... be careful what you ask for. We did for ours, and Olivia is going ape over it. She's not being violent or anything, it's just something she likes, and it's building her confidence by bounds. Here is how much she is into it. During class, when they do a move, they are supposed to yell 'Hai!' or something like that and the instructor is always saying he can't hear the class well enough. So Olivia (being the type who wants to please everyone) just yells her little heart out. It's our thing that while they're in class, we'll go down to the Subway at the other end of the complex and sit and browse the internet or whatever on my laptop. We regularly hear her yelling about 3/4 of the way over, a distance of at least 300 ft. Every time he ask a question (rhetorical or not) she has her hand up.
And here is the kicker. The other night I woke up about 4:00 AM and was working on the computer, since sleep was out the window. As I sat there, I heard a shout from her room, and went running in to see what the problem was to find Olivia laying in bed quietly. I asked her if she was ok, and she smiled and replied 'I was dreaming about ATA!' She was dreaming she was at practice and and shouted 'Hai!' out in her sleep. She went back to sleep with a smile still plastered ear from ear.
And here is the kicker. The other night I woke up about 4:00 AM and was working on the computer, since sleep was out the window. As I sat there, I heard a shout from her room, and went running in to see what the problem was to find Olivia laying in bed quietly. I asked her if she was ok, and she smiled and replied 'I was dreaming about ATA!' She was dreaming she was at practice and and shouted 'Hai!' out in her sleep. She went back to sleep with a smile still plastered ear from ear.
