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Actually, truth be told....my 3-year-old took a couple of the pictures from yesterday  y Usually my 5 1/2 year old is doing it, but yesterday the younger ones wanted to get in on the action, as interest is diminishing with my "regular photographer" (5-yr-old). 
There is just A LOT of cropping that I do, and in some cases my head is cut off  , but with this subject we just don't care!
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Bridget and I were writing about our 3-yr-old-photographers at the same time.
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Abby has been taking my pics, she's hinting for her own camera for Christmas! Of course each time I pick up the camera, I find evidence of a much younger budding photographer that goes by the name of "NOT ME"!
Jenn, what you said about a 'uniform'- that is something that I have actually been thinking about lately. After reading the booklet posted above it really occured to me that there is NOTHING wrong with a uniform. The point was made that oftentimes we get slightly aggrevated (I get more than slightly aggrevated ) when a priest habitually neglects to wear his collar or how many nuns have abanonded their habits. That really struck a cord for me.
I love the quote "to dress according to the dignity of your vocation." I've meditated on that line alot lately.
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I think I want to meditate on the phrase, "the dignity of your vocation" as a general matter, not just applying to how I dress. Such a more elevating thought than, "I'm just a housewife," even though I don't buy into that one.
"The dignity of my vocation" really inspires me to do my best and be my best, with trust in the Lord to lead me there, as it is He who calls me to follow wherever He leads.
Sorry if this is off-topic, but it does seem to me in many ways to be spot on as the philosophical underpinning of the rest of this conversation.
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Nancy, of course meditating on the dignity of our vocation as a general matter is a good thing, what I'm saying is that after reading that quote, I went from 'general' to more 'specific'.
Dressing according to the dignity of my vocation
Speakig according to the dignity of my vocation
acting according to the dignity of my vocation
recreation according to the dignity of my vocation
.....etc...
Dressing was relavant to this discussion, especially when many of us have noticed how our feminine dignity is enhanced when we dress more feminine.
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kjohnson wrote:
| In the meantime, can someone please tell me how you can pull off long skirts during pregnancy without looking like a tent? |
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Motherhood Maternity has had my share of letters over the past couple of years, complaining about their clothing  . I've even included several sketches of modest, everyday maternity skirts. Of course, to no avail...I don't know why I bothered. Must've been the OCD kicking in.
Maybe if y'all are buying out Lands End black boots, we could change the offerings of Motherhood Maternity 
Joann Fabrics or any fabric store has packages of "maternity panels"...square pieces of stretchy nylon. I have purchased non-maternity skirts at thrift stores, and then cut the front tummy out and replaced it with the maternity panels. Pretty "rough" but makes for a "non-tenty" skirt. And, you have a shirt covering it up anyway....unless of course you have the NEW maternity shirts, which aren't LONG AT ALL I have a girlfriend who had never sewed before and she did this. The stitching WASN't pretty, it was very rough...but it worked and no one ever saw it.
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Little Touch of Elegance skirts. They are very nice.
There ARE lots more STRAIGHT KNIT maternity skirts out there....which isn't the end of the world, since you tend to be a bit less active and WILD and CRAZY while pregnant (at least I am!) and knit stretches.
And, buying regular skirts a couple sizes bigger, like Christine said, works too. You can even pin/stitch, etc. to make them how you want....again, the shirt would cover up these alterations.
And, don't forget about casual maternity dresses.....(if you're not nursing,of course)....put a dress on with a sweater/sweatshirt/vest/cardigan over it for winter. Actually more comfortable than skirts cuz there is nothing around the belly.
I do fall back into wearing more pants during pregnancy.
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suzgallus wrote:
| Side note: There are a couple of women in our neighborhood who are pregnant, and my husband says that he is embarassed to look at them....their clothes are so tight, bellies stick out, cleavage hanging out all over the place, etc. Not that any of these bodily characteristics is BAD or abnormal....it's all part of being pregnant, but it's just that a passer-by shouldn't have to see the EXACT form of your pregnant body. |
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I know....the joke in the Pacific NW is that we all moved here cuz we like to WEAR CLOTHES!!! 
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kjohnson wrote:
Thanks for the links. I did order these 2 skirts from Motherhood and I am pleased with them (mostly since they are the only long maternity skirts I have found so far). I'm excited to have the new links! |
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Very nice!
