ANOTHER MILESTONE IS MET

It's official, Miss Olivia Grace has now learned how to walk. I can't decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing seeing that it is summer, and she is practicing her new found ability outside quite a bit and wiping out from time to time. [She has already skinned up her head.]

Anyway, whether I like it or not, she is walking, and I am going to have to just protect her as best as I can from anymore accidents as a result of her new found abilities. But more importantly, I am going to enjoy it, and revel in it as really, it is so darn cute to watch a baby who has just learned to walk. You other Mom's out there know what I mean when I say it is so darn cute - Her walking style is reminiscent of a drunken' sailor, sort of wobbling from side to side, not walking in a straight line, with the occasional loss of balance, which results in falling over.


So in celebration of this milestone she reached, we went shopping for her very first pair of shoes. We found ourselves (we, meaning Olivia and I) wavering between the oh-so-cute fashionable sandals, and the practical tennis shoes. After much contemplation, we went for the tennis shoes - these would assist her best in continuing to master her walking skills, which was most important.

Olivia was happy with the choice we made, although a little bummed as the sandals were really calling her name. She just knew how well they would compliment her wardrobe full of dresses and skirts, and other such girly attire.

In the end, she understood that tennis shoes were the best choice - function over fashion in this situation.