New bike!

Now that we have moved to a neighborhood, Keshav has been watching many of the neighborhood kids riding their bicycles, and of course he wanted to do the same!  We have heard about using balance bikes at a young age to teach kids how to ride a bike, and we decided to look into it more since they can start riding these as early as 18 months old.  Basically, a balance bike is a bike without any pedals, and it replaces the traditional bike with training wheels.  It helps kids learn how to balance on two wheels so that when they are old enough, they can go straight to a regular bike with pedals and can balance on that without needing training wheels.  Usually younger kids can start using the balance bike by walking with it and learning how to balance.

Well, Keshav was certainly excited to see his bike for the first time this morning:

After we got him all ready to go outside and try out his bike, he immediately started doing exactly what he was supposed to which was sitting on the seat and walking the bike while learning how to balance and hold on to the handles!!  He went all the way around the neighborhood and absolutely LOVED riding it!  Hopefully, he stays interested and practices frequently so he will be cruising on this bike very soon!