How Having A Baby Changed My Life

Having a baby does change everything. I’ve only been a mother for two and a half years so I thought I would start by telling you about my pregnancy. On Aug 24, I took a home pregnancy test and it showed up positive. On Sep 8th, I went to the Hamilton County Health Dept. to get it confirmed. They estimated my due date to be April 16th, 2015. My boyfriend and I were very excited,worried,sad and beyond happy to find out that we were expecting. This is the first grandbaby for everyone on both side of our familys. I had already began taking my prenatal vitamins long before I became pregnant and as a result, it didn't change anything i still puked my guts up during my whole pregnancy. I was constantly tired though throughout the whole pregnancy.

If i’m in a bad mood, I just look at my son and he makes my whole day better just by a simple smile. I feel that I am very lucky and fortunate to have such a good baby. While my decisions were previously driven by my own needs and wants, they now center around my baby’s own needs and wants. It is very hard at times for me to take care of Benton on top of keeping up with my school work and trying to keep the house clean. My boyfriend helps me out alot on all of that even though he works ten hours every day. My life changed for the better. I wouldn't and couldn't image it any other way he lights up my whole entire life. The grow within a blink of an eye. My baby can speak in full sentences and uses the potty on his own. “Mommy mommy i have to pee pee”. Like seriously the best feeling

No matter how big my son gets or how many actives he learns how to do by himself he has he will always be my baby. I was also very young when i had my son. Raising a child isn't an easy thing to do. Raising a child while still in your teens is even harder. Raising a child, starting your career, finding yourself and getting an education are some of the hardest things most people will ever achieve in their lifetime. Can you begin to imagine going through all of these at the same time? Children need to be fed, bathed and cared for almost full time, do these people get the support they need still being child myself. For many teenage girls, becoming pregnant can mean a withdrawal of support when it is most needed. I was lucky enough to be blessed with supporting mom and dad and family. When they found out i was pregnant they wasn't happy they were actually sad, upset and disappointed. I in some way felt like a disappointment but they reassured me it would be