The Forgetful

There are several aspects of this pregnancy that have been similar to the previous pregnancies I've had. And then there are other features that feel different. I was nauseated just like the other times, but it lasted a full twenty weeks this time. I had jumpy legs and heartburn with Sophie, but both are much more pronounced this time. I've had migraines with the other pregnancies, and with the girls there was much more pain, but I've started having a few per week this time around, which is wearing me out and making it hard to think straight.

Another thing making thinking difficult is pregnancy brain. I'm lucky that I've remembered what time to get the kids to and from the bus each day. I work to answer kids' questions and I feel like information that I used to have has fallen out of my head. I tried to explain a medical condition to a friend on Saturday and I felt shockingly inarticulate. It's like my faithful cache of words has taken a vacation and left me unable to express myself effectively.

I guess it's nice to have a solid excuse to be spacey, but I think I'd rather stop forgetting, you know, everything.