Jessica – The sneaks in the pic are a limited edition Pucci print for Adidas that came out several years ago. I couldn’t even find them on ebay. I know Nike did a Pucci collaboration last winter, but the results were not that great. The best option, if you are really dying for these shoes is to try out Adidas’ new custom shoe shop. Got to: http://www.miadidas.com Choose the “mi Gazelle” shoe. Try a base color of pink or lime, and then experiment with the classic or fading square print in white. You can then pick colors for the stripes, laces, etc. I was actually able to design a pretty cool shoe with a similar vibe, if not the exact same pattern. Also, check out Adidas’ originals by original artist series. They may have something equally cool. Hope this helps!!

Sara — I love my bright Adidas jacket. It also was a limited edition (one of my BFF’s works for Adidas so I often get a head’s up on the cool new stuff). BUT – I did find another fun, bright choice. I can’t tell if it’s the exact same color, but it looks close, and the styling is super cool: http://www.shopadidas.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3412856&shopGroup=R&cp=2019628.2039727.3079486&colorId=P05724

Laura – The bag is the Marc Jacobs Pretty little Nylon hobo. I bought it, actually, because I could fit WAAAAY more stuff in it than in traditional diaper bags. This bag goes EVERYWHERE with me. It’s from roughly 2 years ago, but Marc Jacobs did re-release the line with new colors / prints this summer and again this fall. Google “marc jacobs pretty nylon” You should see both the “little hobo”, which is pictured above (there is a fantastic grape one at piperlime) as well as a tote in a ton of different patterns and colors. I also have the paisley tote – it actually fits MORE than the hobo, but doesn’t have a zipper. Both are great.

Mary – Confession: I actually tried on Croc’s silver ballet flats, and only walked away because they were too big (no half size available). BTW, the ballet flat was also written up in Lucky magazine, so you are in good company!

None of those ‘cute’ sneakers come in my size. I wear an 8.5 N. Go to Zappos and look how the number of styles goes down when you look for narrow athletic shoes – from 3800 to 125. I wear New Balance. They’re not cute. Sorry. But they fit without giving me blisters and pain in the arch of my foot.

The jackets? They probably don’t fit either. With nursing, my boobs went to a J cup. Yes, that’s a real size – it means your chest is 10 inches larger than your ribcage. I’m not huge (or I wasn’t before getting pregnant again), but having weird proportions means needing tops with very simple lines and hopefully some stretch so I don’t look like a balloon on top. Plain C9 V neck tees and a simple fleece keep me from looking like I weigh 400 lbs.

As for jeans vs yoga pants, I feel like yoga pants are just more practical. They don’t reveal butt cleavage when I sit on the storytime mat. They also don’t cut off the circulation to my feet when I sit for an hour cross-legged, which is helpful when my son suddenly decides to make a break for it.

I’d rather be totally engaged with my kid than pulling my pants up, putting band-aids on my feet, and feel self-conscious because I’m uncomfortable.

Thanks in advance!