How My Family Came Together

I was fourteen when I decided I wanted to have a baby. Naturally, I thought I had found someone I would want to spend my life with, but later on I realized that it was only a teenage crush. As a result of that relationship, I wound up pregnant. Consequently, our relationship came to an end while I was still pregnant, mainly because we were too young and he was very immature. I wanted this baby very much, but I was scared that I had to raise this baby by my self. My mom and my grandparents helped me a great deal and gave me a lot of support. I gave birth to my first son with my mom present.

My first son Malcolm Young was born on May 19, 1994 at the Royal University Hospital. In the middle of my pregnancy with Malcolm, my doctor informed me that Malcolm had Russell Silver Syndrome which is a disease like Dwarfism. In the last term of my pregnancy, it was confirmed that my son had this growth deficiency. In fact, when my son was born, he only weighed 3 pounds 10 oz, and he was born one day off my due date. Despite his height, he looked like all the other babies, just a little smaller. Nonetheless, I was shocked to hear about the Russell Silver Syndrome, but I am so happy that he was born.

When my son was one month old, I met my soon-to-be-husband, Bradley Fehr. The first time I met him was in my back yard; he was visiting with my mom. Naturally, we hit it off from the start; after all I always thought he was a very handsome man. Bradley had long curly blonde hair and blue eyes, and he was very tall. Besides his handsome good looks, his personality was also breathtaking. Shortly after we met, I got pregnant with my second son. We were very happy despite the timing. Nevertheless, I was scared as much as with the first baby, but this time I had a good man to help me and take care of me and the children.