Pregnancy Amnesia

Amnesia - The loss of ability to memorize information and/or recall information stored in memory.

Yesterday, I was e-mailing my brother and said that my blood tests results revealed some amnesia mid-pregnancy. I re-read what I had sent to him, and then corrected myself that it revealed anemia, not amnesia. It made me laugh, because amnesia seems to have struck, too!

Here's my list of what I forget most often these days:
1.) Where I parked my car. Each morning is a bit of a scavenger hunt.
2.) Why I am standing in the middle of the store. What did I need?
3.) My phone number. I have stood, blank, in response to this question.
4.) If I fed the cat. Let's just say that my cat is taking advantage of this. I suspect she's had two breakfasts and dinners on many occasions as of late .
5.) If I brushed my teeth. They, too, are benefiting.
6.) If I turned off the oven, or iron, or whatever other devise I was using.
7.) The word that I'm looking for... (blank, again)

I was pondering this with my friends from the mama's group, and they assured me that it doesn't get any better once the baby is born. We hypothesized that our brain is now allocating resources elsewhere to prepare or care for the baby, and that quick-recall memory is taking the hit. Valid?!