I have had a rough couple of weeks with what I blame on "mommy brain." I don't know if it's related to chronic sleep deprivation, stress, both, or other, but in the past two weeks my "fails" have been that I have:
- thought I ordered Christmas gifts to be shipped to us, but upon not receiving them when expected, realized that I never actually paid in the checkout cart
- told Kelvin confidently that Blue Apron meals were coming last week when, in fact, I had the date wrong, leaving me confused on Monday when no box arrived, and us a bit short on meals/ groceries last week (as we usually shop for the week on Saturdays)
- lost my clinic ID badge temporarily (and asked my MA Jenn if she'd seen my "swipey thing" at my desk, to which she responded "You mean your badge?!"), when it was in my coat pocket the whole time
- almost went to Pepper's vet appointment without Pepper (I'd planned to pick up the kids from daycare between 3:30 and 3:45 and then go straight there, as the vet is right down the street), but instead I realized leaving the school that there was no dog in the car. I had to race home to collect Pepper and when I told Iver that he and Niall would have to stay in the car for 30 seconds in our driveway while I grabbed her as we were short on time, he told me that that wasn't allowed as it was "against the law."
It's amazing that I am still taking care of patients competently at work.
The above being said, I hope things are looking up soon. I blogged previously that we were doing better with Niall in the sleep department. My NAIL is that, for TWO nights in a row (so I think it's more than a fluke), he has made it through the night without intervention/eating from 7 or 7:30 pm until 6:30 a.m. We actually slept in the guest room last night and apparently the webcam showed him waking at 3 a.m. for an indeterminate length of time, but neither of us heard him (If you don't hear your child wake in the night because you've decided to sleep elsewhere with the door shut but he does wake, does it count as him sleeping through??). I'm always a bit nervous about my milk supply with dropping feedings, but I think the benefits for mood, memory, and, well, life, will be worth it!
- thought I ordered Christmas gifts to be shipped to us, but upon not receiving them when expected, realized that I never actually paid in the checkout cart
- told Kelvin confidently that Blue Apron meals were coming last week when, in fact, I had the date wrong, leaving me confused on Monday when no box arrived, and us a bit short on meals/ groceries last week (as we usually shop for the week on Saturdays)
- lost my clinic ID badge temporarily (and asked my MA Jenn if she'd seen my "swipey thing" at my desk, to which she responded "You mean your badge?!"), when it was in my coat pocket the whole time
- almost went to Pepper's vet appointment without Pepper (I'd planned to pick up the kids from daycare between 3:30 and 3:45 and then go straight there, as the vet is right down the street), but instead I realized leaving the school that there was no dog in the car. I had to race home to collect Pepper and when I told Iver that he and Niall would have to stay in the car for 30 seconds in our driveway while I grabbed her as we were short on time, he told me that that wasn't allowed as it was "against the law."
It's amazing that I am still taking care of patients competently at work.
The above being said, I hope things are looking up soon. I blogged previously that we were doing better with Niall in the sleep department. My NAIL is that, for TWO nights in a row (so I think it's more than a fluke), he has made it through the night without intervention/eating from 7 or 7:30 pm until 6:30 a.m. We actually slept in the guest room last night and apparently the webcam showed him waking at 3 a.m. for an indeterminate length of time, but neither of us heard him (If you don't hear your child wake in the night because you've decided to sleep elsewhere with the door shut but he does wake, does it count as him sleeping through??). I'm always a bit nervous about my milk supply with dropping feedings, but I think the benefits for mood, memory, and, well, life, will be worth it!
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