We have been planning on getting Sawyer a bike for quite a while but it just kept getting put off...until today! We took Soy to Toys-R-Us for a bike-riding extravaganza! He must have tested about 15 bikes and had a wonderful time riding them up and down the aisles of the store. He is tall (the store employee kept commenting on it) so he has a bike that Eddie could ride if he wished to! He completed his new ensemble with a Hot Wheels helmet...white hot flames and all!
Personally, as proud as I am watching my boy ride a bike that big, I have felt some strong gut-wrenching going on. He is soooo big! He is so tall and brave! He road out of the driveway of our home without a moment's hesitation! I had to command him to turn and look at me, or to slow down so we wouldn't be left behind. How sad am I that I can imagine this conversation repeating throughout his life now!!?? "Slow down, Baby." I love the idea of his independence and growth but the reality of it...I am not so okay with. I feel his babyhood slipping through my fingers (yes, 3 1/2 is still babyhood) and all I can do is let those joyful, proud, terrified tears slip from my eyes as I watch him.
By the way, in the last picture, he is showing off the skidmark he made while practicing his stopping power.
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Okay, I'm crying. You tell that boy to "STOP GROWING"!!! I can't believe how much he has grown in just a couple of months. We took Bella to Target to find a tricycle for her birthday and I was thinking of Soy the whole time riding his up and down the street. We miss you guys a TON! He's absolutely perfect!
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