Let me tell you about Sweet Pea

Linda is my blooming flower, my Sweet Pea.  Like any mother would likely say, I am so very proud of her!  She has accomplished so much in such a short time.  I will begin her "new" story at the onset of her pregnancy. 
Sweet Pea was living with her boyfriend when she discovered she was to become a mother.  Her good-for-nothing boyfriend did not take the news well.  As a matter of fact, he wanted the entire situation to just go away, permanently.  Linda persevered and eventually left him and moved in with a dear friend of hers.  She was not quite ready to move home; she was adamant about continuing to make it on her own.  As time drew near to her due date, she did finally seek out the comforts of home, and most willingly moved in with her Momma. 
On the 6th of January, 2009, a baby boy was born, Jonas Oliver Riser. Linda came through labor like it was a walk in the park.  As a mother and a labor and delivery nurse, I was never so proud of her as she gave birth. 
Jonas was five weeks premature and weighed only 4 pounds, 12 ounces.  His pediatrician let him come home because he was eating so well.  Due to the efforts of Linda feeding him around the clock every three hours, his weight flourished.  She had come from a place of total self absorption to one of motherhood, caring for another being. 
Less than six months later, Linda enrolled in RN school; another milestone.  She juggled books and classes and friends and raising her baby.  Sometimes her priorities became a little mixed up, but she was growing into her position in life. 
As Linda continued to flourish, she met a man she would come to love and be loved in return.  He became such a positive influence in her life, providing her with stability and soundness she had never knew before.  See, my sweet pea is like a little butterfly, wisping on the wind, easily distracted by the colors of so many flowers.  So easily distracted, she becomes quickly rattled. With a few calming words and the right intervention, all is right with world again. 
Sweet Pea is now quite the loving and caring mother.  She has grown into her own.  The joy she feels for her child is infectuous.  All the while she successfully juggles school, working, motherhood, and a very special relationship.  From a teenager to a maturing woman Sweet Pea is the sweetest flower of them all!!!