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Im'...i'm pergnant?!?

I was so happy in grade 10 when I got my first boyfriend..Travis, we loved each other and things got serious fast. On October 31st we went to a Halloween party and decided to go upstairs. I was prepared for my monthly to happen, but it never did. I thought that maybe my counting was off, so I waited for a few weeks, but when it still never came I told my friends everything that happened, I told Travis because I though he deserved to know. So that day after school me and my friends went up to our local drug store to get a pregnancy test. I was scared to take the test, but around supper time I knew I was pregnant. I phoned Travis right away and we decided to go meet at the coffee shop to discuss things. When I got to the shop I walked up to where Travis was sitting and he pulled me into a big hug. WE decided that we would go to the doctor just to make absolute sure that I was the 1 in 1000 girls to get the wrong answer.
So 2 days later we went up to the doctor and sure enough I was pregnant.. we sat both families down at once to tell them what was happening they were all shocked at first but once they got over that they seemed happy that my mom and dad were going to be grandparents as Travis' sister had already had 1 baby. As the days got closer and closer. I couldn't handle going to school, I couldn't handle all the stares, whispers and points.

Finally the day arrived and I gave birth to my beautiful baby girl, Elle, as Travis and I both moved into out into our own little apartment, 2 blocks from my mom and dad's house and 10 houses away from his. I was the one always looking after Elle, Travis couldn't handle it, not being able to party with his friends. We needed some space so I went to stay at my house for the weekend with little Elle. I forgot the dipars, so I went back to the apartment to find Travis in bed with another girl from my school. So right then and there I decided we were over. To no surprise the other girl ended up pregnant as well. I moved in with my mom and dad with Elle, Travis still came to visit, until he decided he didnt want to be a part of our little girl's life.


Now elle calls a new boy "daddy"
Blake, the best dad in the world!


PS.Sorry this took so long to read.

Adriene

No such thing as never.

When I was younger I always heard horror stories of teen pregnancy, and the young mothers struggling to make end meet every day. I recognize that this is, unfortunately, how it is for nearly all teenage mothers. When I was 18 years old, and still a senior in high school, I discovered that I was pregnant. I had been with my boyfriend for 1 year and 5 months. needless to say, we were both scared and worried about what steps we should take. I panicked about telling my parents, and tried to forget about what was happening for as long as I could. Finally, I could put it off no longer. I announced my pregnancy to my family, anf my boyfriend announced it to his. After the initial shock wore off, the mothers and I had a female meeting about what to do. I was 4 months along at this time, and I still had not made up my mind. Adoption was heavily pressed in my face from all sides, sadly from my boyfriend as well. I decided then and there in the meeting that I would be the strong one. I have always been able to make up my mind and stick to it, no matter what the challenges. I declared that my baby would be mine, and be damned any who said otherwise. My boyfriend suffered from a few months of debating whether he wanted to be in our child's life, but after seeing my strength and fortitude, he came to realize that our baby was happening, and that I had the power to overcome any obstacles. I think that it was my strong-mindedness that eventually brought all the families on board. My boyfriend attended all of my doctors appointments, and we graduated our high school year successfully, with me in my 5th month of pregnancy. That summer was a learning experience, and we started to take our first steps towards our new family life. My boyfriend searched high and low to find a job that would make us enough money to support a household, and our living expenses. On October 21st, 2003 our daughter, Lorelei, was born and immediately put into my bawling boyfriend's arms. I remember the look in his eyes as he cried over "the most beautiful little girl in the world." For the seven days I was in the hospital (I had complications) he never let her out of his sight. I was unable to feed her, and he took it upon himself to feed her, change her, and would only grudgingly give her up to me. I think that my boyfriend had found what he calls his "meaning of life." The next few years passed by quickly with my boyfriend and my daughter's bond growing stronger every day. At the age of 20, at Lorelei's 2nd birthday party my boyfriend asked me to marry him, saying he wanted to try to give back to me all that I had given him. We were married and my now husband demanded that our daughter be in his arms during the ceremony. I was lucky enough to have a family support structure that was strong enough to allow me to go to college, and graduate with honors with a bachelors degree in Biotechnology. As of now, my marriage is stronger than I ever thought a marriage could be, and I am finishing up graduate school with a PhD in Pathobiology. My husband has yet to finish school, but says that as I have amazing job prospects, all he wants to do is be a stay at home dad. Lorelei is now 6 years old, and I have the satisfaction of arriving home every night in time to watch my husband drift off to sleep holding our daughter in one hand, and a story book in the other.
What I would say to those of you in positions that are scary and uncertain, is that you have no one stronger to rely on than yourself. If you have the confidence to take control of your life, then things will fall into place much more readily than if you try to beg and plead for your boyfriends to stay with you because you need them. Of course you need them, but you are stronger than you think you are, and no matter what the outcome, your love for your child will exceed anything else you can possibly imagine. So take heart, and get ready for the most amazing experience of your life.

Amberlynn

mom

i am a single mom and i just gave birth to two 5/5 pound baby boys and there named after the dad ryan and isaah are the best babys ican love and i will tell you i was blessed by god they are 2 weeks today

breanna

life lessons

it all began in 7th grade i had my first boyfriend he was my life at the time. But my home life was a mess. My parents both drank i was scared cuz i really thought my life was going to be ruined and be bum and live in the streets. But I always listened to my heart and i always had my bff on my side she was the only one i could look up too. But something happened. one night my bff brother came in my room and he told me he has always loved me. and BAM it just happened. i was pregnant in a snap the next 2 weeks . were horrible i hadn't told my boyfriend..... i't 2 years into the future i had my baby boy abdikarim and he is the love of my life .

mariam

I Love Being A Mom

Growing up and seeing someone my age at school pregnant wasn't nothing new to me. I just never thought it could happen to me... June of 2003 right before my 16 birthday... I and a close friend of mine for years decided to take it a step further. Soon after a new I was pregnant, I just had that feeling. I didn’t know what to do… I was having to much fun and didn’t want a baby. Eventually my mom found out and we had a meeting to discuss what was going to happen with him and his mom. They wanted me to have the baby but bottom line it was up to me and I made the choice to have an abortion. While I was trying to set up an appointment and figure out prices he came over every chance he could. He would want to rub my belly and talk about it… He convinced me to have the baby and be together. I had the support from my family and on April 5, 2004 I gave birth to my most handsome son at the age of 16. Things were good for the most part of our relationship, we had are up’s and down’s being young. A few months after my sons first birthday we found out that we were expecting yet again. We were both happy and it seemed like everything couldn’t be more perfect. January 2006 I gave birth to my beautiful baby girl. I was 18 years old with two kids and still the happiest mother ever. I didn’t care what people had to say. We are no longer together because of different goals in life but I wouldn’t think about trading them for the world.

I returned to school and will admit it’s hard but so worth it. I earned my associates in business/banking and working on my bachelors…

Krystal