Ty and I enjoy spending most of our days outdoors. With the mild weather here, it's hard to resist. We bought him his first real bike in January of this year and then also added a balance bike to help him learn. He loves both of the bikes and rides them equally. As seen in earlier posts, he has already ridden without his training wheels. But soon after, I had to put them back on the bike. I'm ashamed to admit it but my son watches too much TV. At times like this, I'm glad. Ty watched the episode of Tigger and Pooh where Darby was learning to ride her bike without training wheels. After the show he looks at me and says "Mom, I want you to take my training wheels off. I want to ride like Darby." I asked him if he was sure and he went outside and helped me take them off. It has been a little over a week now and we are still riding without training wheels. He is getting better at stopping but we are still working on pushing off. I believe that this is a blessing and a curse for me. We walk/ride everywhere around our neighborhood. Somehow he always catches me in slippers (flip flops) and I'm pushing Troy in a regular stroller. Something's got to give. I need to upgrade to a jogging stroller or a bike trailer b/c of the pace he's going . Regardless of my predicament, he is enjoying the new found freedom and is getting better everyday. (Sorry about the videos but it was hard to catch him on the bike in motion.)
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