Hurrah! At last we’ve been able to buy proper shoes for Imogen! Since she has been standing and also learning to sit again we have been trying to get her some shoes. We’ve been to Clarks about 5 times over about 6 weeks, but whilst one foot was OK, the other was too small and refused to grow! She seems to have the smallest feet out of most of the babies we know. The ironic thing is I have size 10, the complete opposite!

The other ironic thing is, now she has them she hates them and cries every time we try to get her to wear them!

Saying ‘No’
We’ve not said this too much yet as I heard if you give a reaction of any type it encourages repeats anyway, but she has somehow learnt to say ‘No’ herself by shaking her head and does it when she had decided she doesn’t want to eat any more! I think the attitude is starting!

Thankfully her first real word has been ‘Ta’ in context – I always thought I’d be a ‘Thank You’ mum, but to be honest, if it gets her speaking and also starts the manners early I’m very happy with ‘Ta’!