Babes on Bikes- Super Dads and Yummy Mummies
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Babes on Bikes- Super Dads and Yummy Mummies
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Sunday, 14 August 2011
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Balancing kids, life, the universe and everything...while riding a bike, juggling a job, a social life and some action figurines as you ponder the answer to the question 'Why is there spaghetti stuck to my lycra?'....
How DO you do it?
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Well, I'm here- setting up another group while baby's sleeping.
I'm procrastinating on tidying the saucepans back into the cupboard for the 5th time today, in the guise of establishing a 'community service' discussion group for all the parents who have either 'been there done that', or are thinking 'OMG, what the ??! !' or for those blissful souls who are rapturously smitten with their offspring 100% of the time (if they indeed exist). Welcome to the secret parent club. (handshake is a quick wipe of whatever sticky thing is stuck to you onto the back of the trouser leg and a quick rendition of incy wincy spider)
ps.. the t-shirt in the pic is a design by Zazzle.com.au (not an ad- just an acknowledgement)
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I saw a family out on the weekend. The little one was in a solo trailer. Plastic front down.
To me that's a bit of a disconnect.
ha ha ha ha
I was just reading Fox in Socks to baby and got to the bit when tweetle beetles battle with a paddle in a puddle and you could just see the little head exploding....hands went over the eyes and baby ran face first into the wall.
ha ha ha ha ha
Dr Seuss's sign said that the book was dangerous but I had no idea just how seriously he meant it......
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Sorry Giant...to even think of brands other than your fabulous selves...has anyone tried the stroller bikes? Are they any good?
530 days ago
I am a proud Dad of an 8 and 12 yr old Boy and girl respectively. He is all boy and loves riding on the bmx track and in the mud and dirt trails, she is all girl, but loves riding with me at the Velodrome and wants to get into road racing.
Didnt use balance bikes with either, I just their training wheels off when they were at a point that they weren't using them unless being lazy and then pushed themto get started and ran next to them not holding the bike. Did it 2-3 times for each one before they realised that they were riding by themselves.
Didnt use balance bikes with either, I just their training wheels off when they were at a point that they weren't using them unless being lazy and then pushed themto get started and ran next to them not holding the bike. Did it 2-3 times for each one before they realised that they were riding by themselves.
585 days ago
Little one overjoyed at the balance-bike. Keeps pushing big sis away "my bike!"
She got the hang of it by the end of the street, apparently.
Now, to teach big sis how to ride without training wheels - oh joy ;)Anna Kanook on Monday, 12 September 2011 18:53
She got the hang of it by the end of the street, apparently.
Now, to teach big sis how to ride without training wheels - oh joy ;)
Anna Kanook on Monday, 12 September 2011 18:53Ooh there's sibling rivalry in the air. Maybe it'll get them both riding better, faster and soon they'll be fighting it out on the track.
615 days ago
I dropped into the bike shop after picking up the kids from day care.
My eldest (4) jumped straight onto a bike with trainers and started pedalling up and down the shop.
My youngest (2) stood under the bike tree with a Giant balance bike on it, saying very loudly, "my bike, my bike, my bike"
So adorable. She will be super excited on Sunday when she get her pink one!
There will be video for sure.Anna Kanook on Friday, 09 September 2011 18:47
My eldest (4) jumped straight onto a bike with trainers and started pedalling up and down the shop.
My youngest (2) stood under the bike tree with a Giant balance bike on it, saying very loudly, "my bike, my bike, my bike"
So adorable. She will be super excited on Sunday when she get her pink one!
There will be video for sure.
Anna Kanook on Friday, 09 September 2011 18:47That's fantastic....you've taught them well Peter :)
She'll be so happy!
618 days ago
Anyone got a magic, failsafe, never rejected recipe??....we're going through a "difficult" patch. Raw eggs are about the only thing that's popular and there's only so much of that kind of goo I can clean up in a day.
Trike progress report, moving forwards but often resorting to trike shaking until getting a push. Steering -non-existent or just side to side. If pushing doesn't happen, then we use the power of the raw egg to pick the trike up and hurl it across the room.
Red-headed Aries....somebody please pray for me
Stephanie F. on Friday, 02 September 2011 20:19Anna Kanook on Wednesday, 07 September 2011 10:29Peter Mellows on Thursday, 08 September 2011 17:38Anna Kanook on Friday, 09 September 2011 18:55
Trike progress report, moving forwards but often resorting to trike shaking until getting a push. Steering -non-existent or just side to side. If pushing doesn't happen, then we use the power of the raw egg to pick the trike up and hurl it across the room.
