Many articles and books say that absent-mindedness is common during pregnancy. For me, it seems like it occurs more frequently now that I'm pregnant with #2.
Yesterday we took DS to the dentist. Before I went into the office I went to use the restroom. When I was done I went to the sink to wash my hands. There were 2 sinks. I went to sink #1 since someone was at sink #2. I dispensed the soap from a dispenser that was on the wall, and noticed the sink was installed with those metering faucets—you know, where you have to push down on a “handle” to turn the water on and it automatically shuts off after a few seconds.
So, I pushed down on the handle, the water went on, and I washed my hands. However, my hands were still soapy and I needed to turn on the water again.
But something happened in the mere seconds that lapsed between the time I turned the water on and the time the water shut off, because somehow I forgot I needed to push the handle again to turn the water on, and I thought the faucet was one of those “automatic” ones where the water comes out when you put your hands underneath the sensor. I did see the push handle, but for some reason I thought that was the soap dispenser, completely forgetting that it was on the wall! So I kept moving my hands underneath the faucet, but no water came out. I thought that was strange since I just used it. I tried sink #2 and moved my hands around under that faucet…still no water!
Then I went back to sink #1 and had the biggest “DUH” moment. I realized I needed to push the handle again to turn on the water and it wasn’t an automatic faucet. How could I have thought it was an automatic faucet when I JUST pushed the handle???
To make matters worse—the lady who was originally at sink #2 was there the whole time! I noticed her watching me while she was drying her hands, and I didn’t think anything of it, but now I know she was probably wondering “what is she doing?”
It was embarrassing enough I had this “episode,” but to have a complete stranger watching made it worse…
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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LOL that has happened to me too I tell you with every baby you lose a bit of your mind that remembers things. I used to be real good at remembering but 3 kids later and.... what was I talking about :-)
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Oh man...I have SO been there! Pregnant with my #2, I stopped to get a hot chocolate at a drive thru. Well, I drove right past the place where you order and up to the window to pay. The kid at the window had this confused look on his face, and I was sitting there trying to figure out WHY he wasn't getting me my hot chocolate! When it hit me that I had forgotten to order it I wanted to spontaneously combust! Oh my God, I didn't know if I should laugh or cry! LOL!
Anyway I offered to drive around again, but he took pity on my preggo brain and just went and got me my beverage.
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It does keep getting worse. I dropped off my 7 year old at a cousins birthday party, but took her to their OLD house! They had moved a few months ago, and I completely forgot they moved. Luckily I didn't drive away before she knocked on the wrong door.
Oh, well I completely understand pregnancy brain. Don't worry about it! But, how do you explain Mommy brain? I forget things all the time now!
Wow, glad it's not just me! LOL! When I was prgenant w/#2, I did this all the time...so many I can't remember. Hahahaha!!!
LOL! Being a Mother of 4 I can so relate! Then you get into your 50's and it starts happening all over again. Personally, I think I preferred blaming it on pregnancy than on old age though ;-)
The water faucet thing reminds me of a couple months ago. Living out in the country, away from the city I'd never experienced the automatic faucets before. When visiting the in-laws at the Aquarium up the coast I went to use the lavatory, and afterwards had a heck of a time trying to figure out how to use that dang faucet! I felt better when another lady had the same problem a few minutes later.
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