I’ve written previously about my research into how to choose the right shoes for developing feet. I consider it important to dress Aiden in flexible shoes and will aim to do so as long as I can find them. We’re now on size 5 shoes, so we’ve had a few different shoe brands to try. Here are my thoughts so far…
Though we started out with a couple of random baby shoes, the ones Aiden wore the most were a pair of Robeez Mini Shoez – this was overkill, for sure, for a baby shoe, but I fell in love with the dragon design. We had a thing for dragons.
Anyway, I loved the shoe. The were easy to put on and they stayed on. Considering how easily Aiden took his socks off, shoes were definitely a must for us – even in the pre-walking days!
After that, we had another pair of Mini Shoez that, sadly, didn’t fit as well. I found them quite narrow, meaning Aiden grew out of them quickly. Thankfully, we had a pair of Robeez Soft Soles and loved them – they were great outside, despite the soft leather bottom. They were SO easy to get on and off! They would be my preference for baby shoes until the walking days, could I do it again.
After this, I couldn’t find a design of Robeez in stores that I liked. I did, however, find an adorable pair of PediPed shoes from LussoBaby. They fit much wider than Robeez, a huge plus, and have a wonderful shoe tongue that folds way open so there’s no fight to get the foot in the shoe. The leather bottom, the ‘original‘, only goes to size 6, though the brand appears to have larger shoe options.
I’ve already pre-purchased Aiden’s next size of shoe – one I found on sale at Lonsdale Quay. Though it’s not either of the above brands, it met my criteria in terms of flexibility and they were super cute. I admit, however, that I’m tempted to get a second PediPed for that size because their designs are exactly my aesthetic… but I can’t justify 2 pairs of shoes when they don’t last very long!