1 July 2007
First shoes
Gosh, where has the time gone? It's been three weeks since my last post.
If you looked through the photos that I managed to post in the meantime then you will have noticed already that Yannick got his first pair of shoes.
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I had sworn to myself that I wouldn't buy him anything like that until he walked but the soft leather slippers he had proved themselves too vulnerable in the wet weather that we got about a couple of weeks ago. I didn't want to buy any proper shoes as I like to walk barefoot or in socks a lot myself (inside) and I think it's a good idea for children to feel the ground properly when learning to walk. However, even though Yannick doesn't walk unsupported yet, he loves to push anything that has wheels… Sigh. |
| Pushing the buggy over a wet field is not a good idea in socks or soft leather slippers. So Wednesday last week I had enough of that and decided to spend the apparently necessary £20 for a pair of cruising shoes. I went to Clarks as they have a good reputation and a big selection of children's shoes, and was pleasantly surprised by seeing the sale signs. I found a shop assistant to help and we were shown three pairs of shoes in Yannick's size. Yannick wasn't impressed by the (very nice) person helping us and started to cry (she was black - I know we urgently need to get to know more people of different skin colours), but we were able to select a pair and got it for only £10! Then the photo was taken (polaroid…!) and we were told to come back in six to eight weeks time. |
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Photo Gallery: Yannick's first shoes in action photo album.
Tags: parenthood, yannick