Friday, September 19, 2008


This is me lately. I am so darn forgetful. I told Ryan this morning that lately it seems that it's requirement for me to forget at least ONE thing a day. The day before yesterday it was my purse. I left it at home, on the kitchen table. Today it was my deodorant (I've made a conscious effort to keep my arms down today!). Ben needed diapers on Monday, I had them in the back of the car... I didn't remember I had them in there until I got a lovely note on his chart asking for them and reminding me!!! Ever since I had Ben, and maybe even while I was pregnant with him, I have become SO forgetful! I used to be able to think of EVERYTHING- I was on top of it! Now... not so much! It's SO, no like SOOOOOO annoying! I feel so unorganized, even if I make myself organized. Make sense? Even if I plan things out- I'll still forget something. Maybe it's because there are just too many things and people to remember things for. Goodness, gracious. I was at the doc's office a couple weeks ago and I had Ben in his car seat on the floor while I was checking out. One of the nurses came over to distract/play/gaga at him so I could focus on the task at hand. After I was done- I started to fret because I couldn't find my keys.... I was looking everywhere... saying to myself "Where are my keys? Oh no, did mommy lose her keys?" (Yes, I'm referring to myself as Mommy to Ben now.) The nurse politely said to me while patting my shoulder "your memory WILL come back someday honey... it just might take a while". What a relief to hear! Mostly because I'm glad I'm not the only one! Oh well... I look forward to that one day.

4 comments:

Sara said...

Well, Heather, at least you have an excuse. I'm definitely losing my memory, and I didn't even have a kid!!! I don't get enough sleep, though . . . So that could be it.

And anyway, you may have lost your memory, but you got the cutest little baby boy alive! :)

The Mathews Family said...

THAT my friend is what I lovingly refer to as 'momnesia'. It doesn't matter how your kids came out or got here... you lose a few brain cells when they're here. lol! Really though, I think there's something to it. And I hope that nurse was right... because my mom and her 7 sisters... still suffer from it. Eek!!! It's all worth it, though, right?!
-Jessica

Trish Griffee said...

Uh some one tell me when that someday is...I have 2 kids in 5 years and mine is still missing!!!

M. Elle Ehrlich said...

Seriously mate, at least you have pregnancy to blame the memory loss on...