For Christmas 2010, Lily received two tricycles. My mom gave her a Hello Kitty one that was a great beginner tricycle with a retainer bar (to keep her from toppling off) and a parent steering/pushing handle (to save our back since she couldn’t pedal by herself). She loved being pushed up and down the street in it, and got used to the motion of her feet going in a pedaling motion without actually having to pedal to propel the bike since a parent was pushing from behind. This is the tricycle that we used for the first half of 2011, and she really enjoyed riding on it. Her other tricycle was an Ariel (Little Mermaid) tricycle that she was a bit too short for when she first got it. It did not have a retainer bar or parent pushing handle, so it was a great second step for her after she outgrew her Hello Kitty trike. I’ll admit that over the past few months of pregnancy (and during the 1 million degree days of summer), we didn’t get in as much bike riding as we should have, so imagine my surprise when Michael took Lily outside today (December 31st) to ride her tricycle for the first time in a couple of months, and she could suddenly ride it all by herself! Michael spent a short time helping her get the hang of steering, and then she was off like a shot!
Go, Lily, go!
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