Tales from an Addled Brain

I think that the more pregnant I become, the less of my brain I use.  Or maybe my brain is being used creating a person so it doesn't have the capacity to hear correctly/watch what I'm doing/not put a box of crackers in the fridge.  I would prefer to think that my brain is busy facilitating the making of a baby, but really I bet the holes in my brain that were formerly filled with caffeine and high fructose corn syrup are now horrifyingly empty.

Yesterday, on my way out the door to my monthly doc appointment, I jammed my knitting into an oversized purse, walked out the door, locked it, and proceeded down the porch steps.... Only to realize that I had a trail of teal yarn following me.  Turns out I had put my sock-in-progress in my bag, but not the yarn it was attached to.  When I unlocked the door and looked inside, I had a loooong trail of yarn from my knitting spot to my purse.  At least this time I didn't break a rosewood needle like I did last time I took my knitting out of the house.

So I'm at the doc's office, knitting away in the waiting room, and after about an hour, I'm called in.  Of course I didn't put my knitting away b/c I know that I'll be waiting in the exam room for another half hour or so, just to stare blankly at my doc for 1 minute while she fires off her questions.  So I follow the nurse into the exam room and as I'm about to put my things down to get weighed, I hear her say "Give me your yarn sample and I'll be back in in a minute."  I was stunned.   I thought, This is madness! I'm not giving her my yarn!  But what comes out of my mouth is, "Do I have time to pee?"- thinking that would give me time to come up with a reason she couldn't have my yarn.  And then she repeats, "I need a urine sample."  Yarn sample, urine sample.... geez.  I'm so obsessed with knitting that I think that the nurse is trying to take my yarn away.

What going to happen when the baby is born?  Will I think that everyone is trying to steal him too?  Or will I care more about the handknit hat he's wearing?  I can just see it now, the little bundle arrives, visitors are arriving, and I'm screeching, "You can hold the baby, but he's better come back with that cashmere hat!"

Comments

[Bonnie]

Hey, I do stuff like that all the time...and I'm not pregnant!

[Cybele]

I had rather bad baby blues on the third day after my second was born, and we had a visitor who'd put on quite a lot of perfume. Of course she wanted to have a cuddle with him (well she would do - he was adorable ;-) but when she'd gone, I couldn't stop sobbing because he smelt of her perfume and I didn't want him to smell of her perfume.... I can laugh about it now but it seemed like the end of the world then!

[stacey]

:) that made me giggle to read....I would think you're allowed to do stuff like that as all your spare brain and energy functions are going into building a little person!

[Karolee]

I have bad news for you. It is common knowledge that brain cells are lost with each birth. I've had four and I can testify that it is true. I do stuff like this all the time! Thanks for sharing the story.

[Carole]

Oh now, that's really funny. First the trail of yarn and then the misheard question from the nurse. I'm laughing WITH you.

[Susan]

Oh my... you just gave me my first belly laugh of the day!

These little "hearing" mishaps happen to me all the tiime because I am hard of hearing (who came up with that phrasology anyway? Shouldn't it be hard TO hear?)

Just consider all the "brain farts" good practice for menopause. I turned 50 this year and I swear lost 50% of the old gray matter at the same time - not good when you are a writer by profession. Somehow I never have trouble remembering knitting patterns though - funny how the brain works, isn't it?

How lovely it is to have such a good writer, avid knitter and "yarn pusher" so close by in Indiana. Will have to stop by some time on my way to visit family in Michigan, if you have a shop???? At any rate, consider my frequent purchases, deposits into the upcoming baby's college fund (never too soon to start - take it from someone with two college age boys.)

Blessings on you and your little bundle of brain drain!

[Kelly]

Don't worry. Your mind will come back after the baby is born. But don't get too attached to it. Because when you start going through menopause, it's gone again

[amanda]

Your brain will return. I swear. I lost my mind 3 times but it's back :o)

[Leah]

The one time you can, without guilt, blame everything on the hormones! Work it, girlfriend!!

[gina]

The yarn sample story made me laugh so hard I teared up. Hang in there!

[Trish]

lol...too funny. I was pretty scatterbrained when I was pregnant with both my girls. I was forever telling my hubby that the baby was sucking my intelligence for herself. My oldest is as sharp as a tack, my youngest is to and I'm still a scatterbrain....wonder if I was correct in thinking I was losing my smarts....lol.

[Teyani]

laughing so hard here---- great story! At least it was a trail of yarn and not something else more embarrassing!
I remember being fuzz-brained while pregnant. fortunately it passes (or at least I think it did!)

[Gwen in Bowmanville]

Ah, now that brings back memories! As I recall, once you get past the sleep deprivation stage, your ability to think like a normal human being does return.

[Brenda]

It's the change in estrogen/progesterone/androgen levels that is making it hard for you to think. You'll be fine after the baby is born. Don't try to do a lot of kniting math right now. It won't be pretty. Have a great weekend!

[Hesira]

What a comical story! As everyone has reassured you, you'll eventually get your brain back. I'm still laughing about the yarn sample!

[Lynn]

Oh I hate to tell you, it just gets worse from here!! I have lost brain cells after each kid, starting with the pregnancy. Add in the lack of sleep after the baby is born and they just never seem to grow back!