projects, projects

damn migraine back today. it started last night and was really bad, luckily it has eased a bit today. i was feeling well enough to finally tackle my kitchen floor which was totally disgusting. also cleaned the bathroom, did some dishes, washed some large mirrored closet doors. that's enough for me now, though, i'm pooped.

can you believe i'm officially 21 weeks along today? i'm feeling the baby move lots more recently. it's still kind of surreal, even with the way my tummy is expanding so quickly.

i've started working on a blanket for the new baby. i made one for little buddy, and i wanted this baby to have one too. i did a stamped cross stitch crib cover. it took me just over 100 hours to finish little buddy's, and i think the new baby's will take longer. it is a little more complicated. i hope these blankets are something that they can keep forever as a reminder of how much i love them--a lot of time, work, and love went into them.

this is what little buddy's looks like:

and this is what the new baby's will look like once i finish it:

i put a flannel back on little buddy's and i will on this one, too. it's going to be cute when it's finished. these pictures are from the manufacturer's website, i don't have pics of little buddy's on this computer. once i get the princess blanket finished i'll post pics of the two of them.

ouch

i haven't been around much the past few days because i've got a monster migraine. drugs won't touch it. been trying to sleep. hubby took a day and a half off work, yesterday my sister came to help me, and today i had a friend to help. i'm feeling better today, was last night, but now i think my headache is coming back. taking more meds now and hoping that it goes away. bury my head under a pillow to shut out the light, curse the neighbors for thumping the bass on their car stereo, thank god little buddy is taking a nap (he needed it, trust me) and pray for relief.

i think migraines are a slow descent into hell.

migraine, migraine, go away....

so although i am feeling much better overall, i still have some really crappy days. and nights. today i have a monstrous headache. last night was worse....i was so dizzy i was disoriented. i had no idea which direction i was going and opening my eyes was a nightmare. luckily i'm not as dizzy today. let me tell you, i will be so thrilled in 21 weeks when this baby gets here. (not just because i won't be pregnant anymore.)

hubby thinks my migraines might be associated with gluten. i'm not so sure. but it is a possibility. does anyone else have gluten issues? i've heard of it before--i have a few friends that have gluten allergies. it would totally suck if i couldn't eat anything with gluten in it anymore.

we have a new addition to our family. hubby humored me and bought me a betta fish. we named him thor. i love him. i have always loved fish and never had one before. so now we do! he has red fins and his body shimmers from blue to purple to red. we got a little tank complete with pump, light, and lid for about $10, then bought rocks for it. we had a fake plant leftover from the turtles we used to own that was still in the package, so i put that in there too. he loves the plant. little buddy has enjoyed watching him, like me. it's fun to have a fish. now we have a dog, a cat, and a fish. hopefully he won't stink as bad as the turtles we had.

well it's 9 am and little buddy is going down for a nap...which means i am too. hopefully i can sleep off a little of this headache.

here we go again...

I am having another difficult day. I have now passed out twice in two days–terrible migraines and weakness on top of it all. I am leaving work early. I just don’t know what to do about this. I need to work–we need the money. But I am feeling so ill I want to lay in bed and cry. Nausea hasn’t been too terrible today which is good. My poor husband is stressed to the max as well. I have got to figure out a way to keep this under control. I’m stressed out and depressed, worried and kind of freaking out about this. Anyone have any ideas?

new year's eve!

migraine.

i hate them.

and i lost a follower (oooooooohhhhh i want to cryyyyyyy)

and i have a migraine. on new year's eve. LAME-O!

i hope you all have a very happy new year's eve, playing games, hanging out, getting drunk, eating a lot, changing your calendar, whatever you all do for fun on the last night of the year.

here's to hoping 2009 brings joy, and health, and healing!