Dexter's First (real) Shoes!

Sure, he's had some cute shoes just for show, but he finally got some REAL shoes!

I must have tried 20 or 30 pair of shoes on the kid. Apparently, if your feet are as big as Dexter's, you should be ready for real toddler/preschooler shoes (with stiff materials and thick, hard soles). And if you're a walker, your baby fat should be gone from your feet. So everything we tried was either too small or too advanced of a shoe.

I even had him measured at Stride Rite, where they said they had ONE shoe that would fit him - the old school kind like kids wore in the 1960s. The exact kind no longer recommended for early walkers. ugh. I did not need to pay $50 for the privilege of putting him in those.

Finally, we found a brand called See Kai Run and ordered two pair. One didn't really fit (or Dexter was scrunching up his toes - we may never know) but the "Spencer" model fit perfectly! They were also the first shoe we ever put on him that he didn't try to stomp or kick off immediately.

We kept the size 5s we ordered and soon got a size 6 in the same model to have on hand for when he outgrows these. After that, he'll probably be ready for "real" shoes, which, thankfully, can be found inexpensively and in abundance in a variety of stores.

He likes them! (And they are apparently perfect for running around half-naked on one of the last nice days of the year!)