To start off, I was suppose to be starting to school last month, but financial aide didn't get done in time so I will be starting in April. I decided to change my major. I will be going to school to be an ultrasound technician, but before I can even apply to that program, I have to complete 5 classes. Mainly sciences and and a couple of math ones. I'm going to go full time and hopefully get done with those fast enough to be accepted into the program by fall. That is my goal right as of now and I know it's going to be hard, but I'm going to work my butt off and it'll all be worth the stress in the end.
As for court/custody is coming along-- I FINALLY got the letter in the mail I've been waiting for. Although it wasn't quote the news I was looking for. I was expecting the trial date, but instead got the PRE trial date that happens to be in the month I start school. I'm a little irritated over that, but am taking one step at a time and hopefully everything will go over smoothly. The paper also said that me and my daughter's father are to take a parenting class. It's mandatory for anyone going through a custody battle. That wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have to pay for the class, but anything that will help, I'm all for. We have to go to mediation before the pre trial as well. That's the most frustrating part of it all due to the fact that he lives all the way in Virginia. I don't even know how we would go about that. But he has a lawyer, so they can figure that out since I've been picking up the rest of the slack.
I still have not received any child support from my ex. The judge ordered his lawyer to do the paperwork for it back in November. I couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting it and finally talked to a clerk who informed me that the lawyer had not done the papers. I emailed her twice before she replied and she told me she did it and would send me a copy. Two weeks after she told me she did the paperwork, I called to confirm and they told me she still hasn't. I won't even go into detail about how that makes me feel, but his lawyer and the judge will find that out in court.
Thankfully it's tax season-- my favorite time of the year :) I'm going to use to the money to buy clothes for me as well as Lily and then put the rest in my savings. I plan on moving when I'm done with school, so I've been saving up for that. I was hoping to move this summer, but we will see. As of right now, it doesn't look that way.
Lily will be 20 months this month. I can't believe she will be 2 in June. Me and my neighbor have already started planning her birthday party. She's moving in with her boyfriend who has a pool so we are going to have it at his house. The theme will be Hello Kitty of course ;) and I'm really excited about it because last year, we didn't do anything due to everything going on at the time. I'm going to go all out this year and I can't wait.
Lily has been gaining weight lately. The last time she was weighed, she was 21 lbs. She's a little chunky monkey now, but still small for her age. We are working on potty training and so far it's going great. She's not fully potty trained, but I'm hoping she will be by 2 1/2 or sooner.
I also decided to take her off her pacifier. THAT is not going too well. She won't take her nap during the day now and is going to bed later. She's restless without it and it breaks my heart. I've almost gone to the store 4 separate times to get her a new one. I hate seeing her cry because she misses it.
She's a little chatter box. Her favorite word is still "yeah" and she has yet to say the word no. For some reason, she doesn't want that word in her vocabulary... Which is completely fine with me. If I grab my car keys or walk to the door, she waves and says "bye bye". She loves giving people hugs and is extremely outgoing. She is still a huge animal lover and I'm planning a zoo trip in the near future. I think she would absolutely love it and I'm excited to see her reaction to all the animals.
She has all her teeth but two. One has popped through, but the other hasn't. She eats anything and everything. For some reason, she will not eat mashed potatoes. It must be the consistency because hell eat French fries and potatoes in any other form. I have to watch her closely whole she eats, because she has a bad habit of swallowing food without chewing it first. A mouth full of teeth and she won't use them.
Some of her favorite things to eat are waffles, yogurt, dry cereal, and toast. She refuses to drink anything but milk. She's a little milk monster. She can easily go through 3 gallons of milk a week! Insane!
That's all for now
Trish xoxo
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