Jan
31
2010
Mission Accomplished
I have completely lost my blogging mojo. We had a couple of weeks of appalling internet and I kind of fell out of the habit and now I find I don’t have much to say. But here’s a diary moment to record…I couldn’t let such a big moment pass without a record of it…
Woooooeeeeeeee! See that up there? That’s my boy, 4 and a little bit, riding a bike without stabilisers. “Mission accomplished” he declared, matter of factly…
In fact, [stupidly proud mother..slap me] he never even TRIED using stablisers. He’s gone straight from his balance/push along bike to a proper bike. And he went from ‘don’t let go!!’ to ‘LET GO LET GO DADDY!!!’ in about 2 minutes.
15 minutes later he was cycling at truly terrifying speed, looking around all over the place and screaming with laughter and able to get on and off the bike and get going totally solo.
I’m so proud. I can’t help myself, I’m bursting with pride…it’s shameful. There’s nothing worse than a stinkingly proud parent but, hey, sue me why doncha? I’m ready for you 
Fortunately my son doesn’t share my shameful pride. After bigging him up with the whole “I’m so proud of you, you’re so clever, most children don’t learn to ride a proper bike as fast as you have” speech…he was silent. I asked him if he was happy…silence. I asked him if he was proud…silence. Eventually he said, rather quietly, “I’m shy because of all the words that you’re saying”. Howl. That put Miss Pushy Parent right back in the box…that’s my boy.
We had a first go at the Big Bike in September on his 4th birthday. He actually cycled solo very briefly then, but hated it and utterly refused to get on the bike again. So we left it and tried not to feel bitter about the vast sum of money spent on the Birthday Big Bike…
This week he announced he was ready to cycle. “On Saturday”, he said. And he did. He’s so like MrSpud. Won’t be rushed. Won’t be persuaded in to anything. When’s he’s ready…he’s ready. The end. Admiring passers by who watched his amazing progress commented that he’ll soon be ready for the Tour de France…so, how soon can I get his name down?
Since we’re having diary moments, here’s those Megaboys earlier in the week…ready for Christmas. Um, 11 months to go boys…
Oh, and I cut the curls off…
Bertie told me I looked another ‘another mummy’. Both boys said I looked ’silly’ and ‘like Daddy’. Hmmmmmm…….how soon can they go to boarding school? do they take then at 4?
Congratulations big boy!!!!
No better feeling than the proud mummy-feeling. Enjoy it big time, it helps you when the little wonders are in training for another big moment.
Have a great sunday.
xoxo Elizabeth
Your boys are way too adorable! And such determination… when they’re ready to do something they just DO IT! No wonder you love them so.
Love the new do, too!
I soooo totally want to move in with you and your family. Those boys are absolutely darling and congratulations to the boy for his triumpant ride!
I love the hair cut.
♥
S
I’m ashamed to say that my daughter, now 6, is probably the only one of her friends who has never ridden a bike, training wheels or no. It’s pretty sad. This will be the year, I’m tellin’ ya!
Congratulations for the boyo! That feeling of independence and the ability to FLY is fabulous!
Fab hair cut (and those blonde curls are sooooo cute !)
Hey.. wanna come to Blog Camp GA????
I love the photo of your son on his bike !
Oh, but even I AM proud!
I remember so well when I could ride my big bike for the first time (I did have to have stabilizers for a while though, shame on me!). It’s so funny, how he’s been getting himself ready all this time, and then he decides he can do it…. and he does!
Oh, but they’re not right about your hair! You look fab!
oh, my son is sixteen and a bit and every time i see him mounting his bike it is like when he was five and hit every street light… but he manages to get from A to B – somehow. once the police (garda here in ireland) got hold of him because he is not willing to wear one of those sexy neon plastic vests… you are brave, really, it is so much easier to have short hairs if you’re a working and otherwise busy mom (and not to forget the crochet which keeps you busy since recently). hugs from the slow line country eliane
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The biking picture is spectacular! Did you have to use a set, though? I haven’t seen a blue sky in weeks. (It looks a bit like New Mexico to me.)
How nice that your son is displaying a becoming modesty about his accomplishments. Letting the action speak for itself, obviously.
You look beautiful either way, but I did love your curls. What does Mr. Spud think? Is he like Sigmund, who has never passed comment on my hair in 17 years of marriage?
LMAO… So funny Spud… Gotta love the kiddie quirks… I had sooooo much trouble trying to convince my eldest that she “could” ride a bike if she wanted to… In the end it was the good old bribery offer of replacing her old rusty one with a shiny new one that tipped the balance… lol…