In the later days of my Mads pregnancy, summer was in full force – even in SF – and my poor feet were swollen beyond belief that even my beloved flip-flops were getting uncomfortable. So, for about 30 minutes, I was entertaining the idea of buying a pair of crocs so that I wouldn’t have to go barefoot to the hospital.
So, we all know that they’re not the most beautiful shoe, but I was desperate. Maybe if I bought them in a super cute color, like fuschia, it wouldn’t be so bad. Yeah, right. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. And that was the end of those 30 minutes.
No offense to all you Croc wearers…bien sur.
Flash forward to present day, summer is here and Mads needs summer shoes pronto. At first she refused to try them on at the store, but now, I can’t get her to wear any other pair of shoes. (She’s got a pair on converse slip ons and a pair of vans.) She fondly calls them her “pink shoes”.
Photo from here.
Now, I’m even thinking about getting her some jibbitz! She’d be over the moon if we got her these!
Photo from Ecco.
For the longest time, Mads would only wear one pair of shoes. Though she ends up wearing the clothes what I choose for her, when it comes to shoes – if it’s not her Eccos, she adamantly tells me, “no.” Then proceeds to tell me again, “no no no no…” as I put on her non-Ecco shoes.
In preparation for our upcoming summer trips, I decided to buy her some sandals so her little toesies can breathe. We received them the other day just in time for the (more than) sweltering weather we’ve been having.
The Keds were a bit small – but really cute, so we’re exchanging them for a larger size. Again, I got the “no” song as I was having her try them on.
I also got her some water sandals, at D’s suggestion, for our Midwest trip in a couple weeks. Mads started with her “no”, but I distracted her with goldfish crackers and she forgot all about it. (Side note: As Uncle Matt found out last week, goldfish crackers are the way to Mads’ heart.) So, now, she’s literally stomping around in her Timberlands (geez, she’s a label whore in training) around the house and at day care, where they have been playing with agua the past few days.
Last two pairs of shoes from here.