Amber Portwood is showing off every part of her new life! Check out this stunning update of her new living situation with her bae and baby daddy, Andrew Glennon.
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Over the past year, the amount of change that Amber Portwood has gone through is staggering. This time last year, she was still in an on-and-off relationship with her then-boyfriend Matt Baier, and they were getting into screaming matches every day while filming for Marriage Boot Camp. Now, she has a lovely baby boy with a new man and her life seems as peaceful as ever.
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Of course, it’s off season for Teen Mom OG, which means that it’s hard to know what’s really going on in Amber’s life. We all know that it’s easy to appear perfect on Instagram, but Amber seems to have everyone convinced. She’s shared nothing but adorable pictures of her newborn son James and her baby daddy and boyfriend Andrew Glennon, and fans couldn’t be happier that it seems she’s finally found peace.
At the end of last season of Teen Mom OG, Andrew revealed that he had been offered a new job filming in California as part of his career as a cinematographer. Amber had to face the difficult decision: should she stay, or should she go?
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Even though it was difficult for her to uproot from Indiana and leave her daughter Leah behind for any amount of time, it’s also not hard to understand why she would want support from her baby daddy while raising a newborn son. Although she was on the fence about it, Amber eventually decided to jet off with Andrew temporarily, and now she’s showing off the beautiful home they’re sharing in California.
“So gorgeous! I can do this for a month. Love my gentle giant #blessedmommy,” Amber tweeted, sharing a gorgeous photo of an open dining room that is full of natural light. Although it seems she’ll only be with Andrew for a month while he works, it’s hard not to envy the beautiful setup they’ll be sharing with each other and baby James. Fans were quick to sound off about the update on reddit.
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“This is dripping with saccharine sweetness. It’s creeping me out a little bit.....not the Amber we know and love. More like the Stepford Wife version of Amber,” wrote ohitsjustval. User oiywiththepoodles chimed in, “It’s going to be really interesting when OG comes back to see the behind-the-scenes of these photos,” and ohitsjustval agreed, “I hope we can get a better glimpse of what is happening. The SM is just too forced to be real, imo.”
“I wonder if Leah will visit,” wrote poppsamillion. “My gut says no, but Leah HAS traveled for reunion tapings and vacations and whatnot. Maybe Gary and Kristina and their little family could all go together? Honestly, I really doubt it, but it’s a nice thought that they would happen.”
This isn’t the only photo Amber has shared that has shaken up the fanbase recently. A few weeks ago, she stunned by sharing photos of her whole new look!
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“Having fun with the different Insta edits,” Amber captioned this shot of her and her baby daddy Andrew in bed. “This makes his eyes even prettier.”
But given that Amber has become known for her tight top bun, fans were surprised to see a shot of her rocking a more natural look.
“It’s been such a long time since we’ve seen Amber’s hair down,” pointed out reddit user constantreader55. User QueenAndreaa wrote, “Oh my god THE BUN IS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“This is the first time I’ve seen her hair down in literal years,” wrote devzim. User Morganbaby1016 agreed, “Holy cow you’re right!!!! I was thinking she looked good but didn’t know why. She looks young and fresh here.”
It also appears that Amber is rocking a more natural color. “This color is doing amazing things for her!” wrote Pm_me_baby_pig_pics.
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“The bleached blonde with pastel washed out pink was horrid. This brunette is lovely on her. It looks really good.” User genius_f*ckface agreed, “Such a good change from that awful blonde.”
Regardless, fans were happy to see the new look. “She looks really good with her hair down, I really wonder why she always has it up! It’s definitely easier up, I agree, but once in a while down looks good on her! I’m hoping this baby has changed her for the better this time around,” wrote vitalogy95. User ambird138 summed it up, writing, “Honestly... this is a really beautiful photo.”
Unfortunately, not everyone is buying it. Given Amber’s recent explosive behavior on Marriage Boot Camp, some don’t think she’s really had enough time to mature.
