Not Your Daughter's Jeans

That was the sign I saw on the rack of jeans on Monday. I had gone to the mall to look for some new clothes, and to get out of the house and away from my sweet adorable son that sometimes I just have to get away from. But I did need clothes and the mall is so close, I didn't have to use too much of my $4.09/gallon gasoline to get there.

They say 9 months on, 9 months off, so I tried not to get discouraged when I hadn't lost my pregnancy weight at 4 months, or 6 months, or 8 months. But at 13 months, I've still got 10 extra pounds and I'm getting sick of wearing maternity pants and shorts. There is actually one pair of "fat pants" I bought when I was first pregnant but not pregnant enough for maternity pants and I can fit back into those, and a pair of drawstring shorts. But everything else I've been wearing has belly bands. I just hated the idea of buying bigger pants. I have a drawerful and more in the closet that would fit if I could just lose the last 10 pounds.

But it's taking too long and I thought a few new things might make me feel better since it's depressing wearing the same few pants day after day after day...

The problem is, I hate shopping for clothes. Especially since all the pants these days are designed for women who are size 2. They are cut so low, anyone size 4 or larger looks like they have love handles or a beer gut. Very unattractive. Especially on those of us who actually do have a beer gut. Or a baby gut, at least. Since I need petites, I have limited options on where I can shop. The Banana Republic has a petite section, but everything I tried on made me feel fatter. I looked at a lot of other pants in various stores and was about to go home empty-handed when I saw that Nordstrom's was having a semi-annual sale on women's clothes. On a whim, I decided to check it out. I found the petite section and started perusing the sale racks. Until I saw the sign.

It caught my attention, because even though I don't have a daughter, I knew that it meant these were jeans for someone who wasn't 20 years old and a size 2. I went closer and saw the tag that said Tummy Tuck Jeans with a picture of someone my size in regular jeans (tummy bulging) and the Tummy Tuck Jeans (tummy flattened). They claimed that I would feel one size smaller in these jeans. I was skeptical. But the ever-helpful sales associate, Cookie (I am not making that up) was at my side asking if I wanted to try them on (I already had a room started with a few sale items). The jeans weren't on sale and were in fact the most expensive jeans I've ever seen. I'm sure they aren't the most expensive jeans out there - I just never shop in Nordstrom's. But I had to know if they delivered on their promise. Because one size smaller would be my pre-pregnancy size.

So I tried them on. And they were the most comfortable jeans I'd ever worn. They were snug to zip up, but once they were zipped, they didn't feel tight. And I felt a size smaller. I thought I looked better than I did 2 years ago in my size-smaller Gap jeans. And considering how much trouble I've had finding pants (even before I was pregnant and a size bigger), I decided they were worth every penny. And I comforted myself with the great deals I got on some cute tops to go with my new jeans.

The first day I wore my new jeans, my mom asked if I had lost weight. I am going to live in these jeans. At least on the days I'm not in shorts. And someday, I hope I can buy another pair. In a size smaller.

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