Hi! My name is Tiffany and I am pregnant with a beautiful baby girl. I'm 18 and this is my first child, even though this was unplanned I am ecstatic and so is my family! Her name is Hayden Nicole and she is due on Feb. 26th! I can't wait.

I found out I have a thyroid disorder, I'm a carrier for group B strep, and I am a carrier for cystic fibrosis (the "father" isn't involved other wise he could get checked to see if he's a carrier). Even with all those things against me I got my ultrasound at 18 weeks and she's 100% healthy. The doctor said that she has less than a 1% chance of having cystic fibrosis (they can lower the chances by looking at certain organs). I'm electing to have 2 of the 4d ultrasounds (one at 21 weeks and the other at 33 weeks). I'm so excited. She's going to have a wonderful life and my family is so supportive!

Oct. 17th: I had a job interview today for a portrait studio at wal*mart! I know it's not the best but it's better than McDonalds and until I get through school it's going to have to work! They offer insurance so I won't have to worry about being on my parents insurance and Hayden won't have to be on medicaid! YES! The lady liked me a lot, she said I was "cute, funny, and a people person!" She said that I should start training next week! I can't wait until Sat. my 4d ultrasound!! I go tomorrow morning for my doctors appt!

Oct. 18th: Doctors appt. went really, really, well! I talked to her about the baby daddy drama (that sounds so funny!)... she was like "just don't pick up the phone, you're only harming your baby when you get stressed out, he basically terminated his rights (in a non-legal way) when he told you to get an abortion" She went into more details about her life and in short-hand said guys don't change, if he wasn't there from day one (no matter what his excuse) he isn't anything worth getting stressed for. She asked me if I could take care of her and if I had good family support (both of which are a strong yes!) and if so forget about him.

Oct. 19th: I was talking to one of my good friends today, catching up on all my baby daddy drama and I realized how much Hayden is meant to be here. We were talking about all the negatives that have affected this pregnancy (thyroid problem, cystic fibrosis, stress, his family, the pressure from "him" to get an abortion, I was taking birth control, we used protection 95% of the time, I was told by one doctor I could go out of state for 6 weeks and it'd be fine (I transfered doctors and she was like WOAH, you have a thyroid problem and she gave you the go ahead to go away), etc... There is a purpose for my little princess to be in this world. I could've very easily caved into him and his family and agreed that this isn't the best time to bring a child into the world. How can you murder a baby because it's inconvienient to you? If you can do the deed then you should know a baby could result. I thought I didn't have anything to worry about with the b/c but somebody had other plans ;-) Anyways, I couldn't be happier, my 4d is tomorrow and pretty much my whole family is going and the rest are going to watch it over the internet (cool, huh?)... I also had another job interview today at old navy (I am holding out on the photography one though because I REALLY want it!), I have the follow up interview to that on monday, hopefully the other lady will call me soon though because one of my references called me and said they were checking references yesterday so YAY! I am in a super good mood and I am so greatful for everything, I love my daughter so much and I realize how blessed I truly am!

Oct. 23rd: I'm soo excited! Everything is going in the right direction! I got my starting schedule at the portrait studio and I start tomorrow! They pay $8 an hour (plus commission!).. I don't have to worry about Hayden's insurance now! YES! The only thing is that I didn't tell them I'm pregnant... I didn't want them to not hire me because of it so after my training I'll tell them (I talked to the studio manager before I interviewed but it's the district manager that I'm worried about)... I feel bad for not telling them, but I desperatly need a job! In the first week I'm getting 32 hours which is great because when I interviewed she said that I'll probably start off not getting that many hours! Somebody's watching over me! I'm doing great! Mom and I were talking about taking her on her first road trip! Most of my family is in NY (the trip lasts anywhere from 12-15 hours, we'll have to get a hotel with Hayden though) Any suggestions on how old the baby should be before she travels like that?

Oct. 25th: I started my new job yesterday and it's GREAT! I love it... the only downfall is I have to stand the whole day. Also, the sperm donor just texted me. It's been a little over a month since our big fight and the only times he's contacted me are to stress me out (his nice game only lasted 3 days). Suddenly today he's ready to be 'father of the year' I told him what the doctor said and am waiting for him to text back....

Oct. 29th: So, I never updated the other day after I talked to the sperm donor... he's such a self-centered jerk! He asked me if I wanted him to just stay away from Hayden and I both. Well, as much as I wanted to say YES! I asked him "Are you going to be a positive influence in her life, are you going to be there for her 24/7, do you love her, and are you going to offer stability to her?" He couldn't answer! I waited FOREVER for him to answer and finally I was like.. "If you couldn't say yes to that as soon as I asked you then she'll make the decision when she's old enough to meet you" He said that's fine (right, the same jerk that got 'involved' when I found out it was a girl, to tell me after he wanted me to have an abortion, wished a miscarriage on me, that he was going to fight for custody and so on... HAH!) I want my daughter to have people that are there for her.. he can't even say that he loves her but he wants to hear her say daddy? It takes way more than sperm to make a daddy.. I don't know, I'm not talking to him anymore. He doesn't honestly care about her, he likes the idea of a baby (on his own terms, not full-time).. WHATEVER! My daughter is going to have a wonderful family regardless...