Clarity, and fog

Today, I had this brain stroke idea that totally, and rationally, explained the whole "suri cruise mystery." No aliens were involved. No strange and bizarro religious practices. No pagan sacrifices. But, then I forgot what the theory was. Briefly, this evening I remembered it - and when I sat down to record it for all of you, I'd forgotten it again.

I blame the super-nutritious lunches I've been having lately. Clearly, eating non-processed, non-junk meals has toyed with my mental capabilities in strange ways.

Today, for lunch, I had salad (from a bag), baby carrots with ranch dressing and a bag of fresh cherries. Yesterday, it was orzo, a sauteed chicken breast, carrots with dressing, and cherries. For tomorrow, I have left over stuffed shells, carrots/dressing, and the last of the yummy cherries. Then, maybe I can return to my usual bags of chips and processed foods.

I can report that I firmly believe the "birth certificate" floating around on the web is a fake. First, because the "mother's name" is listed as "Kate" -- not the given name of the mother. Also, the inconsistencies with who signed it and when are just too glaring. Also, a friend and newish mother tells me that usually, only a parent with valid ID can get an official copy of a birth certificate.

OOOOOH -- it's beginning to come back to me. I do remember thinking that the photos of Katie returning from a walk in Colorado sans child wasn't some plot that the child doesn't exist, but rather a mom who probably took her opportunity to take some time to herself while the child napped and hired staff watched over her.

Ah - wait -- more is coming back. If she is actually nursing the child, then that would explain the lack of public appearances. New moms will know that new babies need to be nursed every couple of hours. I remember Miss Grassy Creek telling me that when her young one was new, it seemed like her entire existence was taken up with pumping milk, cleaning up after pumping milk, feeding the child, and then starting all over again. (The actual nursing process didn't work in this family and Miss Grassy Creek pumped milk so her child would be fed the best possible diet for those crucial first weeks.) I suspect that Katie is in some quiet place where stalkers would not be as able to interrupt those stressful early weeks with a child, and that she is doing what all new moms do -- hole up for a few weeks/months until the child is able to go a few hours at a time without food.

The moms I know tell me that that time in their child's life is one of the hardest -- the child needs near constant vigilance but offers little in the way of returned affection, etc. Also, it's pretty typical for new moms to feel as if they have given up or lost their former identities and during the months of multiple feedings a day and lack of sleep, they aren't interested in terribly public lives.

But, the good news is that the child is at the age when it starts to smile and laugh and interact more which is rewarding to a parent on the brink of exhaustion. Also, as evidenced by pretty much every mother on the planet, moms are judged for pretty much everything they do. Perhaps Katie is smart enough to limit the opportunities for people to judge her. Again, another benefit to the planet from Britney Spear's example.