How It All Started

Now here is the story of how I got to be in this situation. Finding out I was pregnant 2 months after I turned 21 was not really something I imagined that would happen to me. However, I am a true believer of EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. Three pregnancy test later, I took the situation with ease. Having a great man by my side made it a whole of a lot easier. We were ready to take on the task of parenthood no matter how scary it seemed.

Now here is another story; how I met my boyfriend. Jordan and I had only known each other 6 months before I got pregnant, and to be honest, it all felt so right. I have never felt like I have known anyone as well as I know him. And how did we meet you may ask? Have you ever heard of a site called OkCupid? That is right folks, my boyfriend and father of my unborn child and I met on a dating website. Now here is the thing, I joined OkCupid as a complete joke. It was something a coworker told me about when I was complaining about the lack of guys in my life considering I worked at the Gap and went to school for fashion. Meeting decent straight guys in Portland was a challenge for me, but I never expected that online dating would be the answer for my problem. I joined the website out of complete curiosity and I thought it would give me a good laugh. And oh did it ever! Messages started to pour in from the Portland guy pool, needless to say that there was quite of a variety of weirdos. I would share the funny messages and AWFUL pick up lines with my friends. This website was pure entertainment to me. I never planned on actually meeting any of these people in person... until one day... I found a message in my inbox. This guy was cute, his profile didn't seem phony, and we grew up 15 minutes from each other in Southern California! Could this be real? It took me moving a thousand miles away for me to meet a perfect guy who was from the same exact place that I was. I was intrigued and we began to message each other for weeks. Messages turned into text and texts eventually turned into me agreeing to meet him in person. I was terrified.

Our first date went well. He met me at the mall I worked at (I wanted it to be a public place), and as soon as he walked up to me I had the biggest smile on my face. HE WAS ADORABLE. We took the MAX to the waterfront and walked around the Saturday Market for a while. He had only lived in Portland for about a month and I wanted him to do something Portlandy with me. The man talked non stop the entire time. He was definitely not shy around me. He talked about his dogs, his love for music, his close relationship with his mother, and excitement over his new journey he was about to start by moving to Portland. Who knew that I was to become an important part of that journey.

Since that day we met, I don't think we have gone more than three days without being with each other. And to be honest I don't think I could be having a baby with a more perfect person. He is going to be a GREAT father, I am not worried about that one bit.