Red-headed Aries....somebody please pray for me
Stephanie F. on Friday, 02 September 2011 20:19In my opinion, there is no such thing as a fail-safe recipe. Both of my boys have at different times rejected foods that are purported to be child-proof: hot dogs, mac & cheese, even pizza. The younger one is currently on a raw carrots/wholemeal crackers/oatmeal diet. Oh, oatmeal - that is the one thing neither of them has ever rejected. Good thing it's such a great food - I should eat more of it...
Anna Kanook on Wednesday, 07 September 2011 10:29Yeh we've actually started the raw carrot thing too. Raw carrots and rice...and kale straight off the bush... I wonder if my baby is actually a horse.
Peter Mellows on Thursday, 08 September 2011 17:38I'd love to help, but our two are like chalk and cheese. Funny, one loves cheese and the other loves chalk, seriously.
4yo eats carbs: pasta, rice, chips (cannot get potato in any other way).
2yo eats pretty much anything you throw at her.
The only way we can get our 4yo to eat other food is to give her a few chips, then reward her with more if she eats the yucky food.
We are not above bribery.
Anna Kanook on Friday, 09 September 2011 18:55oooh we like chalk AND cheese here...that's part of why I asked , although they are on the opposite scales, I just don't think its a balanced diet. It's doing terrible things to our digestion. I am having some success with anything she sees come straight off a plant. No frozen peas- only freshly plucked ones.
627 days ago
I too am a proud parent of 2. 12y/o boy and a nearly 10 y/o girl. I loved the moments like when they ride their first bike, trainer wheels, wonkie fitted helmet. Then the first time they ride without trainer wheels, wobbling around, and then "click" it all falls into place. Then its BMX, then mountain bike, and now my son is a top 10 state level road racer, U13. he also races on the velodrome, which he also loves. My daughter still races as a novice and is getting better, she races a little Fuji Ace road bike she named 'Mini' she is rapidly outgrowing. She also borrows a club track bike she named 'Min-Tee' (mini-track) They both race crits and time trials. I am a proud dad, and not afraid to show it. I hope your kids get to love cycling as much as mine do.
632 days ago
Getting ridiculously excited about the new IKEA in our 'hood (Springvale store). And hoping my 6yo can hack the bike ride there. It's a little far, but doable - no way I'm dealing with parking a car in that madhouse. I'm hoping to visit there often so as to use Smaland's no-nappies policy as an enticement to get my 3yo out of his nappies for good - he'll be so disappointed when his big brother goes in to play and he can't.
Parenting can be such a mind game.Anna Kanook on Thursday, 18 August 2011 17:24
Parenting can be such a mind game.
Anna Kanook on Thursday, 18 August 2011 17:24Ooh you're tricky girl- there'll be tears! It took me ages to get myself to go to the Richmond store but when I did, i went a bit silly. Saucepans, curtains, cushions, boxes, spoons, chairs...I am NOT allowed to go to IKEA.
640 days ago
We recently purchased a bike trailer that our two kids 2 and 3.5 ride around in. It has worked out well as I ride in MTB events and any training is good training when you are a parent of two children. The trailer is attached to my bike and allows my wife and I to have a nice ride together on a Sunday, the kids get some fresh air and I can still get in some decent training, pulling the trailer up the hills. It is very safe and the kids love it. You really have to know how wide it is, but is great on the bike paths.
Anna Kanook on Thursday, 18 August 2011 17:20
Anna Kanook on Thursday, 18 August 2011 17:20How are the wheels, are you in trouble if you get a wheel off the path?
640 days ago
Like you Anna, I am a very proud parent. My daughter turned 2 last week so I bought her a Giant balance bike and gave it to her 4 weeks early because I couldn't wait for her to ride it, luckily she loves it. We got her a helmet as well which she wears every time she gets on the bike (or in the car) 'just like dad'....kids are great.
Anna Kanook on Tuesday, 16 August 2011 09:51
Anna Kanook on Tuesday, 16 August 2011 09:51Oh...I have been going to the Giant shop and eyeing off the little pink balance bike in the window...they look great. I'm an absolute supporter of extended birhtday celebrations and early gift giving! There's nothing worse than finding your new hula hoop in the cupboard in the garage and have to pretend not knowing about it for weeks on end.
642 days ago