Sunday, March 7, 2010
HUGE NEWS!!
Seriously this is PHENOMENAL news.
Let me preface this by saying that in my mind this comes only second to walking. We have been working with Kyler on pedaling a bike FOREVER. Last summer I spent countless hours trying to help him learn how to pedal. His physical therapist has continued to spend countless hours trying to teach him how to pedal a bike. Yesterday, March 6 2010, he did it. We went outside since it was finally nice and he actually pedaled his little tricycle. He needed a lot of help at first but each time we've done it since he just keeps getting better. He likes to show off his new skill. He was SO excited to show Ryan when he got home from work. Then this morning we went over and showed the neighbors. Surprisingly, EVERYBODY is equally excited about it as I am. Maybe that's because I am still like squealing with delight every time he does it. It is so cute. His little legs are finally strong enough. He has figured out how to make his muscles work together to actually get the bike to move. It's funny though, when he gets stuck he moves his entire body but his legs to try to get going again. It's still a work in progress but DEFINITE steps have been made. Next task: Learning to steer the bike.
Let me preface this by saying that in my mind this comes only second to walking. We have been working with Kyler on pedaling a bike FOREVER. Last summer I spent countless hours trying to help him learn how to pedal. His physical therapist has continued to spend countless hours trying to teach him how to pedal a bike. Yesterday, March 6 2010, he did it. We went outside since it was finally nice and he actually pedaled his little tricycle. He needed a lot of help at first but each time we've done it since he just keeps getting better. He likes to show off his new skill. He was SO excited to show Ryan when he got home from work. Then this morning we went over and showed the neighbors. Surprisingly, EVERYBODY is equally excited about it as I am. Maybe that's because I am still like squealing with delight every time he does it. It is so cute. His little legs are finally strong enough. He has figured out how to make his muscles work together to actually get the bike to move. It's funny though, when he gets stuck he moves his entire body but his legs to try to get going again. It's still a work in progress but DEFINITE steps have been made. Next task: Learning to steer the bike.
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