Funny thing though, he only likes to pedal with his right foot. So rather than bring his left foot down forward, he takes both feet back and brings the right foot up again. His piano teacher told be today that he only likes to play with his right hand. So we have a heavily-right-biased kid. I suppose that might be normal at this age, so I'm not concerned. Should I be?
But that's not all! Of course, all of us in-the-know know that he has also taken another giant leap toward civilized behavior by adopting the potty to take care of business. Yes, this will be regarded by many as a significantly greater achievement than the first pedal. But I'm biased, and I'm sticking to it. The sooner he starts cycling, the sooner I can take him on rides with me. Pooping is a solo sport and he can take his own sweet time at it.
And last but not least, Faiz has joined the ranks of all privileged children since 1965. He has discovered Sound of Music and likes it! Dancing around to Do Ray Me is now a favorite pastime. Here is a picture of him rivited to the ballroom dance:
And the story would not be complete without honourable mention to Faiz's nano. The potty training is wholly attributable to her (and a few dozen candies). She also suggested downloading Sound of Music (I had a role to play in locating the illegal torrent), and that we let Faiz bike around in the house -- earlier he was only allowed to do it downstairs and thus wasn't getting enough 'saddle time.'
