17 and pregnant story

Olivia

I don't really know where to start other than to say I am so happy. I'm 17 right now and currently 32 weeks pregnant. I have always been a baby and kid person my while life. I became an aunt when I was 4 years old, so babies and children have always been apart of my life. I currently have 3 neices and 2 nephews that I am so close to and so thankful I can spend time with them all the time. Thanks to then, they have given me so much experience. I am currently working as a nanny for 2 families and work at a preschool all while finishing high school. Not only do I work those 3 jobs, I also work a restaurant job. It's a lot of hard work, but so worth it, and I make enough to raise a baby. live with my boyfriend and his grandma. I'm so lucky to have a boyfriend who wants to be apart of every single thing with our baby and is such a hard worker. His family and my family are so supportive. My mom is my absolute best friend. I lived with her, just her and I, and once I found out I was pregnant, I decided to move out just because I am a firm believer in a baby should have one main place of residence and I didn't want to have to go back and forth to my boyfriend's house and lack so much and haul the baby around like that, so my choice has made it a bit easier. My mom has bought literally everything for my baby. I can't say enough how thankful I am for that. I never asked her to, and I could have myself, but she went so far out of her way to do that and wanted to do it for us. She is such an amazing grandma. It also helps that she was a NICU nurse for 25 years and helps me understand everything so much better. Her and I's relationship have grown so much and I wish other people in my situation could all have a mother like that. My older siblings and dad are all excited and can't wait as well. My grandma will no longer speak to me, but I'm ok with that. I want people in my child's life that want to be there. As I'm writing this, I can feel my baby kicking and it makes me so happy. I had plans to join the Air Force and would have been leaving this August and already had my placement, but I had to put that on hold. My boyfriend is actually a year younger and once he graduates in a year, I can start my dream. I honestly never liked the thought of having kids and wanted to be focused on military, but having this little boy moving around and growing inside me is clearly a miracle and something I needed. I'll graduate high school this may and then will be doing 1 year of generals until I can do my military training and will finish college with in the military. I feel so fortunate that I do not have to give up on what I want to do in life. My baby has had some complications and I have been put on high risk. I went I today for an ultrasound and NST, and everything looked perfect!!! I cried, my mom cried, and I think my bf shed a tear or two. Baby had the hiccups the whole time and moved his little lips all around. I don't have a question or anything like that and I'm not asking for advice, I just wanted to share how I am feeling because I am sooo happy!!

Here's my baby boy! His name is Carter. He looks exactly like my boyfriend and has the cutest nose and chubby cheeks