Quinn spent Labor Day weekend breaking in his new shoes. Hey,
just because he’s not going to school this fall, doesn’t mean the kiddo can’t be
fashionable.
I got away with buying my toddler fancy new shoes because
they were recommended by our pediatrician. And like almost all first-time
parents, we do pretty much whatever our pediatrician tells us to do, even if
that means buying over-priced shoes.
We were slightly concerned because Quinn’s feet roll inward
a tad, and he sort of walks on the inside of his feet. Dr. L said this is common among kids this age, and
she recommended that we buy some super stiff soled shoes to better support his
arches as they develop.
Hubs and I breathed a big sigh of relief at the good news…
which immediately caught in our throats when we realized how much these shoes
were going to cost. Yikes! Sixty
dollars?! For shoes he’s only going to wear for a few months?
Good thing we adore this kid.
Amazingly, Q and I had a successful shoe shopping trip. We
were out of the mall in less than an hour with his new kicks in hand, and
neither of us had a single meltdown. Holla! And
the shoes were on sale for almost half-off, so double holla! (That’s still
too much to pay for toddler shoes in my opinion, but it seemed palatable after
expecting to pay sixty dollars.)
The good news is Quinn’s feet don’t roll inward when he
wears the shoes, so they were worth the cost. The bad news is the shoes only
stayed pristine for a moment before he wore them to the park. I cringed a
little as Q stomped in the sand and covered his fancy shoes in dust.
*sigh*
But even through the dust and dirt, you can still see his new
kicks light up when he walks. (For that price, those suckers better f**king
light up!)
