Recent Firsts

First Ride

Yesterday Jon and I rode in our first ride with the bicycling club. It was 25 km, with an intended average of 15-18 kph. There were probably 40-50 other riders. It was wonderfully cold when we started out, and I was thankful for our trip to MEC the day before to get geared up. As the ride progressed, the air warmed up, as did our bodies. The leaders pointed out interesting things along the way--a little cafe that looks like a couple of train cars where you can get lunch and watch the trains go by, a tea house, the amount of paved secondary roads in Strathcona County, etc. They also gave us tips for riding and a few riding etiquette bits. It was a slow ride, but it was so good to ride outside, instead of on a trainer. I think I'm hooked.

First Relinquish

Laurel and I have a little routine we go through when she wakes up, if she has her soother in her mouth. I pick her up and say something like, "Okay, we need to put your soother in your bed so that it's waiting for you the next time you go to sleep." Then I ask her a few times if she'll put it in the bed, and then if she'll give it to mommy. She never does, so I take it out and put it in her bed and we wave bye-bye to it. Last week she waved bye-bye to it before I even suggested she do so. Yesterday, when I asked if she would give it to me, she pulled it out of her mouth and put it in my hand. It sounds like a small thing, but it's just so cool to watch her taking in and understanding so much around her.