We had a big family outing this past weekend to… the shoe store! Benjamin is now a true walker. He resorts to crawling only when he falls down in the middle of the floor and has absolutely nothing to help balance him as he stands up. So he needed a pair of shoes for walking around outside and in places where I was completely comfortable with just his soft-soled shoes.
Julia also needed shoes because sometime in the past few weeks her feet have grown from a size 8 to a size 10! Honestly, when I look at her new shoes I can’t believe they belong to my daughter; they just look so big. She can’t possibly be that grown-up already!
The trip to the show store was actually pretty uneventful. There were a few entertaining moments when we tried Benj’s new shoes on. He was almost high-stepping around the store as he got used to the new feeling. It didn’t take him long to adjust though and by the time we made it to Macy’s a few minutes later he was comfortable enough in them to lead me on a high-speed chase through the housewares department. At the same time, Julia didn’t want to leave my side and kept a close grasp on my hand. So some bystanders got a few laughs as I tried to keep up with Benj, dragging Julia and trying not to trip over her as I repeatedly extracted Benjamin from encounters with non-toddler friendly objects, like blenders, coffee pots, and you know, fine china. Somehow, even though I kept returning him to the bedding section, he was drawn like a magnet to appliances and dinnerware. I’m definitely going to need a little time to adjust to this new phase and I think we’ll be sticking with our Ergo or to stores that have carriages with seatbelts for awhile.
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