These are really great sneakers, minus a couple issues.

1) Price: definitely more than I prefer to spend on a pair of shoes for a child that just started his first steps.  That being said, he definitely prefers to wear these over his robeez soft-soled boots for stomping around the apartment.  These seem to be the most stable for him, even better than barefoot at times.

2) The dye runs if they get wet.  Only discovered this after my son had mouthed on the shoe for a minute and had his lips covered in blue dye.  I imagine that the blue dye will also be likely to bleed onto his socks in wet weather.  I'm not all that picky about his socks staying pristinely white, but something worth noting for those that would be bothered by this.

Other than that, I really love these sneakers.  They are adorable, and I like the leather bottom (though I can see why some people think that they're not actually leather -- the bottoms are more plastic-like than you would think).  My son seems to like them as well, and will actually let them stay on his feet, which is a minor miracle with footwear for my son (12 months old).

As others have noted they do run a bit small, so order at least one-two sizes up from what you think you need.  I would definitely order them again, and might get at least one more pair of the originals before switching to the next sole on Pedipeds.