I am soooo happy today because Nadiah managed to paddle her bicycle on her own. Yes!! I have been trying to get her to paddle for the last year or so withour much success. Whenever I tried to explain to her how to do it, she would start to ignore me or lose interest altogether. It was so frustrating.!
She loves riding but I would always have to push her everywhere and when I told her to paddle, she would paddle backwards. Oh the backaches I would get those nights!!
We've talked to her doctor, Uncle A, about it and apparently the muscles around her ankles are not firm enough. We had to do some exercise routines with her to firm up the muscles. She also has problems with the muscles around her wrists. They make it hard for her to control her pencils. When she writes (read scribbles), she usually uses her whole arm rather than control the pencil with her wrist. Anyway, the exercises worked and today proved that.
Nadiah was so happy that she insisted that we ride outside the house compound. Since she was doing so well, I said yes and so she rode till the end of the street and I walked alongside.
It must have been one heck of a ride because she was out like a light by 10pm. She usually doesn't go to bed until around midnight. Maybe I should let her ride her bike everday. That way Mama can have early nights, every night. Bliss!!
She loves riding but I would always have to push her everywhere and when I told her to paddle, she would paddle backwards. Oh the backaches I would get those nights!!
We've talked to her doctor, Uncle A, about it and apparently the muscles around her ankles are not firm enough. We had to do some exercise routines with her to firm up the muscles. She also has problems with the muscles around her wrists. They make it hard for her to control her pencils. When she writes (read scribbles), she usually uses her whole arm rather than control the pencil with her wrist. Anyway, the exercises worked and today proved that.
Nadiah was so happy that she insisted that we ride outside the house compound. Since she was doing so well, I said yes and so she rode till the end of the street and I walked alongside.
It must have been one heck of a ride because she was out like a light by 10pm. She usually doesn't go to bed until around midnight. Maybe I should let her ride her bike everday. That way Mama can have early nights, every night. Bliss!!
2 comments:
clap clap clap!!!
wah..!! Aunty Anis can ride bicycle too????!!
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