We’ve had the WOOM 1 Balance Bike for only a month, and our little girl has already improved so much! Her coordination, speed, balance, and most importantly, happiness on the bike all increase every time she gets on her Rocket.

I’d say that’s the look of one proud and confident kid if you ask me. Pretty darn cute too!

Going Mom and I have been spending a lot time watching and encouraging her as she practices gliding down our driveway. Not always with both feet in the air, but building her balance a little more each time.

Here she is with both feet up as her hair apparently follows suit. She’s loving her new Soft Star Shoes when she walks, runs, or rides too. Aren’t they cute?

There are times, however, when a car will pass, a bug will fly by, or she sees “money” (it’s just a dead leaf) that distracts her just enough to lose focus. Consequently, her balance is lost too.

But, no biggie, we’ve never had a quick knee-jerk reaction when she falls so as to not foster her into thinking she can be a drama queen. Instead, we just shake it off and do a little shaky dance. Followed by picking up her crashed WOOM 1 Balance Bike.

The bike is made of lightweight aluminum alloy and weighs in at just 7.7lbs, which is no problem for our strong little girl to pick back up and get back to riding. Sometimes daddy likes to make Rocket fly by lifting up the front wheel and “taking off” with her in the cockpit/seat.

I think I enjoy doing that more than her, she just want to ride……on her own! She usually makes it quite clear, so I make sure to keep my distance for our confident daughter. Notice that poor rejected dad in the background?

Guess I can understand though, she’s already turning into Little Miss Independent. I’ll just have to keep an eye out for the neighborhood boys.

So, in just over a month, our initial impression is a very pleased one. Getting the WOOM 1 for her to ride was a great choice, and we’re extremely happy to cut out the need for training wheels.

With her first downhill session looking like she was impersonating the Flintstones driving their cars to learning to lift her feet up and glide down somewhat smoothly, we couldn’t be more proud of how far she’s come.

Weekly confidence boost with no feet! She’s really catching on to her @woombikesusa #WOOM 1 #balancebike. #learning #bikes #toddler #proudparents

A video posted by RC Liley (@going_dad) on Mar 22, 2016 at 3:29pm PDT

We still have lots of biking adventures to come. The next thing to work on is riding on flat ground at a pace faster than the Mayflies blowing backwards in the wind. All in due time, check back for updates on her progress soon!

Disclaimer: I was provided a WOOM 1 Balance Bike free of charge in exchange for my honest, unbiased review and was not compensated any other way. All thoughts are 100% my own. Seriously, love this bike!