pregnancy brain

I'd heard before that pregnancy can make women more forgetful, but for some reason I assumed that would never happen to me. (I know, I know.) So now that it's happened twice in a row, I'm starting to get worried that I'm cursed with this affliction.

Example 1: I was supposed to be volunteering at the library's book sale last night. I even confirmed it with my friend Marcy after we both showed up to set up for the sale on Tuesday night. But did I show up? Nope. Did it even occur to me that something was on my calendar that I might be missing? Not at all.

Example 2: Mike asked me last night if I could pick up some of the ingredients for cat food after I toured a daycare this afternoon. Of course!, I replied. Generally I wouldn't need a note to remind myself to do one thing the very next day, but apparently the circumstances have altered. Because did I go to the butcher? Nope. Did it even occur to me that I was forgetting something? Not at all.

Sigh.

I really hope this isn't a new trend that will continue, because I really, really value my memory and I'm not a fan of forgetful - especially when having an event on my calendar (see: example 1, above) doesn't even guarantee that I'll now remember it!