On Sunday, we took the training wheels off for the first time and it was a disaster. (Read the blog post.) On Monday I backed off and we tried it again for about 10-15 minutes. (Read blog #2.) Today, Tuesday, we tried again, and within minutes, Blaise was riding his 2-wheeler all by himself, and he didn't want to stop!
It's times like this, when your child has a breakthrough, when you have that huge surge of pride. It feels great. We were actually in the parking lot of The Little Gym. I ran in and got Teacher Angela to videotape Blaise. After this video he rode up and down the parking lot, getting better each time, learning how to start by himself and stop by himself. I went inside and emailed it to my wife. It's going out to the whole family later today.
So, maybe Blaise was ready for this... he's been riding his bike with training wheels for a while and he has the strength to peddle it pretty fast, and his balance is more advanced than a 4 year old. But even, so, to be finally sans training wheels is a great feeling. Yay!
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