First Shoes and First Step...sort of

Since Max has been at the lake he's gathered two splinters on his feet from the deck. He's also standing a little on his own. We figured it was time to get him a pair of shoes.

Felt's shoe store has been in town for decades. It was the first member of the Chamber of Commerce and is still family owned and operated. My mother remembers getting shoes there when she was a little girl. So that's where we went. Drew Felt told us that little Max wears a 5 1/2.

On Thursday, July 2, 2009, we bought Max his first pair of shoes. Well, he's had a couple of pairs from a friend and an aunt & uncle, but these shoes are like big boy shoes. As soon as he had the Nikes on his feet, he stood up without touching anything and stayed that way for the longest we'd seen. Even when we got home and took off his shoes, he kept practicing. Ever since, he's been moving closer and closer to walking.

In fact, today he took what I call his first step. My parents and Garrett and our friend Mike witnessed it, and they didn't think it was a real first step. However, he wasn't holding on to anything, so I think I'll count it.

Max loves people's shoes, and he loves having his own. Here he is playing with the box and shoes in his closet.