they were all older than Liam. I might try a different time slot. This class was during Liam's regular nap time.