Belle as barometer

At Mommy and Me Pilates the other day, each of the four other moms had to interrupt their exercise at some point during the class to care for their babies: a diaper change, a bottle, a meltdown. Not me, of course, because Belle was happy to sit or lie down and play while I used muscles I forgot I had. Just as the class was wrapping up, Belle started the fuss. The instructor, who knows Belle to be a sweet, happy, self-entertaining baby, said, "Well, I guess it really is time to end this class- even Belle's getting fussy."