Shoes!

When I was little, I loved playing dress up in my mom & grandma's shoes. If they couldn't find me, I was most likely in the closet raiding the pretty high heels. I'd put them on and come out to play. Then I grew up. I haven't changed all that much...other than my feet are now ginormously bigger than my mom or grandma's, therefore I no longer play in their shoes. Thing being, I still LOVE shoes. I still want to wear pretty shoes. I want to buy pretty shoes--far more than my hubby says is ok. I'm a shoe horse with an insatiable appetite for increasing my collection. I'll admit it. However, I have been on my very best behavior lately. I haven't bought a pair of shoes since...winter? Anyway, I'm being very good. You now know my feelings on shoes...well, some of them.

Having read the above, you'll get why my heart smiled when I saw this:

He is SO my child. By the way, when he pointed down at daddy's shoes, he said, "shoes." My baby loves shoes too.
He also likes to put on his own shoes now. Look very closely at the shoes in the picture below:
Oh, yes, they're on the wrong feet. He puts these shoes on (and takes them back off) several times a day. 9 out of 10 times, they're on the wrong feet. I'm really starting to believe that's the way he likes them.
My buddy is getting so big so fast. I love all of the cute things he's doing now, and I know it won't last forever. So, I'm trying to absorb it all and remember it while he's still doing these things. So far, every single stage with Eli has been our favorite. He becomes more and more fun/amazing every day. He keeps us laughing all the time. He's such a blessing to us!

Lingering thought of the day: Any ideas on where to find semi-formal maternity dresses? We have a Christmas party on December 11th that I think will be fairly fancy. I will be 8 months pregnant (and a barge). There's still time to think about it, but I thought I'd try to get some suggestions early to start looking...thanks!