16 and pregnant......

two entries in the same month....my sister must be peeing her pants. but, i had to blog about (i don't think i've used that term before and it makes me feel like a legitimate "blogger") this show on mtv. i don't know if you've seen it......16 and pregnant. i happened upon it.....okay, that's a lie--i watch a lot of mtv so i saw the previews and tuned in. anyway, it's mostly a very depressing show that makes me cry a lot because i can't believe these poor babies that end up being born are subjected to life with these teenagers that have no idea what to do with a baby and use the babies to get back at each other. it really is so heart-breaking and every time i watch it i am more and more grateful to my birth parents and their amazing parents for helping them to make the decision that they did, sticking by it, and constantly affirming what a perfect decision it was.

chris and i have often wondered why mtv hasn't had any episodes where the couples decide to give their baby up for adoption. it just confirms for me how much we need educational programs in this country that not only teach kids and their parents about "safe" sex and abstinence but what to do with a baby once you are pregnant.......adoption vs. struggling to raise a baby when you're 16.....the lack of readily available information to kids is frankly appalling to me. but......there is going to be an episode on this thursday night about two kids who do make the decision to give their baby up for adoption.

the previews alone make me cry because they bring me back to the night we first met our birth parents in a little room at catholic social services and fell in love with them. the shots they show really hit close to home and i don't think i'll ever lose the clarity of what it was like to live in those moments--they are still so fresh five months later and i wouldn't have it any other way because they were some of the best and most heart-wrenching moments of my life. when i watch the looks on the adoptive parents faces and see the birth mom tear up it just............i don't have words. watch the preview......and watch the show tomorrow at ten on mtv. i think it will be hard to watch, especially having gone through it. i don't know how the episode ends......good or bad.....but i think it'll be worth watching. i put the link below to watch the preview.

http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/408455/better-for-my-baby.jhtml#id=1615135

and here......are some pictures of an adorable little girl that is growing up too fast!








































georgia feel asleep in a chair at a baby shower for
my about to be nieces......a sheer miracle!














getting a pedicure!














ahhhh---the frowny---so glad i got a picture of this.....
it's one of the last times she did it!








































trying to escape from the evil crib!




























with uncle bill in her cool hat from the farmers market
that grammy m bought for her!