Do you have this in an 8?

Have you ever tried shoe shopping when you're pregnant? Let me tell you, it's not pretty.

I can barely get my own shoes on every day without contorting my body. It's not that I am too big or anything like that, it's that my balance is completely out of whack. So I try to stand on one leg and put the shoe on the other foot and fall into a little heap on the couch.

Today at the store I fell into the display twice and almost fell an additional 12 times. The only reason I didn't fall those 12 times is because I was able to grab the pillar in the middle of the aisle. Graceful, I am not.

But I had to have new boots. My old brown knee-highs are from 2003. And can you believe that round-toed, chunky heels are no longer in style? I mean it's only been four years, can't things stay the same?

Because I am attending a wedding shower and my sister-in-law's 30th birthday dinner this weekend, I actually purchased a new maternity dress. One that is screaming for a pair of knee-high boots to complete it.

Off I went to DSW during naptime. After the near-misses with the floor and the displays, I finally managed to condense the myriad choices down to two. One, perfect with a stiletto heel, but of course, not in my size. Two, an acceptable backup, with a slightly wider heel.

I spent damn near 20 minutes debating getting a half-size too small or a half-size too big. What pregnant woman in her right mind is contemplating stiletto heels anyway? Shouldn't I be slouching around in backless New Balance tennis shoes all the time?

I decided, with much difficulty, to go with the backup pair. They fit, they had a little room for growth, and hopefully I won't have any swelling in the coming weeks and will have them at the ready for weeks to come. And they look cute with jeans too!

Surely my next post will be about how I landed in the ER because I tripped and fell off my high-heeled boots and sent myself into premature labor. Because that's how my luck has been running lately.