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September 19, 2005
Shoes and Bargains
Talking with my sister this morning made me realize that maybe I should be trying out some shoes on Caleb's feet. Her boys are walking, but refuse to keep their shoes on. They just aren't used to them. Which makes sense. Caleb isn't walking yet, but I got these shoes at the Jack and Jill Sale, so I'd thought we'd try them out. He was kind of excited about them and we walked around for a while (me holding both of his hands) with them on. Though he walked a lot more slowly because of the shoes. This was right before nap time, so he got tired of it and tried to take them off, but couldn't get them. So maybe that's a good thing? Anyway, here's some cute pictures of my big boy with his "new" shoes. You can see he got a little tired of it. But that won't keep me from trying again!
Oh yeah and I have to report more bargains found at the Jack and Jill Sale. Its a consignment sale held every spring and fall for kids clothes, toys, baby garb, anything you can think of for raising kids. Anyway, we got a baby swing for 10 bucks! We borrowed one before, but those friends moved away and I thought for 10 bucks it was worth it to have our own. I also scored some fun winter baby girl clothes for not much money at all. And I got Caleb some clothes for this fall and winter on Tuesday. Saturday is half price day there, so I think next spring I'll just go on Saturday, there was still plenty of clothing to pick from. The prices are a bit more than thrift store prices, but you can't beat the selection, organization, and being able to clothe your kid for an entire season in just one (or two) outings. I love the 50 cent deals at thrift stores but you have to go back again and again to get all that you might need, and they aren't always very organized. So we're ready for winter clothes wise after I pick up a few long sleeve onesies for the baby girl at old navy.
Posted by michellew at September 19, 2005 12:43 PM
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Awww... I wish I had known about the sale! Please let me know about the next one!
And! You stole my post idea! We just put Fuller in his first pair of shoes on Saturday. Oh well... I'll probably still post it later. Caleb is such a big boy!
Posted by: mrscrumley at September 19, 2005 01:08 PM
We put sandals on Jaron on Sundays or when we are trying to dress him up a little. I've read in different places, though, that it is best for kids to go barefoot until they learn how to walk. They say that they actually learn how to walk sooner if they don't have shoes on. I guess they have better balance and ankle support, and it helps with the mechanics of walking too, or something like that. But those shoes sure do look cute on him!
Posted by: laini at September 19, 2005 01:27 PM
Fun photos. We can't keep shoes off Liam... it's like an addiction.
Posted by: stelmodad at September 19, 2005 02:58 PM
I'm with Laini, it's a tricky balance between liking shoes and learning to walk, which is definitely easier barefoot. It's amazing to me that Kate has been really walking everywhere for over 3 months and what shoes she wears still makes a huge difference in how quickly and smoothly she traverses. Now it's the difference between walking and running, then it was the difference between walking and wiping out.
Kate didn't start wearing shoes until after she started walking and she likes them a lot. But I also let her walk barefoot sometimes on the sidewalk and in our grass with little prickers so I think she realizes that shoes really are better!
Posted by: kristen at September 20, 2005 01:17 PM
Thanks for the tips on waiting till he's walking to put shoes on him. I've heard the same thing and wasn't planning on putting them on him everyday, just wanting to "practice" every now and then. But who knows, it could be a while yet before he needs them for walking. Hope he doesn't outgrow the bargains I found at the Jack and Jill sale before he even gets to wear them!
Posted by: michellew at September 20, 2005 01:45 PM