Happy 16th Birthday Lauren

Sixteen years ago today I became a mother for the first time. While I was young, I was blessed to have a wonderful husband and supportive family.

The day Lauren was born was almost missed by Dennis. I began having contractions on Friday at 10 am and was nervous, as Dennis was out to sea until later that afternnon. Since Dennis was gone, I was spending the week with a good friend, Tracy, who was also a registered nurse. It was time to go to the hospital and Dennis' ship finally pulled into port in Jacksonville. He made it to the hospital in plenty of time, as I was in labor for 20 hours!! We were blessed to have our good friends Tracy and Amy there to help as well. Lauren came into this world at 6:49 am on Saturday, August 21, 1993 and it's been an adventure ever since!!

Lauren was a good baby - after 4 months of age. This is what she did for the first 4 months of her life:)
This is were she usually fell asleep.

This is what she usually looked like after her daddy would feed her:)

This is when she was learning to stand alone around 9 months.

This is Lauren at 12 months old.

Here is my baby all grown up!!

We love you Lauren and look forward to seeing you grow into adulthood!!