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“I don't think she has changed at all,” theorized user Iscreamqueen. “Her father's day post acknowledging Andrew but not Gary the father of her firstborn is very telling. I'll never forget the way she attacked Christina online a few months ago."
"The woman who is raising her child because she couldn't be bothered to," they went on. "All may seem like peaches and cream online but cheetahs don't change their spots. I don't think she has changed just because she popped out another kid with a man she barely knew. Let's give it some time after the honeymoon phase ends. If she was in therapy and actively working on her relationship with Leah then I might believe she changed. I also thought she had changed for the better after her [jail] stint but look how well that worked out.”
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User ActingNormal chimed in, “When their season of Teen Mom is not currently airing, the Moms can narrate, manipulate and create whatever image they choose. Once the show airs, another side of the Moms is shown, so they blame a bad edit. I also think Andrew may be Amber's 'good edit' on social media. He may be monitoring her posts and weeding out the negativity.
"Whereas Jenelle has a demented, volatile, homophobic filter named David," they added. "Andrew is removing the nasty and David is multiplying the nasty. I also hope that removing the toxicity of Matt, adding the calming influence of Andrew and the magic of a new baby, is also helping Amber mature. Hopefully Leah will reap the benefits of all of it and James will never know Amber's dark side.”
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Many brought up the point that it’s very easy to appear a certain way on social media. “Social media is all about faking the perfect life. It's just a lot easier to do with a cute baby,” wrote jonosvision.
User Tinydancingb*tch agreed, “I’m confused as to why people think she’s doing better at all? We get one Instagram post a month or so. She could literally never shower, get dressed or touch that baby for the rest of the month, pick him up and take a photo and that’s it. We don’t know. I think she’s probably the same old asshole she’s always been but unless we have footage we won’t be sure.”
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It’s clear that James will be welcomed into a family that loves and cares about him, and he’ll also be carrying a legacy in his name. “It’s Andrew’s father’s name who passed. Andrew was very close to his father. That’s the main reason he got into cinematography — his father and his grandfather,” Amber explained to In Touch Weekly. “He really wanted to honor his father and I thought that was a beautiful thing. I even was thinking of putting my dad’s middle name in there, but my brother is named after my dad so we just went with James Andrew Glennon. It means a lot and I love the name.”
Amber will have to re-learn a lot of her mothering toolkit, but luckily she has some faithful friends in her corner.
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It’s clear that James will be welcomed into a family that loves and cares about him, and he’ll also be carrying a legacy in his name. “It’s Andrew’s father’s name who passed. Andrew was very close to his father. That’s the main reason he got into cinematography — his father and his grandfather,” Amber explained to In Touch Weekly. “He really wanted to honor his father and I thought that was a beautiful thing. I even was thinking of putting my dad’s middle name in there, but my brother is named after my dad so we just went with James Andrew Glennon. It means a lot and I love the name.”
Amber will have to re-learn a lot of her mothering toolkit, but luckily she has some faithful friends in her corner.
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“Loving my new Carseat Canopy caboodle set for baby James! My angel looks so snuggly 🤗” Amber captioned a shot of her holding James in his new carseat. Amber’s post was in advertisement for the product, but many fans believe it could be more dangerous than cute.
“GAAAH!! As a public figure please educate your self on car seat safety!” wrote Instagram user @emily_ouellette92. User @emmajeanbudruweit wrote, “nooo amber. This is NOT safe.” User @brittanylynnhayes chimed in, “As a public figure you shouldn’t be spreading unsafe car seat recommendations!”
Even though car seats seem simple enough, it’s important that a child’s seat follows strict guidelines to ensure safety. Fans seem convinced that Amber’s new product don’t meet the criteria.
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“None of that is safe to be in a car seat,” wrote @mrs.williams1775. “If [it] didn’t come with the seat it shouldn’t be in the seat.” User @kashasmithxo wrote “Idk why you’d promote such an unsafe sh*tty product,” and @p_jojo88 agreed, “Yepp.. was gonna say same thing. Its super cute but its unsafe. Not supposed [to] use an item in car seat that didn’t come with it. A certified car seat technician will tell you same thing if you ask one near you.”
