I try to watch his feet, where he puts them down and how he's able to move himself forward when all my feet want to do is slide in place, but in the end I just end up watching Bitty. He's so graceful - fluid, I think as he glides along, and he comes to a sudden stop facing me as if it's nothing at all.

"Wow," I say, honestly amazed, and I push away from the wall, eager to at least try what he's made look so effortless. "So I kick off on one foot, glide on the other, then repeat on the other side?" I ask, but even as I try it, I have to reach suddenly for him when my feet go in opposite directions. "Can you pull me along first?" I ask. "Might do better to learn proper balance."