Jared's a Bike Rider!

Jared really really wanted to learn to ride his bike, but being almost 9 months pregnant, I simply couldn't run along side him to give him the help he needed. Believe me. I tried. I made it about 3 steps before being in so much pain I could barely walk. So I did one of the smartest things I've ever done as a parent. I hired a girl from church to come and teach him to ride.

Her name is Maddie. She runs cross country. She ran up and down our cul-de-sac for an hour. I kept offering her a drink or a break or SOMETHING, but she never even got winded. She just kept running and running, stabilizing Jared when he wobbled, cheering him on, and running. Always running. I've never seen anything like it.

She came two Saturdays in a row, for an hour each time. And before long, Jared went from not being able to ride at all to this:

Ever since, he has spent every spare minute out riding his bike.