Arya rides her bike

After trying for 3+ years, Arya is finally riding her bike. There is still some whining going on but she is able to balance and pedal and have fun. Today we went to a cul-de-sac so she could practice her turns. She did very well and managed some figure 8s. She did run into a mail box though - she was so scared of hitting the mail box that she turned into it. 

We are very proud of her... 

Encounter with poison ivy

24th May 2016

All the stories about poison ivy rash - showed Arya the plant and told her to not touch it. Well, she touched it anyway and came home with not just bug bites but a big patch of rash on her chest. Took her to the doc and she confirmed that it was poison ivy rash . How do we convince a 7 year old to not scratch??? Well she listened and did quite ok with the not scratching part .

May 25th 2016

But in the middle of the night half asleep - urge to scratch so strong but fighting it with all the will power she could muster - she woke up crying and screaming that it was itchy. A lot of calamine lotion later she was able to fall asleep.

May 26th 2016

It looks better, let's hope it will be gone Ina few days..