It is so exciting to watch a baby take her first steps. When the child starts to crawl, then stand, you know the big moment will soon occur. Around this time, a parent's thoughts often turn to shoes.
Almost two years ago my mother-in-law, Sylvia, moved to Prince Edward Island. While clearing out the attic of her home, we found baby shoes which belonged to my husband, Rick. Often baby shoes are bronzed but not these leather shoes.
Over sixty years old now, they are brittle and fragile, and though they still retain their shape, the colour is questionable. One day they will disintegrate into a pile of dust, but for now they conjure up images of tentative first steps.
Our granddaughter, Caitlin, almost two years old, is well past the tentative first steps. However, footwear of any kind, all of which she calls 'shoz', is a fascination for her.
Whether boots, shoes or slippers, she takes them off and puts them on numerous times, exchanging one pair for another and repeating the process.
If Caitlin gets new shoes or slippers, she stares at them as she walks. The footwear, often on the wrong feet, causes tripping accidents but she just picks herself up and toddles off again.
The first thing Caitlin does at our house is look for her slippers in the cupboard. If she does not wear them, she carries them around under her arm, all while holding her cup.
She recently discovered her mother's dress shoes and loves wearing or carrying them around the house.
We have two granddaughters. Can you imagine the shoe drama in their future?
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