When Luke decides to do something, he gets it done. He waited until he was 3 to potty train, but the minute he tried it, he was done with diapers and pullups and stayed dry through the night right away. He waited until just before turning 6 to embrace the water and take swimming lessons, but once he took his first lesson this March, he started going under water in the bathtub, blowing out through his nose, and now swimming across the shallow end of our pool. The same now can be said about riding a bike. He has not been interested in bike riding and when I'd push him, he wouldn't respond positively. In fact, he once told me "I will probably learn to ride a bike when I am 8 or 9, Mom." Well, last night we decided to encourage him a bit and he got on a little strider bike (no pedals...the concept is to use your feet to push yourself forward and then pick them up and glide - learning the concept of balance without pedals, chain, or training whe