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MicheleQ wrote:
| It's funny you should mention taking orders though because for the last 6 months or so I have been talking to dh about making and selling modest skirts and nursing tops and dresses (specifically made to fit moms like me who need a bigger size up front but not all over). He brought it up again last week and I am seriously thinking of giving it a go after the new year. But it will depend on how high maintainence this babykins is of course so we'll see. |
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Michele, if this is something you end up doing, consider me to be one of your first customers. That would be wonderful.
I'm glad to hear that you're feeling well. After experiencing sciatica for the first time, I have thought about and prayed for you often. And I can't wait to hear some big news from you soon! 
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Oh ugh! I'm sorry to hear it. My sciatica pain is constant but the intensity comes and goes. Right now it's bearable. I was thinking the other night that I can't really remember what it feels like to have my back be completely pain free. I'm looking forward to it.
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Me too! Contractions come and go but nothing regular enough to count on. I did have an u/s yesterday for size (no idea what the result was because the tech just said "your doctor will get the results in a few days" but it was really comforting to see the baby. She is way down and ready to go.
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Even though I exclusively wear skirts, I've been so inspired by the gorgeous photos of all the beautiful skirt-wearing Catholic homeschool moms out there! Yesterday as I was walking into the bank, I was behind someone and for the longest time couldn't figure out if that person was a man or a woman. It made me so sad  ! No one will have to play that guessing game with any of you ladies!
I couldn't resist & provided a couple of shots. Sorry the photos are blurry, but the photographers around here are also on the youngish side . In the photos, I'm wearing a black prairie skirt from, dare I say, Walmart. My boots are these in black from Kohls. They do look a little masculine but seem to work with long, full skirts. They remind me of what St. Therese or Laura Ingalls Wilder might have worn. They're very comfortable & certainly very practical.
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this ebay store, UpSox has
these leg warmers]. they are long. they will sell 1 pair at a time, just need to ask
they can also be found in stores (target, jcp, macy's) these days
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Thanks for all the answers to my questions on my previous post. Only one left....leggings? I hate tights so I'm thinking of wearing silk underwear and leggings(on really cold days) with socks and boots? Does that seem right? Just silks and socks on other days? Sorry I seem so dense!
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This thread has been very interesting and helpful. I used to wear skirts and dresses quite often, but after ds was born found myself all in pants all the time. I posted recently that my dd won't wear a dress- then I realized that she never sees me in one, and so I have been looking at skirts ever since. This topic was very timely for me.
If you don't mind shopping at Walmart, I saw some gored, A-line skirts there this week for about $10 (black, khaki, denim). They are not full length (I am 5'3 and they reach about 3-4 inches below my knees), but I am in the warm South and don't need the length for warmth. My dh liked it a lot- said it didn't make me look "frumpy" My kids were very intrigued by it, too.
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SeaStar wrote:
If you don't mind shopping at Walmart, I saw some gored, A-line skirts there this week for about $10 (black, khaki, denim). |
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I just came from there and found...nothing. 
I also realized that this is not the best season to be shopping for a new wardrobe. Too many other expenses. 
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Lisa, when I saw my picture, I realized I looked more messy than I realized. My scapular was out, which I try to wear inside but I don't remember seeing my miraculous medal. (Which means they were in knots and I should have untied them.) (I don't think I was saying anything more than that.)
I thought I was wearing a nice sweater (it is a nice sweater) it just looked a little messy in the picture.
Once something becomes easy in the spiritual life we still need to keep struggling against ourselves in some way to prevent complacency. So, I try (not always successfully) to keep my appearance tidy as a way of practicing modesty and living a life consecrated to the Immaculate.
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Thank you... but really lots of mistakes
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trying again can give one a lot of insights on an issue.
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That's the 2nd recommendation for Little Touch of Elegance and I did go ahead and order their maternity skirts in 3 different colors. I hope they fit well. I have 9 pound + babies and at a certain point, nothing fits very well. 
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kjohnson wrote:
That's the 2nd recommendation for Little Touch of Elegance and I did go ahead and order their maternity skirts in 3 different colors. I hope they fit well. I have 9 pound + babies and at a certain point, nothing fits very well. |
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I do hope you have good luck with their maternity skirts. I ordered two from them last pregnancy. The panel they use are smaller than others, and I carry my babies way out front in the belly. So, the skirt didn't work for me after about my sixth month. Also, one of the skirts I ordered was cut wrong--the left side hung 4 inches longer than the right. I returned it with a letter asking to exchange it, but never received anything back. It's my fault for not calling to tell them, before I sent it, but it was still rather disappointing.
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Topic: Tights? Boots?Modesty when it's cold
