Liam graduated to a booster seat last night, and ate at the table.
Check out that fork action! (Thank you for lending us the booster seat, Uncle Jeff, Auntie Paze, and Devon!)
Yesterday we also went out and got him new shoes, as his 12 to 18 mos Robeez and size four sandals were just too small for his chunky little feet. We got the next size up of Robeez (18 to 24 mos, yikes) because everything else had a sole an inch thick that wouldn’t bend, or cost too much. I won’t spend seventy-nine dollars for a pair of leather toddler shoes, no matter how well-made they are. I don’t even spend that kind of money on my shoes, thank you very much. I mean, good grief — that’s a week’s worth of groceries. We’ll hit the used kid-stuff store when we go down to visit my parents in two weeks and find a pair of softer lace-ups for him that won’t break the bank.
Did you ever get in touch with my friend who does the baby clothes co-op/swap? Um. come to think of it, did I ever give you that info? She runs this thing where you buy into the co-op for someting like $50. FOr that $50 you get a bunch of clothes and stuff suitable for the age of your child(ren). As the child outgrows each item you swap it for something that is more age/size appropriate. Everything is second-hand, of course. But at the rate that young children grow it hardly makes sense to buy new each time!
Wow! No! Please pass the info along, that’s a fabulous idea! I’ve been fortunate enough to inherit clothes from cousins and be able to borrow most of his clothes from Karine and Matthieu as he outgrows them, but now he and Liam are pretty much of a size.