Eliza's secret life.

December 13 2006, 8:13 PM

Eliza goes to gymboree with her nanny every week. I always hear about how she loves it, loves the kids, the teachers etc. Last week she wore a pink dress (she usually doesn't wear dresses) and her nanny told me everyone was really excited by how beautiful she looked.

Well today I got to take her, as her nanny is off this month. I would imagine it's is kind of how arriving with a celebrity feels. The moment we walk in it's "Hello Eliza!" from the whole staff - and then one says "Eliza is blossoming". Other moms and nannies are saying hi and the other little kids all wave back and forth.

Eliza is totally engrossed the entire class. There is a lot happening. The theme this week is R&B and Eliza is grooving. People get excited with her every huge smile, when she does the hand motions, and when she signs more at the end of a song.

She does get upset at the end when we don't join the nannies and babes at Starbucks, as i guess this is a regular part of the post-gymboree routine. In fact she screamed the whole way home.

We do a playgroup with Easter Seals and Eliza never gets this excited. It is much slower paced, and maybe that's just not her speed.