I Lost It!

You know the expression, you'd lose your head if it wasn't attached. It's on repeat in my head. I never lose things. I'm the organized person with an excellent memory most of the time.

I lost an appendage essentially. I often use one crutch when I have Riley so I can hang on to the backpack lead and her hand. At some point in the last two weeks (I haven't a clue when) I came back to the car somewhere (no idea where, either) propped my crutch against the car, loaded Riley into her car seat, loaded my stuff and drove away without my crutch. I cannot believe it. It's like missing a leg.

I assumed they'd become separated so I didn't look very hard until recently. I haven't a clue who to ask if they've seen it because I don't know where or when I left it behind. I'm not even positive that's what happened. It's pretty likely though.

Shoot, shoot, shoot!

Organizing and Socializing

I have always been a very organized, but since the baby I am less so. I recently discovered I'd written 10:30am on a day in my planner with no further description. I searched everywhere for some clue, but resigned myself to hoping there would be a call confirming whatever it was. It really could have been anything because I write everyone's appointments in there.

Today a letter came informing me Isaac had missed his appt on May 7th and been rescheduled for June 2nd. Oh, well...At this point I even have the cat's vet appointment in there and the world is pretty overwhelming.

In order to make the world less so I recruited some help to re-organize the nursery. We rotated out all the clothes that no longer fit with some larger ones. We collected the no longer used items like the baby swing and loaded them into the car for consignment or donation. It was really nice to have things back in order before my surgery.

More than a tidy room and more space to move around without extraneous baby gear it was so nice to have company. I really enjoyed having friends over while Riley had a friend over. It felt like I was human again. Also, I things it's good for this house to get a good dose of estrogen now and then.

It's The First Thing To Go

Oh the memory. Pregnancy brain is no myth and no matter how excellent memory was before conception. But after the baby...(I'm shaking my head as I type thinking about it). It has to be the lack of sleep mixed with varying hormone levels.

It can be really embarrassing. For example I forget whether I asked a question out loud or only thought it. I forget the words for things. Recently I even locked my keys in my car twice in two weeks. I've only ever locked my keys in the car once in 4years up until now. Also, I just typed out the previous sentence without the final word it read "in 4 years up until." (Shaking head some more). Most days I have a lot of trouble with whether I put on deodorant or not. Sometimes I lose things and find them in weird places. My sunglasses are almost never where I think I left them and once I found my cell phone in the mailbox.

It's especially annoying because I've always had a great memory and losing things makes me nuts. But in typical mommy fashion I always remember to bundle the baby up when it's cold even if I forget my coat and to restock the diaper bag. (I just noticed I ended that sentence with a coma, geez). It's almost like the fatigue leaves me just enough energy to focus on one of us and Riley wins.