My latest obsession

Those of you that are liker of our facebook page will probably be able to guess at what my latest obession is....... Baby shoes... Love them! And it's catching, I've managed to get a few of you hooked too by stocking some very cute shoes lately.

So we've been road testing a few lately and here is the verdict.

Tea for Two Booties

The first shoes we bought for Ella were the Tea for Two Booties. They were just divine to look at and looked so warm and snuggly.

I thought with boots it would be easier to keep them on her for a longer period of time because of the ankle support. Unfortunately the opposite is true. Ella is a prolific crawler and loves pulling herself up on things.... so her feet are basically shoe and sock repellent. She points her toes hard when I try and put shoes on her so I wasn't able to get them on securely enough for them to stay on during a crawl-a-thon.

They come in newborn, 0-6months and 6-12months. They would be wonderful (and totally gorgeous) on a non-crawler, perfect for newborns and little ones. They are very warm with their lovely plush velour lining.

Sherpa lined boot

Narna (Ella's grandma) insisted we get the Sherpa lines booties for Ella. They are ankle boots with a velcro strap. She saw them and picked that they'd stay on well. Well ... Narna is always right.

They aren't very girly... which is great if you are a boy... which is why I didn't pick them for Ella straight away. But they are warm and toasty..... and they stay on really well. The denim and brown are good neutral colours so the girls can get away with them too.

Once again the come in newborn, 0-6, 6-12.

We were at the markets one Sunday and someone had a great deal on some very cute baby boots... so I bought 3 pairs... lol. I took them home and we started working our way through them. Very cute, but no sucess at getting them to stay on. The whole boot thing meant that I couldn't get her foot in them far enough to get them on well, and even if I did, they didn't last the crawl test - FAIL.

High Top Sneakers

OK, so I've given up on the boots... with one exception - High Top Sneakers - come on, You have to admit, they are super funky! With the softer fabric around the ankles, and the easy access of zipper down the side, while still being able to do the laces up to fit, these stay of quite well.

Ella has the Lime coloured ones and the Pink ones. They also have Navy (pictured), Denim, Brown and Light Pink. They come in sizes 0-6, 6-12, 12-18.

I'm a big fan, as is Ella:

So given the difficulties with some boots staying on a crawler we have picked up a couple more shoes for You and Baby. While they don't have the "ankle warmth" cozy feeling of boots, they are likely to stay on better, therefore keeping the socks on, therefore keeping feet warm.... my ultimate goal.

Ballerina Shoes

Ballerina Shoes

They come in Denim, Mocha and Pink. The jury is still out on which colour Ella is getting because I love them all so much

Sizes: 0-6, 6-12, 12-18.

The little elastic across the shoe gives me high hopes for them lasting the Ella test

Boys Velcro Shoes



Boys Velcro Shoes

They come in Navy, Blue and Brown.

Sizes: 0-6, 6-12, 12-18.

Elastic behind the heel and good firm double velcro strips - big chance of staying on!

But when all else fails to keep the shoes on, and therefore the socks, I resort to all day PJs :) lol. Footed sleeps suits with socks underneath = guaranteed warm toes.