Comments on: The Mystery of the Rookie Mom

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:49:42 +0000

Lol, i feel so much better knowing taht im not alone out there. I left my car keys on tope of my car and went into the supermarket. Someone followed me in and handed me the keys!

By: Claire

Claire — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:49:18 +0000

It was a hot summer with scorching heat. So I decided to turn the AC on and have it running a bit before I snapped in my 3month old son into the car seat in the back. I did that and accidentally locked all the doors without noticing ( I must’ve accidently hit a button!)
So I slammed the door…only to have all the doors locked with the keys in the ignition.
I freaked out…my son was locked in a running car!

Eventually I broke a back window to get in!

By: Hollienoel

Hollienoel — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 03:50:34 +0000

LOVE this story; kudos for tracking her down. I’m six months pregnant and have total brain freeze. This week I have arrived at work 1) without my cell phone, 2) without my whole purse, 3) without my drinks for the day, and today 4) with my panties inside out. I was hoping this would end after the baby got here but I guess not

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:39:06 +0000

I went to work when my baby was 2 months (so not really post pard) but I was sleep deprived and so excited to get out of the house while my hubby stayed at home. I walked away from my car thinking something is not right. I got maybe 300 – 400 feet away and realized the car was still running – opps!

By: Mum in Awe

Mum in Awe — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:47:29 +0000

Poor lady! Still, yesterday I got out a cup, poured a little Pepsi (I needed a bit of sugar), and started to drink – only noticing a bit on that I was actually drinking from a BOWL I have taken.

So, baby brains lasts forever – cos my youngest is 9 now!!!!!
Oh dear – is it down hill from here??

By: StephanieinSuburbia

StephanieinSuburbia — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:23:54 +0000

Um, you are the nicest person ever. Seriously, that’s a ton of work to go through for that, I am very impressed. A little intrigued by why she set her purse down on your doorstep, but honestly, I probably don’t remember all the stupid things I did when I first had my baby. But seriously, you’re awesome and so nice!

By: ParentopiaDevra

ParentopiaDevra — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:28:28 +0000

When we were leaving the hospital with our first born, we made sure to tuck him into the carseat, adjust all of the straps properly. I sat in the back making sure he was okay as my husband drove us all home. When we got to our house we realized we had never clicked the car seat into the seatbelt straps of the car! (yes, before the “latch” system, you don’t even want to know the herculean way we dinosaurs had to tighten a car seat to the back seat of a car!)

By: Holly at Tropic of Mom

Holly at Tropic of Mom — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:26:23 +0000

And this also shows how helpful social media can be!

I think the worst thing I ever did was leave pacifiers boiling on the stove. The water evaporated, and the pacifiers melted in the pot. I could have burned down the house.

By: Jana

Jana — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:07:10 +0000

I was so psyched to be getting out of the house that I paid no attention that I had a red light and was driving into oncoming traffic. No one got hurt, thankfully…

By: Whitney

Whitney — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:04:37 +0000

Good question, Rachel! She said she was walking home and lives a little less than a mile down our same street. Why she stopped and put her purse down is a good question.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:11 +0000

One part of the mystery remains unsolved – what was she doing on your steps?!

I have nightmares about leaving the baby in the car seat on top of the car and driving off, or something equally horrific. In a few months, I’ll blame it on being a sleep-deprived Rookie Mom whereas now I fault all my mishaps on having preggo-brain.

By: Wendy Copley

Wendy Copley — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:32:33 +0000

Way to go, Encyclopedia Moss! I love that you solved the mystery and saved the day for this mom!

My worst new mom brain moment was awful. I put my 2 month old baby in his infant seat, snapped it into the car and then drove all over running errands for two hours while he slept. It wasn’t until I went to take him out of his baby bucket at home that I realized I’d never fastened the buckles! I *still* feel guilty six years later!