The Bartel's Est. 2004: "Momnesia"

Ah ha!! Finally a diagnosis, from a Real Dr!,....Dr. Phil of course. Between picking up the house, trying to eat some lunch lunch before Gage wakes up (& wants his lunch, aka "me"!), & walking my little sleeping man in my arms, I was listening to the Dr. Phil Show. It was a variety of topics, but one stuck out. It was regarding new moms,..."Hey, this could pertain to me!", I thought. Little did I know, I found the diagnosis I've been looking for, & it's real! When I was pregnant, I'd always joke that I had CRC Syndrome (can't remember crap), or Placenta Brain, or Pregnancy Brain,..you get the picture. Well, I never had a name for my forgetfulness after I had the baby,.. that is until now! "Momnesia"! (You know, like amnesia) Apparently this occurs from the stress of having the baby, the wacky hormones screwing with my brain, oh, I can't forget the Sleep Deprivation (or can I?) & a couple of other things that I would love to share with you, but seriously, I already forgot. This can last from 6 mos to a whole year!! I must have an extreme case, as I've had "Momnesia" going on 3 years now. I can't wait to tell Jason that there really is an explanation for my actions! Next time I do something stupid or forgetful, I am so pulling out the Momnesia card. ;0)

Visine anyone?

Apparently I forgot (now I know it was the "Momnesia") that I am allergic to the "Country" when looking for houses to buy. Good thing we just bought a house in the country!! I could barely sleep last night because my eyes itched like crazy! When I woke up they were bright red. I had to practically peel them open, it wasn't pretty. This picture was taken about an hr after I awoke. (they were actually worse!)I even thought I had pink eye, but that theory was shot down when I couldn't stop sneezing & couldn't breath out of my drippy nose. I guess Good Ol' Country Living comes with a price. Seeing that I've rarely left my air-conditioned house, I'm sure it didn't help that we spent the entire evening at Jason's parents house, outside, in the country. It was nice getting out though.