update on the kids.. and a little more good news

ok, so in the month that ryan, chelsea, and mitch have been away from my p.o.s. sister, things have changed for them SO MUCH!!! chelsea is no longer getting in trouble at school every day for her behavior.. she used to pull at least one card per day... since she's been with mom and doug, she's pulled a total of 2 cards!!! AWESOME!! and ryan is learning how to read now!! he got his first book-it EVER 2 weeks ago!!! i am so proud of him!! and he also decided that he wanted to sit at the group tables again instead of being by himself.. he had started to withdraw himself from the rest of the class, putting up walls so no one could get in, but those walls are coming down now!! i am so proud of both of them...

and some more good news-- my godson, william jeremy michael gates (aka-peanut), was born 1/27/10 at 12:24 pm.. 6 pounds 12.1 ounces, 19.75 inches long.. he is gorgeous and perfect!! and both peanut and mommy are doing great!!! well, that's all the updates for now...

just keep trying

not much has really changed in my life... but a lot has changed around me.. a few days before christmas, my mom and step-dad got custody of my niece and nephews.. my sister has gotten into heroin pretty bad, and was using in front of the kids.. so she is no longer allowed to see them.. which is going great for the kids.. ryan and chelsea get to see their dad now, and mitch has opened up immensely!! plus now ryan can focus on being a kid again.. 7 years old, and before this happened, he has been the one to fix breakfast and dinner nearly every day for himself, chelsea (age 5), and mitch (age 2).. after school, he would help chelsea with her home work, and then do his while keeping an eye on mitch... then before bed, he would make sure chelsea took her bath, and give mitch a bath, then take his bath, then make sure they all brushed their teeth, and then he would put mitch to bed, and make sure chelsea went to bed also.. this all sounds like a horror story you would watch on a lifetime movie network movie, or read in a book.. but it was happening to my niece and nephews.. and they didn't tell anyone... all ryan would ever say when he would see anyone was that he was tired because he couldn't sleep the night before.. :( but they are safe and happy now, and ryan is learning how to adjust to the change.. neither him or chelsea want to see or talk to ashley.. kinda sad..


in other, more positive news, my friends joe & britt had their baby girl thursday, jan 7th.. she's gorgeous!!! also, jason and my godson should be here within the next two weeks.. i'll know better monday, because that's when they're setting up nikki's induction :D so excited.. BUT.. now i have severe baby fever, and i think i can actually HEAR my biological clock ticking at me!!! so, jason and i are trying the good-old-fashioned way for now.. and if it doesn't work after a few months (since we have been unprotected for almost 9 years!!), i think i'm going to do something i always said i would never do, and try fertility pills.. they're an otc pill, and they are fda approved, so i should be safe with them.. and they seem to have a pretty high success rate... the lowest review of them was a 3 star, and that review was written less than a month after the person started taking them... so, i'm gonna keep my hopes up!!!


but ok.. i gotta go so i can get something to eat so i can get rid of this headache..