Bikes, bumps and bruises

Lutaaya asked for a bike for her birthday and I managed to get her just that.  We haven't had the weather to go out and learn to cycle in the days after her birthday so it's been put to one side and the bike simply sat there.  However, lately the weather has been kind to us and the sun has shone.  So out we go.

My grandparents have a lane at the back of their house that is very quiet.  It's the ideal place for a learner bike rider.  Lutaaya looks the part in her cycle helmet.  Her balance however took some work.  She genuinely believed that she would simply sit on the bike and be able to ride.  Little did she know that it would end up in her being in a heap on the floor.

Bless her!  Her little face as she realised that maybe this wasn't going to be as easy as she'd imagined.  But still she tries.  Each weekend we've been blessed with good weather, we've been out in the lane trying our hardest.  Her balance is improving but she's not there yet.  So for the time being I will run at the side of my little princess and help her steady herself on her bike.  I know at some point I have to let go, but knowing that this will likely result in a bump and bruise, at the moment is putting me off.  I'm sure in the next few weeks I can gain the courage to let her try alone and simply watch as she wobbles and falls.  My role will then change to picking her up and dusting her off.  She will see this as my fault and will hold me as being accountable for 'letting her fall' but we'll work through that one as and when it happens.  For the time being I'll enjoy watching her learn.

Shrove Tuesday

I realise that in the reality of life my blogs are becoming fewer.  So I make a promise to myself and all you blog followers that I will try and set time aside to update it more regularly.
So back tracking from the past few weeks, here are a few updates.

Lutaaya had chance to eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.  You wouldn't believe these photos were taken just after a major tantrum!  All sweetness and light that she is.

Trying to add a learning aspect to our cooking

Trying her hardest to be the best cook in town

And even though they got the thumbs up, she wasn't a fan of pancakes!

Yes adoption can be difficult.  There are times when things just don't go the way you would like them too.  There are always days when there aren't enough hours in the day to do all that you'd like too.  The whole notion of attachment is a whole different story but it lingers in the background of every day.  My friend Bethany wrote about attachment in her blog.  You can read her article here  It took a lot of bravery to be as truthful as she was in her blog and I'm thankful that she had such courage to share her thoughts.  There will always be people in the world who will not understand attachment or fail to acknowledge that it's there.  Believe me it is there.  It does exist and we're working through it day by day.  After all, if you or I were abandoned as a baby or young child, wouldn't we also fear to bond with one main carer?  Wouldn't we live with the worry that they may too give up on us or leave us?  It's a difficult concept to understand if we've never been in that position.  So if you are interested in the attachment issues all adopters face, type attachment issues into google and see what crops up.  It may be worth a read.