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I'm Krystal, and I'm six months pregnant. I had just turned 16 in December. In January, when I was two weeks late, I told my boyfriend to get a pregnancy test. We went to Wal-Mart and got the pregnancy test. I took it and it came out positive. I was hoping that maybe it was messed up, so we went back to get another one. In total I took four pregnancy tests and all of them came out positive. We spent $30 and I should have known that I was pregnant on the first or, at least, the second one. I didn't go and see the results. I told Juan to go in and see what it was. My first reaction to it was a great big shock. I cried and my boyfriend started crying.

Before I told my parents I considered abortion. I thought right now I can't have a baby; I'm too young. I figured I’d get an abortion and everything would be over with. I went to look on the internet to see what they did when you get an abortion. I realized it really was murder. My baby should not die because of my stupid mistake. First I told my mom. She was upset at first. She cried and I cried. She told me I would have to keep the baby and I could not have an abortion or give the baby up for adoption. She was the one that told my dad. I couldn't tell him. I was too scared to. He yelled and screamed at first. Later when he cooled down he told me that he and my mom would support me all the way. My boyfriend told his mom and she was upset at first. Now everyone is getting excited because it is getting closer to when I’ll give birth.

I found out the other day that I was having a girl. Now Juan and I are busy deciding names because it's so hard with too many names to choose from. Next week we are going to the mall to buy my maternity clothes and in July or August we are going to go pick out the nursery bedding. I'm glad that I didn't get an abortion or decide to give the baby up for adoption. I can't wait until my baby is born. Juan and I are thinking about getting married when we are older because we are both 16. But I know when my baby is born everything will work out fine. I hope my story makes other girls know that it will be harder in the future, but having a baby can also make things a little better.