Another O.M.G. moment and then an Awwwww . . .

I know, those of you who aren't reality t.v. show nuts like me, or birth junkies like me probably don't care about the exploits of the 16 and Pregnant girls.  But bear with me on this one.

In the original 16 and Pregnant series there were a few stand-outs that made the cut for the follow-up Teen Mom series.  They included Catelynn and her fiance' Tyler, and Amber and her sometimes boyfriend/sometimes fiance'/sometimes punching bag Gary.

After the series aired it showed Amber repeatedly hitting and smacking the shit out of Gary and he never once fought back.  It was really hard to watch.  Especially since little Leah their now one year old daughter was right there to witness it all.  This relationship is a trainwreck through and through.  Neither are mature enough and she is one of the most self-centered people on the planet.  Poor little Leah will have lots of documentation to take to therapy with her when she is older.  Anyhoo, the city they live in finally got off their asses and filed charges against Amber and removed Leah from her care while this was going on.  I would imagine anger management classes were ordered.  Leah was living with Gary in the meantime. It recently came out in the news that Amber has custody reinstated and Leah is now back home with her.  And what better way to mark the occasion than this:

I am sure this will be lovely the next time she is pregnant.  And by the by?  Leah is way cuter than that tattoo photo makes her out to be.

The next bit of news on the Teen Mom front is this:  Catelynn and Tyler were the only couple who chose adoption for their baby.  It's a fairly open adoption in that they receive regular photos, letters and updates from the adoptive parents.  They also send gifts and were invited to come and spend a weekend for baby Carly's first birthday.  Catelynn and Tyler are so well-grounded and do not engage in lots of teen angst and drama.  Which is a miracle when you see their background and family trees.  Tyler's dad, Butch, spent most of Tyler's life in prison.  He sports a really long salt-and-pepper mullet and a trucker hat.  When he got out of prison a few years ago the first thing he did was to go and marry Catelynn's MOM!!!  Catelynn and Tyler are really the smartest ones not only in their families but on the whole damn series.

Here is an article about them with a photo and yes, those are braces on Catelynn's teeth.  She is managing to keep up with her orthodontia through all this.  Oh!  And when they went to see Carly for her birthday, they brought the most amazing photo/scrap book they had made for her with photos and little memorabilia from each of them throughout their lives.  It was the sweetest most tear-jerking moment on reality t.v.  That little girl is going to treasure it all her life.

When Catelynn gave birth to Carly the adoptive mom came and gave her a beautiful silver bracelet with a heart on it.  She had gotten one for herself, one for Catelynn and one for Carly to wear when she is bigger, as a symbol of how connected the 3 of them are and always will be.  I about fell out of my chair crying over that one.  They chose really good adoptive parents for that baby.

That's it.  Have a great weekend and don't let all the shopping, decorating, baking, wrapping get you down.  Take a deep breath and just relax.