How is it that a 9 month old can be so picky about shoes? For the past few weeks I have been on a mission to get Benjamin a pair of shoes that he will....
a) stand up in and stop pretending like he has noodles for legs
b) not scream like he is being tortured with a hot poker
c) not inhabit him from crawling and/or walking
This is not asking a lot right? HA! So, the only "shoes" that are out there for "pre-walkers" or "early walkers" are the Robeez or some form of Robeez, well my little man can rip those off in 2.2 seconds flat so those don't work for us. So.....off to Stride Rite we go to see if they have a solft soled shoe that is not a Robeez and not a sneaker.
We walk in and of course everyone comments on the red hair and how ginormous he is for only being 9 months old. Yep. Got it. Ok. The rude sales lady continues on about how big he is but is to young for shoes. She asks if he's pulling him self up and walking along furniture, which I tell her he does both. She says, "Nooo! You show me!" Seriously, I am beyond annoyed at this point. Do you have what I am looking for or not?!? We put Ben down and he pulls himself up, bounces and sits back down. Are you happy? Uhhh..no....again I get the "he too young for shoes".
So my mission begins! We hit Sears, Target, Babies-R-Us, Wal-Mart and Kohls. Sears had a couple of great pairs of New Balance sneakers that Ben absolutely threw a hissy fit about having on his feet. All out red-faced screaming, body stiffening tantrum for just putting them on his feet. I'll keep those in mind for when we get to the sneaker phase. So we ended up at 'Oh Baby' in the galleria. If you haven't been there. They have lovely, lovely items. I found what I was looking for!
SeeKaiRun makes these adorable shoes. Nice wide shoe and toe area for developing feet. The soft sole helps keep him flat footed and not on his tippy toes. I LOVE them! And more importantly, so does Ben!
If interested, check them out at the store to see if you like them and then buy online. Cheaper by $15 and no shipping!
