Poor Lilly has been trying to learn to ride her bike without training wheels since late last summer. She was starting to get the hang of it, then broke her arm and was unable to ride for 7 weeks. When her cast was removed in October, she again tried to ride with two-wheels. She would do okay, but wouldn't pedal hard enough to keep going. So we moved her to the grass, where she couldn't just coast. It worked, but she couldn't go more than about 30' by herself and we still had to push her off to start. Well, we had snow the first weekend in November and it didn't leave (as I type, we are getting snow...on April 28...) But we have had a few good days here and there this spring. Lilly was doing quite well again and then...her stitches. Since she was still learning, and learning means wipe-outs, I wasn't about to let her ride with the stitches in.
Finally, on Monday, it was nice, there wasn't snow on the ground or rain in the sky, and we had no plans for the evening. Lilly put on her helmet, walked her bike to the grass and said, "I'm ready Mom!" I pushed her off once and that was it. She rode the entire length of the front yard, made a turn (her first successfully) at the end and rode back to me. Then she pushed herself off and did it again. After a few times, she asked if she could go in the driveway. She's a pro! It just clicked and she's doing so great now!
We are so proud of her!
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