Teen Mom’s Amber Portwood Reunites With Daughter Leah After 7 Months

Amber Portwood’s birthday needs got here true when she was in a position to reunite along with her daughter Leah after months aside.

On the Thursday, August 22, episode of Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter, cameras rolled as Gary Shirley and his spouse, Kristina Shirley, invited Amber, 34, over for a household BBQ.

“It’s been seven months,” Gary, 37, advised costars Maci Bookout and Catelynn Lowell in reference to the final time Amber has spent high quality time along with her daughter. “That is the simplest method for [Leah] to see her mother. It’s much less stress for Leah as a result of she’s not coming over to see Leah.”

Regardless of a wet day, Amber and Leah’s reunion was stuffed with sunshine because the pair hugged and exchanged some laughs. Leah, 15, additionally had the chance to fulfill her mother’s boyfriend Gary Wayt. (The duo later broke up in June after his temporary disappearance.)

“This was a tremendous birthday,” Amber stated. “I’m pleased that you simply guys lastly obtained to fulfill him. I had quite a lot of enjoyable, truthfully. I miss you guys so I wish to begin doing this extra typically if we will. I’d like to spend extra time with you [Leah] and all of you guys. I like you guys. I like you butt head and I miss you.”

With slightly little bit of encouragement from Maci, 33, and Catelynn, 32, — who have been additionally invited to the household BBQ — Amber was in a position to schedule one other dinner date with Leah and her household for later within the week.

“I actually appreciated the truth that Maci and Cate actually wished to present me such wonderful recommendation for me to really get my household again,” Amber stated in a confessional. “Once I noticed my daughter, it was like butterflies. I couldn’t be any happier truthfully.”

In latest seasons of Teen Mother, viewers have witnessed Amber’s strained relationship with Leah. In a July episode, Gary claimed his daughter had expressed curiosity in being adopted by her stepmom. A supply later advised Us Weekly that “would by no means occur on Amber’s watch.”

From Amber’s perspective, she tries reaching out to schedule high quality time to no avail.

“I really feel like I’m bothering them,” she advised Maci and Catelynn. “I had requested her, ‘Can we have now a date collectively? Buy groceries, get one thing to eat, hang around’ and she or he stated, ‘Sure.’ This was months in the past. Then I requested her once more and she or he was imprecise and despatched me her schedule. It was clear that she was saying, ‘I’m simply busy.’ They by no means make a date.”

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Maci, nevertheless, advised that it may simply be Leah being a young person. Consequently, she pushed Amber to stay in touch and present effort.

“Regardless of how mad she is at you or how a lot she doesn’t care, she desires you round even when she’s going to be a brat if you’re round,” Maci defined. “I completely hear the sensation that you simply’re bothering her. Trouble her!”

Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapters airs Thursdays on MTV at 8 p.m. ET.