Wednesday, August 3, 2016
No stabilisers!
No stabilisers!
Today was a big day for Matthew - he rode his bike without stabilisers for the first time. Louise took the stabilisers off as he has been making good progress with his balance bike classes, and a couple of his classmates have begun riding recently. To begin with he was quite wobbly and I wasnt expecting him to be able to ride alone today, so was hoping just to ease him in gently and help him feel comfortable riding by holding on to his back while he rode around. After hed had a few goes on the top lawn like this, Louise tried to let go and he actually pedalled on a few times before losing his balance and putting his foot down to stop. The top lawn is quite uneven, so we decided to try the concrete in the back garden and, to my surprise, he was happy when we let go and continued to pedal on his own a few times. As hes still learning to balance and steer at the same time, we found the back garden restrictive as it is on a slope and the paths are a bit narrow for cycling, so later on in the afternoon Louise took Matthew round to the front of the house where he pedalled quite a way along the sliproad. He still needs help starting off, so the next step will be learning to cycle without any assistance.
Matthews latest favourite phrase seems to be "better than a slice of sausage". When he went to Grandmas on Thursday, he told me staying there was "better than a slice of sausage", as was his swimming and visiting the castle.
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