18 and Pregnant

I am an 18 year old student at Ohio State University in Newark. I am majoring in Social work here at the campus. I live in a small town and everyone knows everyone. Now I am a simple person and do not get into that many activities. I am very shy but try to overcome the fear of talking out in public.

Also I am a little over 11 weeks pregnant, and I just found out about 8 weeks ago. During the next couple months I am going to take you through the week to week process of how my life changes. Mainly I am going to tell you what goes on during my pregnancy, but also all the tasks that I am going to accomplish and have to accomplish before the baby comes. I might also describe different viewpoints and stands of people during the pregnancy. I will describe the different options that I could have taken.

This was not a planned pregnancy, but yet one that I almost wish I would have waited. Now I still have an option of what can be done but I already made my decision. I am going to have the baby and raise it as my own. I may have help from parents and friends, but I will be on my own and take care of it myself. Now I am not only going to college but I have to start finding a job, an apartment, and get all new items for the baby. One of the main goals that I want to keep during the pregnancy is that I stay a student at school. I don’t want the baby to postpone anything that I have already started. Yet I would rather make this a lesson that I have to learn. And stay more focused and get more things done.