For my last birthday DSO bought me one of my favorite presents ever - a pair of custom made cowgirl boots! As I’ve raised before I’m quite self conscious about being pegged an exhausted, harassed housewife with 2 small children - and another on the way! My cowgirl boots send exactly the right message to that (not always) unspoken criticism.
Confident in my boots I stride into Kinder with a toddler on my hip, Big Sis in my wake and my belly bulging . I feel like Angelina Jolie - minus the United Colours of Benneton aspect!
I feel good just pulling them on in the morning, often quoting Nicholas Cage in Wild At Heart to myself (please forgive me David Lynch if I’ve misremembered the words):
“These snakeskin boots are a sign of my individuality and right to personal freedom!”
My advice to all pregnant woman out there, particularly those who may feel judged by quick successive pregnancies or number of children, get yourself a signature piece of clothing that says - you may think I’m a suburban housewife, but I’m actually cool beyond your wildest dreams !
The only issue is that as my belly grows Big Sis has to help me get them off when I get home, it’s a bit undignified, but nobody sees that bit!
cowgirl boots, maternity clothes, pregnancy
July 20th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
You go go girl! I totally agree, I one for not dressing dowdy while pregnant. I bought myself some really nice maternity sweaters the last go around, one of them was a boucle’ sweater that was almost hot pink, but with flecks of every color imaginable. Believe it or not , I probably wouldn’t wear that otherwise but I felt confident while I was pregnant, and enjoyed the color a lot.
July 20th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Do you plan to give birth wearing them? I kinda like that idea and would be tempted to do it. You’ve heard the phrase “he died with his boots on”? You could tell the kid “I brought you into this world with my boots on.” It has a nice ring and certainly sends a message!
July 21st, 2007 at 2:58 am
That’s pretty cool. They are really nice. I would totally give birth in them if I had some. xD
July 21st, 2007 at 7:10 am
Were they custom made by a little wizened man smoking a cheroot? Although if he were smoking, he couldn’t hold the nails in his mouth, which is what I always imagine. Those boots rock, and personally, I believe you’re cooler than Angelina, with or without them.
July 21st, 2007 at 8:02 am
Giving birth in the boots - that hadn’t occurred to me, but what a great idea! Normally I just have my toenails painted red so the new bub is greeted by a well groomed foot, but the boots…that’s got me thinking.
July 21st, 2007 at 8:07 pm
You know, I have another recollection of wearing boots during childbirth. At the arrival of Big Sis, which can be described in an understated way as “bumpy”, I remember that the obstetrician decided that the situation called for him to upgrade his attire. The key modification was him trading his cloth over-shoes to a pair of pristine white gumboots (or “Wellingtons” depending on your own turn of phrase). My initial thought, before the high drama of the clavical breaking birth, was ‘cool, I’d like a pair’. I hadn’t applied myself sufficiently to thinking about what was coming (but, in hindsight, how could you?). What I learned was that he had them on for a reason and I now see that I’ll never have the right occasion to wear a pair of white wellies!
The cowboy boots, on another hand, are eminently suitable for popping out the third!
July 23rd, 2007 at 8:26 am
DSO,
there is an old saying ‘ beware enterprises that require the purchase of new clothes; I believe this sums up the labouring process…