So I went to the gym....

and now I hurt all over!!! LOL! I have re-discovered muscles I had forgotten existed but I definitely had a good time! When I first went inside, I was assigned a cranky looking girl as my "instructor" but half-way through a smiley faced guy took over and after that, the whole session was much more enjoyable!!! LOL! Ironically, said guy has the same surname as my married name AND he has the same birthday as me (although he is 7 years younger!!!) which was a bit bizarre. He showed me how all the machines work and gave me a programme to follow to start off with and it felt good! I also went to the pool and swam a few laps afterwards but my body was a bit worn out so I finished earlier than I was planning to!!! I am leaving Joey with Daisuke tonight and heading back to the gym for an aqua-aerobics class. I used to really enjoy that kind of thing when I was at school so I am hoping I will be able to keep up!!!

Today Joey had a playdate with the son of a woman that Daisuke went to high school with. I have met her a couple of times and Joey and her son are about 5 months apart in age and a few weeks ago she e-mailed D to see if I would be up for getting together as the boys were at a good age to play together. It was a good day and it was interesting to talk to her because she has very similar child-rearing ideas from me and is very different in her outlook/ way of disciplining to my SIL. It was good to know that it isn`t just a cultural difference and that she suffers from the same frustrations as me!!! Her son is a real cutie and the kids had fun together. Next time I am going to take Joey up to see them as they live about 40 minutes away so it isn`t too much of a hike. She has just found out she is expecting her second child. All these pregnant people around me in real life and in cyber life is making me broody! Then I remember my morning sickness and I am less broody.. That said, I am definitely leaning more towards having another baby at some time in the future than I was a year ago! LOL!