I recently reported that 11-year-old Jacob’s socks had gone on a double date on the dining room hutch.  Well, it appears as if I should have sent along a pair of adult sized socks as chaperons.

Last evening, I took the boys to the Y Center.  Ben and Sam had swim classes, while Jacob and I ran 3 miles around the indoor track.  I packed the gym bag myself and we brought along the usual items:  towels, a change of clothes, and swimsuits for the younger boys.

As we completed our trip to the gym, I cleared out several lockers and threw all of the wet items into our two gym bags, which were soon stuffed full.  As I cleared out Jacob’s locker, what did I find on the bottom of the locker?  Not two, but three socks.  It appears as if one of Jacob’s gym socks had a baby!

Cleaning out gym lockers has never before been such a joyous occasion.  Plus, the age old question has been answered.  The gestation period for socks is 5 days.

Jacob’s socks, parents and baby, shown in a simulated locker room environment.  Thankfully, cameras and cell phones are prohibited from Y Center locker rooms, so simulated footage is the best I can provide.

Ah, the miracle of birth, sock style.