May 17, 2012

Shoes

Here’s the difference between the way men and women shop:

Me:
Hey, take a look at these shoes on Amazon. It has the American Podiatric Medical Association seal of approval, is recommended by a lot of people, reasonably priced, and it has free shipping! These should be good for Caitlyn.
Jessie: Are you crazy?! Look at the color! It’s white! By the time she can wear these, it will be winter. Do you seriously expect me to take my daughter out in winter with white shoes?!
Me: Uh, yes?
Jessie: How would you like it if I dressed our daughter in brown pants right now when it’s summer?
Me: Is this like a trick question or something?

As you can tell, we are currently in shoe shopping mode right now. With Caitlyn mastering the art of crawling and is standing up and walking with support, the next step will be for her to begin taking her first steps unaided.

Even though we’ve had shoes for her ever since she was a little baby, she’s never really worn any of them because she would either cry whenever they were put on, or they would fall off by themselves, or she would pull them off herself. Plus, she never really had any use for shoes besides decorative purposes.

Now that she’s standing, it seems like a good time to introduce shoes back into her life. But before going out and buying the first pair of cute shoes you see, there are a few things you should know.

First, babies learn to walk by feeling the ground. Therefore, they should go barefoot or just wear socks whenever possible. Only wear shoes when they need protection from walking outside.

Shoes that babies wear before they can actually walk are called pre-walkers. These shoes do not have hard soles and are usually made of cloth or leather. They are very flexible and do not offer any support for the feet. Pre-walkers are mainly meant for show and are not meant to be used when your baby is learning to walk.

First walkers are shoes that are to be used when the baby is learning to walk. They have a harder sole, but still have some flexibility and should not be too stiff. Good first walkers should be lightweight and breathable and be made of material such as canvas or soft leather. These shoes offer the support a baby needs when walking and encourage proper feet development.

So there you have it, the in's and out's of baby shoes. Color coordination not required.














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