Roper Cowbabies

[Shomore]

So, I was down at the feed store this afternoon (and how often do you see shoe-lovers starting a conversation with a phrase like that?!) and encountered these cute little baby slippers. They immediately made me think of fellow shoe-blogger Shomore who is at that stage of pregnancy where I suspect she is just ready for it to be over and meet her baby already.

So, can we get an "Awww"?
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/cowbabies2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10531" title="cowbabies2" src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/cowbabies2.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="500" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/cowbabies1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10530" title="cowbabies1" src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/cowbabies1.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="415" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.bootbarn.com/itemview/youth/bootsshoes/casualshoes/boots/7387?utm_source=googlebase&amp;utm_medium=feeds&am p;utm_content=Roper%20Footwear%20Infant%E2%80%99s% 20%E2%80%98High%20Top%20Critters%E2%80%99%20Cowbab ies%20%E2%80%93%20Pink%20&amp;%20White%20&amp;utm_ campaign=googlebase" target="_blank">Cowbabies pink Hi-top Critters $25.99 at Boot Barn</a> and <a href="http://www.sheplers.com/kids/infant_sizes/053323.html" target="_blank">$26.99 at Sheplers</a>.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/cowbabies3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10532" title="cowbabies3" src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/cowbabies3.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="515" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bootbarn.com/itemview/youth/bootsshoes/casualshoes/boots/7386?utm_source=googlebase&amp;utm_medium=feeds&am p;utm_content=Roper%20Footwear%20Infant%E2%80%99s% 20%E2%80%98High%20Top%20Critters%E2%80%99%20Cowbab ies%20%E2%80%93%20Tan%20&amp;utm_campaign=googleba se" target="_blank"><em>Cowbabies tan Hi-top Critters $25.99 at Boot Barn.</em></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/cowbabies4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10533" title="cowbabies4" src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/cowbabies4.jpg" alt="" width="241" height="287" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.drysdales.com/Girls/Infant-Boots/detail-9843-Roperreg--Infant-Pink-Cowbaby-Boots.html?utm_medium=shoppingengine&amp;utm_sourc e=googlebase&amp;cvsfa=822&amp;cvsfe=2&amp;cvsfp=1 6610303" target="_blank">Cowbabies pink Cowboy Boot $26.99 at Drysdales.</a></em></p>

These are <a href="http://www.eroper.com/RNFWcoll.asp?group=COWBABIES&amp;gender=NEWBORN&am p;lim=NCOWF#" target="_blank">Roper brand "Cowbabies"</a>; <a href="http://www.timswesternwear.com/servlet/the-72/roper-cowbabies-infant-western/Detail" target="_blank">retail on these ranges from $19.99</a> to about $30.00, depending on the retailer. Available in 15 designs and made with soft leather uppers and non-skid bottoms, these are designed for little feet that are not yet ready for stiffer, hard-soled shoes.

And, unlike the perhaps-too-girly and grown-up <a href="http://www.heelarious.com/" target="_blank">heelarious slippers</a>, <a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/blog/is-this-really-a-good-idea-ladies/" target="_blank">I don't see these being quite so controversial</a> for potential baby gift-giving.