Trend Setter

You know how sometimes parents feel like they have to keep up with their kids style-wise, resulting in a mid life crisis? I hope I’m not at that point yet, because I do consider Dekker very trendy and me not so much. But I don’t have a big desire to be trendy so I hope it stays that way. Otherwise I’m hooped.

Dekker has never had a pair of shoes that fit him. Ever. I know, it sounds like he has been neglected. He hasn’t been. He really didn’t even walk until Christmas so the fact that we couldn’t find shoes that fit wasn’t too bothersome. Just double up the socks in winter and we were good to go. However, it is time. So we hit up one of the second hand kids stores in the city and came out with three pairs. Our favorite?

IMG_0416Amazing, right?? They jumped out at Dekker right away. They were in a box of lots of shoes and he pointed right at these. We love them, and surprisingly, they have enough stretch that we can get those chubby feet into them!!!

Walking in them is another story, hahaha! He is sooo off balance and uncoordinated in them! When we first put him down on the ground in them, he held on for dear life for a good few minutes before we was willing to stand on his own. Then he tried for steps. He went super slow, and lifted his legs up like he was putting on pants or something. Really high, and he took giant steps. So fr he isn’t a fan. I think I’m just going to put him in Robeez around the house for a few days so he can get a feel for having something more structured on his feet. We are definitely a barefoot family. I don’t like wearing shoes, or even socks. Why should he?! Well because its important. So hopefully he’ll get there eventually. I don’t know a lot of kids, or teens, or adults that can’t walk when they’re wearing shoes. There’s hope. For now, I’m just going to enjoy laughing at him from a distance.

Its like watching a kitty with tape on its paws try to walk.