The unintentional countdown

I have started an unintentional countdown in my head for graduation and my due date. I was avoiding doing that at all costs because I don't want it to psych me out (bad unless Shawn and Gus are around).

So since it's constantly buzzing around my head, I'll post it here. I graduate in 6 1/2 weeks and my due date is in 11 weeks. EEK! Now I just have to figure out how to get everything done and not go more insane than I already am.

Side note: I've been dealing with major mood swings this pregnancy and I feel like a crazy person 24/7. Also, my dog is being so bad lately and barking at everything. She is driving me nuts and is probably one of my biggest sources of stress right now. Guess she isn't liking all of the changes going on with me.

Pregnancy update: I was given migraine medication!! It's been so nice not dealing with migraines or severe headaches every day (though I unfortunately woke up with one today). They also are testing my liver and thyroid to rule out any issues there. It's so nice that they are checking to make sure there aren't major problems instead of just blowing them off again.

I've also been having pretty intense Braxton Hicks contractions lately. Yesterday I started having contractions at an average of 5 minutes apart for over an hour (I drank tons of water, laid on my left side, etc). I knew they were only B.H.'s, but was about to call the OB when they stopped.

I think that's about it for now. Now to eat some crock pot barbeque ribs :)

Recent Crafts

Every now and then when I am not going crazy with school or hormones, I actually have had time to be creative and relax. Here are my latest creations:

Wall Hangings
I cut up scrapbook paper and taped the pieces together. I then grabbed my stencil and wrote words on them. The paper matches the colors in my living room and I am still needing to hang these! I also have two other frames to fill in to make a "box" of the 4 pictures.





I have always wanted to make hanging letters of Devlin's name for over his bed. I found the letters at Joann Fabrics for $1 each and I bought the paint at Walmart for about $1 each.



Next I painted a base color on each of the letters.



Last, I taped off different patterns and shapes with masking tape and painted different colors for each. I took off the tape and was left with pretty cool name letters!



My next project is to finish Devlin's baby book before this one comes! I also found a cool baby outfit pattern that I want to try out for someone to see how easy it is!

Pictures and Update

Here's some pictures of Devlin and some of his favorite things to do.

He loves his kitties and he loves to torture them. They tolerate it amazingly. (I snapped the picture and made him get off Daisy. She didn't even seem to care!)

Here is a picture of him watching Tangled. It's the one movie he can actually sit through the entire thing. It's especially nice when I have a paper to write or lots of homework.

He gets so intrigued watching himself when taking pictures of him.

Devlin was having a blast playing with the yarn pom-poms I made. He thought they were fun to throw in the air.

We found a new trash can with a lid at ARC for $1 and it's been great for Devlin's room and his diapers (not as stinky). One day during nap time I thought he was sleeping the whole time, but apparently he spent the time putting all his toys in the trash! Luckily it only had one diaper in it at the time :)

Like I said, Devlin loves the cats and he loves when they come and explore around him. He sits really still while they come and sniff him and then he chases after them and they have fun.

This toy isn't really Devlin's, but he does seem to love it. We were really in a need of a new car and found one that met all our criteria. Devlin loves getting in it and he seems to have fun in it.

Now on to me. I'm currently 26 weeks pregnant and it's been quite the struggle this time around. I've been having migraines/very intense headaches every day, tons of abdominal pain, Round Ligament Pain, trouble seeing/twitching eye, racing heart/difficulty breathing, and I've been swelling up lately. I have an appointment tomorrow and I'll be bringing everything up to my OB of course. I brought it up to the other OB last appointment and he completely wrote me off (told just me to take 4 ibuprofen every 4 hours - yeah let's not!), so hopefully the one tomorrow will actually listen to my concerns because this doesn't feel right!

Overall, I feel optimistic. Only 9 weeks left until finals/graduation/recital!! I love feeling my baby move and kick every day and I love watching Devlin learn and grow every day.