Baby Brain
Do I make sense? When I write or talk, do people understand what I am saying?! Okay, I've read in my pregnacy "bible" a million times that, especially in the ninth month, women can become really forgetfull and have a hard time understanding things and concentrating, AKA "baby brain" or "pregnancy brain". Ok, it happened a little with Ethan, but NOTHING like this time. I just got off the phone with a lady at work and I seriously could not undestand what she was trying to ask me and I felt like a total idiot trying to pull something out of my ass that should have been a relatively easy question to answer! And this has happened to me a bunch of times recently where I look like a total moron because I cannot understand what people are trying to say!
Birthday Blues
This birthday is really shitty. Not only am I huge and pregnant and tired, but Josh has school all day! Poo. My mom is taking me and Ethan out to dinner tonight so hopefully it will end up being a nice time. I've pretty much decided that birthdays suck after 25 anyways, but this one is especially crappy!
Labor Scare!
Okay, not really that dramatic, but yesterday and the night before I felt like CRAP and I was having a few contractions. I may have already had some Braxton Hicks contractions but these were like almost real, with the back pain and everything. Then I was feeling really lethargic and weak and was getting some crazy hot flashes. I actually stayed home from work "just in case". The baby was flip floping around all crazy and I thought something was up,but all is ok now. I'm SO looking forward to my appointment tomorrow, because from now on I go once a week and they do internal exams to see how far along things are. I am excited to see if things are "happening"! This ninth month just hit me like o ton of bricks. All of the sudden I am super emotional and my anxiety level has sky rocketed. I think it was better the first time, because i didn't know what to expect. Although, I just read a very good article regarding pregnancy and anxiety. It was all about how we are exposed to way too much information about pregnancy and all of the things that can go wrong. This includes all of the books, articles, and reality TV shows out there (have you ever watched Discovery Health? Don't when you are pregnant!) In reality, the chances of complications with the mother and/or baby are miniscule but they appear so overblown because of all we are exposed to in the media. For those of you that have not had a baby yet, my biggest piece of advice is get the pregnancy "bible" (What to Expect When You're Expecting") because it really is informative yet reassuring and of course you should be educated. Also, take childbirth classes, it really helps first timers! But try not to read too many books, parenting magazines, or watch crazy shows like Discovery Health and all that becasue it will freak you out and you will not enjoy your pregnancy.
The End....
Anyways, I just needed to vent today (my crappy birthday) but i will be posting again tomorrow after my appointment and stuff. I'd vent to Josh, but I think he is scared of me right now! I either end up freaking out and yelling at him or crying hysterically, soI decided to give him a break!
4 comments:
This post made me laugh :) Kinda b/c I ramble all the time! What's gonna happen when I'm pregnant! yikes!
Anyway, I totally understand "baby brain" - I mean, just a few months ago I had "wedding brain"! just b/c you're so consumed by it, emotionally, time-wise, stress, etc! Kinda the same with a baby - except when you're pregnant, your BODY is going thru all these changes too - so you can't help but be overcome with it!
And hey - did you read that story from the link I put on MY blog, that Birth book? Cuz that's a part of that book where she talks about modern-day women freak out more b/c there's so much more information, etc.
Yeah, that book sounds really interesting. I will have to borrow it from you sometime. It is so true about too much information freaking us out; that's why i TRY to stick to my one pregnancy book and not pay attention to a lot of other stuff. I also opted out for genetic testing and all that when i was preggers with ethan and this time, because even if there is a problem with the baby, we can't do anything about it and we'll still love them the same!
I think i'm just so tired of being pregnant now and my emotions are so sensitive because of hormones that I am starting to freak out a little! Most of pregnancy is not so bad, I promise. Usually it's just in the very beginning and the very end when you get crazy surges in hormones and stuff. Let me know about that book, i would love to read it sometime!
BLAAAAAAAH HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!! I'm dumb!!!! I totally completely forgot that yesterday was April 2 DAY OF TINA'S BIRTH!! I mean yeah I have stuff on my brain (maybe I have Breakup Brain?), but that's no excuse!! So here are my most sincerest apologies! HAPPY 28! My mom didn't even call me on my birthday, so there's that ;)
In any case, I wanted to tell you that you totally DIDN'T have Prego Brain when you emailed me about John stuff all up on Monday! You said so many intelligent and thoughtful things...it really blew my mind. AND now reading this blog post I'm even MORE amazed because you "claim" you aren't making sense...nuh uh!!
Ah! It's ok, I didn't even remember it was my birthday! I kept forgetting and then I'd look at my calendar and be like, oh yeah, it's my bday! One year my mom forgot my birthday, maybe that's why she was trying so hard this year!
I'm glad my ramblings actually make sense to someone. Thanks for saying that about my emails!
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