4.23.15

Hey all! It has been a very good week, and once the new baby comes and my diet is off to a start I will be posting more often.
I had forgotten in my last post to include that I am a lover of Young Living Essential Oils, and although I'm not a die-hard (at least not yet; it's pretty expensive!), I stick to my favorites which include Lavender, Valor, Lemon, Thieves and Frankincense. Every night I diffuse Lavender for my little one, and it's amazing - it really relaxes everyone. Last night I made a cream for stretchmarks, since being pregnant for merely a year and a half isn't too nice to the tummy skin. The cream is made up of Organic coconut oil, Lavender, Frankincense and Vitamin E serum (I buy the Vitamin E capsules and cut them to use the serum as eye cream). After showering today, I slathered the cream on and took a picture for the "before" photo (no, I will absolutely not post it right now! haha). We'll see how well it works, I'm going to apply it twice daily and take a picture once a week. I am hoping for awesome results! :)
I also didn't mention last week that I was stressed out about the class that I was taking (Beginning Behavioral Research), it ended on Sunday and was pretty much a 10-week long headache. Taking up the Master's program with everything going on in my life probably wasn't the best idea. Anyway, in order to not be placed on academic suspension for 6 months, I had to get a grade of 83% or better. Mind you, the instructor was the toughest grader and was so hard to deal with; I have never experienced such a class or such an asshole instructor in my life. I wanted to give up many times, especially after 2 bad grades that I didn't feel that I deserved. My husband and my parents were such a huge support and encouraged me to keep going, and that it would be stupid to give up halfway through the class. I wrote the 12-page paper in 5 days, and pretty much rambled during half of it, not expecting to do well anyway, and even if I was going to be academically suspended, I was determined not to fail. I got everything in on time and when I checked my grades last night at 11PM, I cried (really, I did). I passed with an 83.5%! What?? How the hell did that happen? I guess I don't care anymore how it happened, just that it did :) Thank goodness, what a HUGE stress relief that was! Now I get to enjoy a few months off before I begin my second Bachelor's degree.
I am beginning to plan my son's first birthday party, which seems crazy to me! I can't believe that he will be a year old next Thursday, it doesn't seem real. It makes me really sad, just because it seemed to go by so fast. I definitely don't take any time with him for granted! After I finish writing this, I am going back to Pinterest to find ideas to make homemade decorations, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse style. My kid is obsessed and has been for 6 months now! I have never seen a kid react to a TV show the way he does, especially when he was just 6 months old! The little stinker sure knows what he likes :) The party isn't until June though, what with the c-section in 18 days (the count-down is officially on!), and to allow myself a little time to heal. That and it's a fun way to introduce the new babe to friends and family. 
~Namaste~