March 23: This morning, Andrew, Sylvia, and I headed through the rain, across town to check out a bike. I’d been checking craigslist for 16″ bikes, and last night I found a good one. I spoke with the seller this morning, and within a couple hours, Andrew was giving the red bike a spin around the seller’s garage. Andrew was pretty reserved and didn’t want to try it again after the seat was adjusted for him, but he quietly told me that he liked it and wanted it. So currency was exchanged, and the bike is now in the trunk of my van, waiting for young Andrew to experiment with it.
A few weeks back when we were talking about bikes, I told him he’d have to decide if he wanted it as an early birthday present or if he wanted to wait until his birthday. “It would be nice to use it in April, May, and early June,” I told him, “but then he would have to be prepared to not get any big presents from us for his birthday.”
To my surprise, he’s decided he wants to wait until his birthday to “get” the bike. This in turn is making me realize that I wanted him to have it now so he’d have more time to ride it this spring/summer! hmmmm That Andrew is quite the fellow. I’ve never met anyone quite like him.
He smiles and laughs so much these days. It’s a joy to behold.