Violet & Gray

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Which one is the angel?

The fiber-optic wings change color and keep Ada entertained, for a while at least.

OK, OK - here are some more videos! I regret that our Pacific Northwesterners have to watch Ada grow up over the internet. The first video was last night, before Ada went to bed. The second is Ada waking up this morning...and yes, I forgot to change her into PJ's.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Mommy Amnesia

Birth Fog. Post-partum dementia.

Different names for the same affliction.

I feel I've been walking in a fog for 7 weeks. Yep, I've been in this fog since Ada was born.

I find myself having difficulty tracking conversations and drifting off in a daze when there is too much going on around me.

I searched all morning looking for the cap to my water bottle, only to find that it was actually on the water bottle.

I showed up to my 6-week post-partum check up a day early and argued with the receptionist, certain that my appointment was "today".

I had to reach in the backseat the other day to feel for Ada, certain that I had left her at my previous destination (a jolt to my system when I thought I had forgotten her!)...and yes, she was there!

I lose paperwork, my purse, keys, phone, and am quite possibly losing my mind.

I have traded my brain in for something very wonderful...and it's totally worth it.