I suppose even third percentile babes have to grow a bit.

[rootofnewt]

During one of our rainy weeks, I noticed that Ronan had worn a hole in the sole of his latest pair of Riley Roos. Now, I knew the hole was coming--leather soles just don't last forever, especially when grandma and daddy let a toddler ride a bike or toy on asphalt or concrete--but I was hoping they'd last another month.

Anyhow, his sock was getting soaked and his only other pair of shoes are high tops (converse knock offs from Old Navy) that don't let his ankle flex as much as I'd like. In other words, if he runs flat out in the high tops, he comes back inside with very large lumps on his forehead.

We go through a lot of arnica gel.

Anyhow, Target has toddler converse. I'm generally opposed to being sucked into certain brands. But the soles are flexible enough to bend in one hand. And they came in red. So I bought him a pair. My tiny child fit into toddler size five. FIVE. This is unbearably tiny, but the fit was good, not too tight, not too loose, toe room.

He nursed non-stop last weekend through the week. And ate tons more. I was hoping it was a developmental growth spurt and it was, to some extent. He's now rhyming, creating nonsense words. And trying to do pull-ups. Hanging from anything that seems sturdy, whether or not it actually is. He no longer requires me to spot him on the chain ladders at the park. He climbed *down* one today while I was engaged in conversation with someone else. (Hey, if my garden thrives on benign neglect, why not my child?)

And those shoes are now much harder to get onto his feet. Lace up shoes are harder to slip into by their very nature, of course, but sheesh. I'd hoped to get more than a couple weeks out of these. They fit once I get them on, so not all is lost.

I suppose I need to get a picture of him before he outgrows them. I have a feeling he might need a new pair before we get back from Indiana. Oy.

Comments

Shoes

[scottiemom.livejournal.com]

Mama Pace will buy the wee one some wee shoes. That way I can take him shopping.

Love, Mom

Re: Shoes

[krasota.livejournal.com]

In that case, you get to chase him. ;)

Re: Shoes

[(Anonymous)]

Well, maybe we will both go, then you can do the shopping while I do the corralling. I do have an extra leash.

:-)

Love, Mom

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

Yay for new shoes! Child Converse sound so cute but S.'s feet are so wide and his instep is so high I doubt I'd ever be able to cram his feet into a pair. You must get a picture of Ronan in his new shoes.

S. got new sandals yesterday but he is a big guy and needed a size ten (and he's not even three yet). Last summer S. grew out of one pair of sandals halfway through the summer and we are on our second pair of sandals this summer (first pair were bought in March). Their feet do grow so fast.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jocelyndale/3695466389/in/photostream/ You can kinda see them there.

In other brands, he wears a six. I was thinking I might buy a seven in the Converse. o_O

[paquerette.livejournal.com]

my kids have teeny feet. Bea was in 6.5 hiking boots last fall, at just a few months shy of 4. However, she's up to 9 or 10 now! and i still can't put 6-12 robeez on C without them looking silly.