First bike!

Last week we bought Jakob his first bike. I have wanted to wait for as long as possible because my thoughts were that he would go crazy and just take off if he had one. Anyway, when his friends have been talking about getting there bikes out after winter and Jakob looks embarrassed and says that he is getting his out too- meaning his three wheeler, we thought that it was time to buy him a proper bike.

We bought one second hand that we gave him early one morning. Adam took him out for a first try and I took him out again in the afternoon. The next morning he did it by himself!! it felt really special to see him ride down the road on his first bike. I can't believe that I have a child that can ski and ride a bike!! that must mean that not only Jakob is getting older, I must be getting older too.

Now, a week later it is going pretty well. Adam or I always follow him around the block on our own bikes, it got too hard trying to run after him. He is getting better and better at starting by himself but he hasn't learnt to stop yet. A bit of a worry... he stops by putting his feet down but hasn't learnt to use the pedals to break. That will be a mission for this weekend.