Biker Babe

For Father's and Mother's Days, we got new bikes and a trailer for Little Bird. As usual Caleb did a lot of research to get to the final purchase. We didn't make it very far on the first few attempts. First, Camberly's tires were flat. Then LB just yelled and cried. The helmet that the store had recommended for her, just didn't fit well and kept blocking her view and she kept leaning to the side. So we cut the day's ride short to figure out a new plan.

We found a much better fitting helmet on a trip to a different bike shop. In fact now Little Bird likes to wear it around--in the house, in the yard, etc. When she sees it she starts patting her head to sign "hat."

The second bike ride was better, but still left some room for improvement on positioning LB to keep her comfortable and happy. The protruding back of the helmet just gets in the way when she leans against the back of the seat.

 Finally, on our third attempt we got it right by tucking a small pillow behind her. On this ride she loved looking out and seeing the world go by as evidenced by her happy shrieks and babbling. Now that we have it figured out, we are looking forward to many more rides.