He did it!

Today was the first day Alessandro has gotten back on his bike since he broke his leg when he fell off it back in May!! I'm so proud of him!! I had to help him and "hold on" even though I wasn't doing much holding, I knew it made a difference mentally for him, he thought I was holding the whole time and that's what mattered. He was very wobbly and you could tell he was very nervous and it only lasted about 5 min. BUT, that is huge!! This was the second time he asked to ride his bike. Last week he asked, but kids were sleeping and I couldn't pack the bikes up to take him somewhere flat so we didn't go. When he asked to go today kids were sleeping again, but I didn't want to miss another opportunity, so I took him outside on the flattest part of the road near our house. I don't like him doing it there because that is where traffic is, but I figured I'd be there to help look out for cars. When he was done I told him he'd be back up and riding his bike by himself in no time. His response was "yeah, until I break my leg again". His brother agreed with the statement. Thanks for the confidence builder Diego!! Sheesh. :) I'm just glad he's willing to get back on. That is great progress for him.