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Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley‘s daughter Leah just turned 14 and looks so grown up! The teen, whose birth was documented on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant again in 2009, posed for a number of foolish pictures together with her dad, in an Instagram put up he shared in honor of her big day on Nov. 12. Her little sister Emilee, 6, whom Gary shares with spouse Kristina Shirley, was additionally within the pictures.
The small group confirmed off numerous poses, together with making humorous scrunched up faces and flexing biceps, and Gary added a loving caption alongside the snapshots. “Wishing my very awesome daughter Leah shirley a very happy birthday, she’s a very smart young lady & I couldn’t ask for a better kid. I love you Leah so very much. Ps. I tried to get @kristina_shirley3 in the pic, but No No Nooooo! 😑 we still love you woman. 😛,” the caption learn.
Once the proud mother and father shared the put up, his followers have been fast to reply with their very own birthday needs and different feedback. “I use to think she look just like her mom but now she looks like your twin. Happy Birthday Beautiful 🎂,” one follower wrote whereas one other wrote, “Wow happy birthday Leah little mini split genetics lol between you two Gary. #Awesome #twinsies lol 👏👏👏 happy birthday to you.” A 3rd identified that they thought Leah seems like Amber throughout the authentic Teen Mom, and a fourth shared, “She’s so beautiful 😍🎉🎈🎂 You and Kristina have done an amazing job raising her and making such a beautiful home.”
Gary’s newest pictures of Leah come after Amber, who’s had a historical past of home violence, made headlines for displaying the second she misplaced custody of her son James, 4, whom she shares with Andrew Glennon, after a three-year court docket battle, on a latest episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter. The heartbreaking episode was filled with memorable moments, together with Leah’s response to the custody choice.
“My mom and James do have a really nice relationship. Something like I didn’t have with her. It’s unfair because all of her work that she’s gone through to even be here now — it’s like all for nothing,” she mentioned to her dad Gary, who assured her it’s not all for nothing. “It’s going to hit really hard and it’s unfair. It’s completely unfair. That bond is just going to be ripped.” At the time the court docket’s choice, which permits Andrew to take James from Indiana to California, got here to mild, Amber additionally launched a press release that mentioned she was “heartbroken” and would “never stop fighting” for her youngsters.