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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Looking for My Training Wheels

From afar, you may not recognize the little girl confidently riding that bike. 

Looking closer, you will see the small bike is purple, decorated with princesses, and matches the purple, flowered helmet atop the darkening blonde head.
Yes, that's Abbey riding that big girl bike!  Thankfully, she hasn't mentioned removing the training wheels yet.
 
Speaking of that, where are the training wheels for motherhood?  We are so grateful to Grandma Sharon for finding such a wonderful bike for our girl, but I was a little thrown by how much she looked like a child, and not my little preschooler, on that bike.

I wrote more about this new stage over at Just.Be.Enough if you'd like to read more about what seeing her on that bike taught me about Abbey.

I'm also linking up with Poppy again, because how in the world did my baby girl grow into a bike like that already?  Next she's going to want the keys to the car.



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24 comments:

  1. bywordofmouthOctober 12, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    and she is so proud of herself too ... love that peek from under the helmet!

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  2. Missy | Literal MomOctober 12, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    Isn't it amazing the things that make us see them becoming real kids instead of toddlers or preschoolers?  She looks about as cute as a girl can get on that bike.  I'll head over and visit at Just Be Enough later today.  

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  3. AngelaOctober 12, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    She LOVES her bike.  And she is so tough about it.  She likes turning in circles and has fallen a few times.  Thank goodness she likes the helmet, too ;)

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  4. AngelaOctober 12, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Thanks Missy.  Yes, she suddenly seems very big to me.  It's exciting and scary at the same time :(

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  5. BridgetOctober 12, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    The keys to the car to pick up her boyfriend. It's rough mom, get ready!

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  6. JackieOctober 12, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    It's such an achievement for them to learn to ride a bike and then they want to do it all the time. Every day is something new and more freedom.... scary, huh?

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  7. Elaine A.October 12, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    She definitely looks happy to be riding! :)  So cute. 

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  8. Audrey NeilsonOctober 12, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Oh my goodness! I can't even imagine. When my nephew lived with us he rode with training wheels for a while, and then one day said take them off. We did, quietly laughing to ourselves thinking he would fall. He didn't... took right off and never had a problem since. Its amazing what kids can do

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  9. Alison@Mama Wants ThisOctober 12, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Oh she looks so happy and pleased with herself, love the pictures!

    I can't imagine how time just flies and they go from babies to riding big kid bikes, literally in a blink of an eye. Just today, I was marveling at how tall Monkey is already. Soon he'll be bigger than me!

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  10. Kristin & MeganOctober 12, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Oh wow...Look at her go! I'm not ready for that yet. Ha!

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  11. AngelaOctober 12, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    I wasn't either :)  She had other plans!

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  12. AngelaOctober 12, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    She LOVES it.  Of course now Dylan thinks she should have a bike, even though his little legs don't even really reach on the tricycle yet!

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  13. AngelaOctober 12, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    She has good balance, but I am absolutely not mentioning the training wheels.  I don't know if she understand that it's possible to take them off ;)

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  14. AngelaOctober 12, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    She loves it.  She's going to be sad when it's winter, and she can't ride.  I don't think she's ready for riding through the snow yet.

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  15. AngelaOctober 12, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    Very scary, but fun.  But scary.  I can't decide.

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  16. AngelaOctober 12, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    That's the problem :(  I'm not ready for that, LOL :)

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  17. jentos23October 12, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    She's a pro on that big-girl bike!! Better hide the car keys ;)

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  18. FunnyorsnotOctober 13, 2011 at 1:31 AM

    It's like that scene in The Father of the Bride (are you old enough to remember that movie!?!) where she tells her dad she is getting married and he pictures her being a 4 year old little girl.  They grow so darn fast!  Adorable :)

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  19. JessicaOctober 13, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    She is so adorable on the bike!

    My daughter is almost 8 and can't ride a bike yet. Maybe I should write about that for WTF Wed. 

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  20. KimberlyOctober 13, 2011 at 2:21 AM

    So is absolutely adorable on that bike! They do grow up so fast and it breaks our hearts in the process.

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  21. AngelaOctober 15, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    It's the strangest combination of wanting her to be little forever, yet loving seeing all of the things she's accomplished and being so excited for all of the amazing things in her future.

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  22. AngelaOctober 15, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Giggles about that being YOUR WTF Wednesday :)  Is she just uninterested?  Or uncoordinated?  It took me a while when I was a kid :)

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  23. AngelaOctober 15, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    I love that move :)  Yes, it's like that.

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  24. AngelaOctober 15, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Thank goodness for training wheels, right?

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