Baby Brain

I realised after my last post that I forgot a critical thing I won't miss about pregnancy - BABY BRAIN!  I've been an absolute nutter for the last 6 months and I am hopeful that after I give birth i will return to some state of sanity.  Although i've been told that's not likely to happen.  A few examples of my recent ditzy-ness:

• My team at work was keeping a running list of my baby-brained statements.  Things like 'full steam ahead' became new phrases in my baby brain: 'all steam go' and 'hit the nail on the button' were just a couple of phrases I was quoted using in my final weeks of work.  After which I would just look at the person across from me with as much bewilderment as they had.  I don't know where this stuff is coming from either...
• Missing my breast-feeding course.  If anyone knows me you do realise I am one of the most organised and freakishly OCD people not on medication.  I am meticulous about organising and keeping track of my schedule - both in and outside of work.  However, for some reason, I got it in my head that the breast-feeding course was at 1 pm instead of 10 am.  No idea why, i checked the time repeatedly and still, it wasn't until we were leaving the house did i realise the course was at 10 am, not 1 pm.  Duh.
• Not remembering anything!  Aside from the scheduling conflict with the course above, I've also been unable to retain any important information for the last 4-5 months.  I just don't have what I used to and am told this aspect of my brain will never return.  I sure hope Rob can increase his ability to remember things because if not, we are screwed.

In other news, we are 37-weeks this week and I'm officially on maternity leave!  Wahoo!!  I swear one of the smartest things I ever did was marry a brit and get pregnant in the UK.  The fact that I can take up to 1 year off is such a foreign concept to me and all my american friends/family.  It's mental to think i'm 3-weeks away from d-day yet I am finished with work!  This also extends to the realisation I won't be returning to work until 2012 and get to spend almost the entire first year of baby boo's life with him.  I'm so excited to see what the next few weeks/months hold for us.  I just hope they don't fly by too quickly...even though I know they will.  A quick photo of what 37-weeks looks like:

Check out that bump!!!