Sappy post, sorry 🤷🏼‍♀️

When I found out I was pregnant, I was 18. I just moved out of my parents house and into a small apartment with my fiancé. I was still in college and just barely starting getting my life together.

My reaction wasn’t happy, excited, or anything like that. It was more of sadness, disappointment, confusion, etc. I felt like this was a punishment for something instead seeing it as something good.

My fiancé and I told our families, and that was what I was most scared of. His parents weren’t so thrilled that we were going to get married before, so I just knew they would disown their son and look at me like I ruined his life. But come to our surprise, his parents were understanding and happy about this. Mine were over the moon! That’s when it started to get easier for us.

We got married June 9th, 2018 and I was 25 weeks pregnant. That was the most amazing day of my life and I’m more in love with my husband now than I ever have been before. He’s been my rock, and he’s done everything he can to prove to me that everything is going to be okay.

At the end of July we moved out of our apartment and got us a house with 2 bedrooms and I finally got to start the nursery. I go in there everyday and just sit and think about how a tiny baby is going to grow up in here soon.

I suffer from anxiety and I had depression throughout this pregnancy until the end of my second trimester. I finally came to realize that this baby is a blessing and not a punishment. Babies are God’s way of filling spaces in your heart that you never knew were empty. I had been missing something and he knew what I needed.

God’s plans are never what we expect, but they are always at the right time. Being young and pregnant has taught me a lot about life and it has made me grow up a lot. I’ve realized who my true family/friends are and who I don’t need.

To anyone who is young and pregnant, just know that it does get better. It may not seem like it right now, but I promise that it does.

I’m over the moon with excitement on meeting our baby boy and I can’t wait for the challenges and so many cuddles to come. It’s been a long 9 months and I’m so excited and terrified of labor, but I know it will be all worth it.

Thanks for reading. Good luck soon to be mommas❤️