When I first saw my daughter, I could not peel my eyes away from her. In one bundle of joy, she was everything that I could have dreamed of, she was pure perfection. The eight months before that special moment (my daughter was premature) had me filled with doubt. Not because I didn't want my daughter, I definitely did, I loved her from the very beginning, but because of peoples' comments about my pregnancy.

Many times I would just respond to the comments like it was nothing but just another paper cut I just acquired. The look of constant pity and being asked "Are you OK?" made me doubt my future abilities of being a mother. It almost made me feel as though I was a victim to a heinous crime when in reality I was having a baby at the age of 22 with my fiancé (my now current husband).

There was nothing wrong but for some reason society made me feel as though it was. I learned to develop a thick skin and tune people out. I realized that people were genuinely concerned about me and my future. The only thing is there was no need for anyone to worry about my future, my daughter has only made my life more beautiful and secured. I know at the end of the day when I tuck her into bed that she is my daughter, my love bug, and my everything.

The doubt that I once had about being a young mother vanished the moment I saw her for the first time. And maybe not everyone is the same as me, but for all the mothers out there everything is going to be okay. At night when you kiss your baby goodnight, know that you are their whole world and right now at this small age nobody loves you more than them.