Hello faithful readers!! It's only been forever, but I am back and ready for action! My page "The life of a single teen mom" on facebook and this blog is nearing its one year "birthday".... sooo that means I want to do something super fun! I want to do a photo get together, not a contest because everyone knows how much I hate those! (haha, don't get me on that rant...) I want pictures of babies, kids (as old as your kids are!) ultrasounds, bellies, wherever you are at in your journey of motherhood! I am excited to see all of these pics! I want to share the joys of motherhood with everyone!! YAY! Ok, excitement toned down, I will be making an album on facebook and you can upload them there starting as soon as I finish writing this! On a serious note I am now going to talk about a topic someone has been messaging me about (nifty new feature where you can message me directly to the page now!) But the topic is "things I am missing out on as a young mother" (as I am no longer a teen anymore woo! for those of you who didnt know I turned 20 a little bit ago!) So here goes the things I miss and why: My biggest thing that I think I have regrets about is not going to a 4 year college, I love my school, teachers and classmates hands down but I would have liked the college campus life, of course that would have involved not having a baby to live in the dorms and such, I know most people say how bad it sucks but its just something I have always missed that I wish I could've done. Next thing would be going out and doing what I want when I want. It seems like I am always waiting around for someone to come watch her and not being able to go out on the weekends with friends, mostly because I feel guilty leaving her. I lost interest in a lot of things that most 20 year olds are always out doing. Instead I would rather go toy shopping for her and watch her grow up and learn new things, that is what I get enjoyment out of now. That's a part of being a mom I guess (see even my negatives turn to positives). As I am writing this shes sleeping on the couch cradling her new baby doll we got to day that she proudly helped me dress and then toted around in the stroller she picked out for her! Moments like that I love and live for. She has to be the sweetest thing alive and I love her to death! I adore watching her sleep and play and learn, its the best feeling being a mother. Would I tell anyone to get pregnant as young as I did? Not a chance, while being a mother is great its also the hardest thing ever and would be much easier to do when you are older and stable with a job and money and place to live. So I hope that some of the teens who read this take it to heart and ask about birth control. In fact I am going to be doing some research on free/low cost birth control in SD. So look for that soon. I want to prevent teen pregnancy but empower and encourage those who are already pregnant or have children. So I think that I have said all that I wanted to say, I guess if not I will add more later! So thanks for a wonderful year everyone! I have enjoyed the ride and hope you all have too!
