(1) A few weeks ago I needed to buy Madison new shoes. We went to the store, found out she was measuring 5 1/2, but they didn't have any shoes in her size that were also extra wide in my price-range.
So, day 2, we go shopping again. I bring home a pair of shoes. I start to second guess my purchase because Tom does not like them, and I let the clerk convince me that getting Maddie a size 6 1/2 shoe was ok because she could wear them forever. Well, I let Maddie wear the shoes the next day and freaked out. I have such a monkey, climbing and running everywhere...I was sure she was going to fall flat on her face a million times.
So, day three I go back to the store and exchange the shoes for a size 6. But, not until I stood in the isle for a half hour, at least, sending text message pictures of shoes to my mom, sister and Tom to get opinions on which style. Why can I not make a decision on my own and why does it take me three days to pick out a shoe for my baby girl?!?! MOMMY BRAIN!!!
(2) I'm making dinner for our Young Life Leader team. I decide to cook a small chicken (for the first time) with some vegetables in the pan. Should be simple since I found this great recipe from Jamie Oliver. However, after the chicken had been in the oven, with the vegetables for an hour, I was curious why it looked like it was still not cooked at all. I went back to the recipe. To my horror and frustration I realize that I set the oven temperature to 200 celsius!!!!
The temp setting on the website says to set the oven to 200 c/400f and for some strange, odd, crazy, unknown reason, I set the oven to the completely wrong temp!! I had put the chicken in at 5:30, wanting to eat it at 7. It was not done until 8:00! We ended up ordering pizza, when we didn't know how long it would take for the chicken to finally get to the right temp. :( No one seemed to mind the pizza in place of the chicken, but I was so frustrated!!! MOMMY BRAIN!!!!
(3) I decide it's time to get myself maternity jeans. Tom says I can spend some extra money to get a pair that I feel good in since this will probably be my one and only pair of jeans. I go to the mall with Maddie to find that our mall ten minutes away does not have maternity clothes at Gap. Boo!!! I was set on getting Gap jeans because I borrowed a pair from Joni Petro last time I was pregnant and loved them! So, I didn't buy jeans. A few days later, I drive 30 minutes to the only mall with Gap Maternity and after 30 minutes with one of the saleswomen helping me decide, I buy a pair of jeans.
I get home, put them on, and within an hour I am in tears!! I bought the size 6 that was a little big thinking I would definitely grow into them. I still believe I will grow into them, after all, I'm only 15 weeks pregnant right now. But, after wearing the jeans for a bit they become so stretched out I feel like a baggy slob! Not how I want to feel when I am still in the "feeling fat" stage of being pregnant.
I call my mom and after a long, tearful conversation, she helps me decide that I need to go back and get the size 4 the fits me now. I probably won't wear jeans that much once it starts to get warm since I will be delivering at the end of August this time. So, today I took Maddie and Aaron, who I babysit, back to the mall (30 min drive) and I exchange the jeans. Seriously though?!?! Is it really possible to be this indecisive? I feel irrational and crazy very often!! MOMMY BRAIN!!!!
I do love being pregnant...don't get that wrong. I want this child to know that I did not hate being pregnant with him/her. I'm just finding that there are a lot more challenging aspects this time around that are throwing me for a loop. This too shall pass right?!? :)
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