Thursday, June 16, 2016

13 Times My Mommy Brain Has Failed Me

When I was pregnant, my other mommy friends told me that the phenomenon known as "pregnancy brain" does not end with birth. Little did I know how true that was. Here are a few things I've done because of mommy brain.
  1. I have walked around with my nursing bra flap down underneath my shirt. This may or may not have been in front of someone other than my husband and baby.
  2. On multiple occasions, I have walked away from merchandise at the store after paying for it.
  3. I have completely lost track of when I fed or changed the baby.
  4. Once I wore a sweaty outfit after a workout for a couple hours, simply because I forgot to shower afterward.
  5. I have nearly "booped" my husband's nose before realizing he was not the baby.
  6. The sternwheeler boat we had dinner on for our anniversary? I called it a steamroller to some friends when recounting the story of our trip. 
  7. On the same anniversary trip (for which we left the baby with my parents), I almost freaked out when I realized we didn't have the baby with us.
  8. I called on a student in my Primary (children's Sunday school) class by his correct name, then legitimately thought I had gotten his name wrong. I've been teaching his class since January.
  9. Even better, I have had to think really hard to remember which name went to which: my husband or my baby.
  10. I forgot that I was holding silverware in one hand, got another set with the other, then became really confused when I sat down to eat.
  11. I have forgotten important details about friends' lives. (Sorry guys....)
  12. I have asked my husband to run an errand with our one car after work... when I was the one with the car.
  13. A few days ago I discovered poop stains on the couch without remembering when it happened.
I love how the fact that I birthed a miniature human (and now am largely responsible for said human) is a great excuse for doing embarrassing things. :-P

Surely I'm not the only one! What funny or embarrassing stories do you have about mommy brain?