Apparently, Amber caught wind of all of the comments, because she has disabled comments on the specific image. But it seems her days of fighting with fans over social media are behind her, as she has yet to speak out otherwise. But she may not be able to handle even more negative comments.
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She also shared this adorable picture of her son James taking a bubble bath. (Isn’t he adorable?!) Some fans just couldn’t take their eyes off of the cuteness. “He's got some beautiful eyes!” wrote reddit user Coleatemycereal. User -yasssss- wrote “That little baby comb-over is giving my ovaries a lot of feelings right now.” But others thought that this could be a dangerous shot.
“The water level is scary high,” wrote user SarahJeanQueen. “Both her hands are on her phone I'm assuming, just takes one dip under and perhaps you can't find him right away.. Ugh, too scary. When mine was a newborn the water was never this high. User Halem27 wrote, “That water is so high and it looks like soapy water that could easily go into his mouth.”
Others were concerned about this shot for different reasons.
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“This will be so hard for Leah to see when she gets older,” theorized curlyq222. “Her mom is fawning over this new baby but barely gives her the time of day. She has all of these perfect pictures of James, and the photographic evidence of Leah’s babyhood is....bleak. Screaming in an empty apartment, her mom beating up her dad. Being in the same filthy diaper all the time.” But user ArtHistoryBarista wrote, “I hope this helps Amber develop a better relationship with Leah eventually too - it may help her grow as a mom and that would be great. Leah may feel jealous but she may also just be happy for her sibling that he had a better childhood than she did and grateful for her dad and stepmom for providing her with stability and love throughout.”
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It looks like Amber may still have some learning to do when it comes to becoming a mother, but her fans are confident that she’ll do right by James in the long run. In the meantime, many viewers just want to know what the future holds for her relationship with Andrew! In fact, Amber has recently spoken out about the idea of marrying Andrew!
It goes without saying that Amber and Andrew will be in one another’s lives for a long time. Since Amber had their baby, they’ll have to be partners in raising him whether they want to or not! But their relationship seems to be going stronger than ever, and now Amber is opening up about their thoughts on getting married.
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“[Andrew has] been asked that many times,” Amber spilled to Ok! Magazine. “I don’t think what he’s thinking and he wouldn’t tell me anyways because I’m sure he would want it to be a surprise,” she explains.
But is marriage on the cards? Apparently the couple is too busy focusing on their baby coming to think about it! “We haven’t really been talking about [it],” Amber revealed.
“We are just living together, loving each other and waiting for this beautiful baby to come!” Amber said. “It’s up in the air, I don’t know!”
When Ok! asked Amber what she thought about having more kids with Andrew, she seemed open to the idea!
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"That's life...You never know what is going to happen,” Amber said. “I'm so happy to have my boo boo, little girl and my little boy, it's perfect. I am open to anything in the future, if it happens if we decide to have another baby, we will see, but we are going to focus on little James and boo boo right now and really just be happy as a family together and build a life together."
But Amber did recently open up to Us Weekly about being a mom for the second time.
“I was clueless,” Amber recalled of her first pregnancy. “I didn’t want to ask questions because I didn’t want to sound young or stupid … This is a chance for me to really show what kind of mother I am.”
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“Before, I wasn’t mature nor was the relationship right,” she told the outlet. “I want to make sure I don’t fall into old patterns and get into a depressed state. I have to take care of myself. Healthy mommy, healthy baby.” She added that this time around, “[She’s] more driven and have the means to take care of a baby better.”
She also has nothing but good things to say about Andrew. He is such an amazing man and loves taking care of James,” Portwood gushed to Us. “He was afraid of postpartum depression, so he’s always checking up on me. He just wants to make sure I’m loved. It’s almost perfect.”
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