Hot Mess Thursday

So I am going to go ahead and deem today "hot mess Thursday."  This week in Knoxville has been a bit of a scorcher. I didn't quite realize how much the increasing temps would have an effect on me.  But then again, I have had all sorts of surprises in pregnancy.  The heat, well it sucks, but what's worse is a little ditty called "pregnancy brain."  Which I now think is worse when it's 100 degrees out...but really isn't everything?  Except for the beach, a cold beverage and a breeze.

So confession time here.  Before getting pregnant I really thought "pregnancy brain" or even worse "mommy brain" (please don't say that) was BS.  Just being honest. I thought that mom's must be overwhelmed with all of the junk leading up to having a baby so they were a little "forgetful." Not a legit condition though.  That was like I said until getting pregnant. 

I like to think of myself as a pretty "on-it" person.  I rarely forget to do something and generally I can be trusted to "get things done."  Well I started getting warning emails from pregnancy sites I follow, such as what to expect when you are expecting. With titles like "Forgetfulness During Pregnancy." Say what?!

I still thought......this does not effect me.  Until I started noticing myself being freaking FORGETFUL. I was appalled. Cole tends to think it's pretty amusing.  He loves interrupting me in a conversation and watching me completely forget what I was talking about. He also likes to say I am just living on "his level" now. To which I kindly remind him that my sharpness WILL return and thank goodness.  Our poor child otherwise.

So yeah, today I found myself a freaking hot mess.  Doing things like:
 -Forgetting how to navigate in my own city.  Trusting GPS and completely disregarding common sense or the fact that I knew where I was going. Insert approximately 16 U-turns all within a mile of my destination.

-Being a horrible driver.  This honestly scares me.  Pregnancy has made my reaction time slower and me just dumb with regard to driving.  Keep mom off the road!

-Getting overly hot from stress.  Even with AC blasting on me.

-Hating hormones. The culprits of it all.

So stay inside my friends.  It's a scorcher out there.  I will also be on the road from 3:30-4:00pm this afternoon if you would like to avoid me.

Happy Thursday Friends!