Barefoot and Pregnant

I have figured out where this saying came from...if you've never seen a pregnant woman's feet up close, it's not pretty. At least not for about 75% of us (and of course I'm in that 75%). For at least the last two full months, maybe a little longer, my feet have been swelling. And not just a little. Normally if I flex my foot I can see the bones across the top of my foot...haven't seen those in weeks. I also have cankles. Besides being unattractive (at least I think my feet are unattractive right now, but my well-meaning friends say they look fine), it's pretty uncomfortable. It also makes wearing shoes a less than pleasant thing to do...thus the saying "barefoot and pregnant". (Disclaimer: I did not research this, I'm just saying, seems like the most likely explanation - with feet like this, who'd WANT to wear shoes???)

So, yesterday, I found my new favorite thing:

These are my Chacos. I used to have a pair back when I worked on the ropes course (because that's what all the cool kids did) and somewhere along the way lost or gave them away. BIG mistake. I had forgotten how comfy they are. But the absolute best feature about these shoes (well, right behind the good arch support) is that the straps are adjustable so they accommodate fat feet (and in my case, my feet are fat as in puffy on top). Really, they're ideal because they'll fit now AND after Baby A makes his appearance and my feet return to their normal state (yes, I realize they may be a little longer but they certainly should not be puffier). Yay!

If you want some and live in the area, go see Nathan's cousin at Backwoods and she'll get you fitted. If you don't live in the area, I'm pretty sure my last pair came from Zappos.

(Is it sad that I just dedicated an entire post to sport sandals? I will try to post more this weekend - I have some crafting I'll post pics of and we will also be working on the baby's room so at some point I will get some pics of that up as well.