March is a big month in our house. As I mentioned in my last post, Cate will be starting preschool next week. What's even more exciting is that on Saturday, she will also be starting indoor soccer!
That's right - I am on my way to becoming a Soccer Mom.
In anticipation, Cate and I went out to buy her a pair of sneakers. Now, most people who know me well know that I have a small obsession with baby shoes. Well maybe it’s not small. By the time Cate turned two, she had well over 40 pairs of shoes that she had outgrown.
Here's a peak at Maddie's closet of shoes to grow into...
It should also be noted that each cubby has two pairs of shoes in it.
Usually, I pick up baby shoes on a whim. Who can resist when they are often under $10 at Joe Fresh? Well this was not that type of shopping trip, so off we went to Kiddie Kobbler for a solid pair of runners. I chose two pairs for Cate to try on, and she picked the winner after giving them a test drive by running around the store practicing her soccer moves.
In the end, these were the chosen ones…
Not baby shoes at all. These are REAL Big Girl shoes.
On the drive home, Cate took them out of the box and told me that these were her “best favourite shoes ever”.
Three years ago, I reached viability in my pregnancy with Cate and had been on bedrest in the hospital for two weeks. Every day the NICU doctors came by to explain the survival rates at that stage to prepare me for the decision I would have to make if she were born that day. At the time, her estimated weight was under 2 lbs and the survival rate was approx. 50%. Of those babies that survive, the likelihood of long term disability was approx. 80%.
Today, she is a whopping 32lbs and I am stunned by how quickly she is growing. The first three years have flown by and it seems that the pace has picked up now that we have two kids.
Next year she will be headed to kindergarten…
In 11 years, she will be headed to high school…
In 15 years, she will be headed to university…
Although time is moving quickly, I can rest assured that I still have a lot of shoes left to buy.
That's right - I am on my way to becoming a Soccer Mom.
In anticipation, Cate and I went out to buy her a pair of sneakers. Now, most people who know me well know that I have a small obsession with baby shoes. Well maybe it’s not small. By the time Cate turned two, she had well over 40 pairs of shoes that she had outgrown.
Here's a peak at Maddie's closet of shoes to grow into...
It should also be noted that each cubby has two pairs of shoes in it.
Usually, I pick up baby shoes on a whim. Who can resist when they are often under $10 at Joe Fresh? Well this was not that type of shopping trip, so off we went to Kiddie Kobbler for a solid pair of runners. I chose two pairs for Cate to try on, and she picked the winner after giving them a test drive by running around the store practicing her soccer moves.
In the end, these were the chosen ones…
Not baby shoes at all. These are REAL Big Girl shoes.
On the drive home, Cate took them out of the box and told me that these were her “best favourite shoes ever”.
Three years ago, I reached viability in my pregnancy with Cate and had been on bedrest in the hospital for two weeks. Every day the NICU doctors came by to explain the survival rates at that stage to prepare me for the decision I would have to make if she were born that day. At the time, her estimated weight was under 2 lbs and the survival rate was approx. 50%. Of those babies that survive, the likelihood of long term disability was approx. 80%.
Today, she is a whopping 32lbs and I am stunned by how quickly she is growing. The first three years have flown by and it seems that the pace has picked up now that we have two kids.
Next year she will be headed to kindergarten…
In 11 years, she will be headed to high school…
In 15 years, she will be headed to university…
Although time is moving quickly, I can rest assured that I still have a lot of shoes left to buy.
2 comments:
best favorite shoes ever :) :) :) love that
Just like her Mom...
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